St Gregory’s Catholic Comprehensive School/

St Gregory’s new Sixth Form Centre is at the heart
of the school’s three phase, £3.5M redevelopment programme. The Centre was built in 42 weeks and includes seminar space, classrooms, specialist IT and business studies suites, a video conference suite, a lecture theatre, common room and a unique sanctuary for personal reflection.

The secret behind the extremely effective space planning, on the very tight campus, was the forming of a special Project Board comprising governors, staff, pupils, HMY and the contractor.

The board reviewed the project on a regular basis outside the normal round of site and technical
meetings. Two decisions made by the Board - to group disparate faculties and demolish two existing buildings - were key to the overall success.