Construction has reached a key stage at Orchard View Primary Academy in Aylesbury, with a topping-out ceremony celebrating progress on Buckinghamshire’s first net-zero-in-operation school.
Run by the Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust, the academy will provide more than 400 primary places when it opens later this year.
The new building is designed without fossil fuels, using renewable energy and high-efficiency materials to support greener learning for future generations.
Carl Jackson, Cabinet Member for Education & Children's Services said: "Orchard View Primary Academy will be the third new educational establishment on the thriving Kingsbrook development, providing school places for local families now and into the future. Pupils will benefit from superb facilities in a modern and welcoming environment which also makes brilliant use of new technology to be very energy efficient."
Emma Curtis, Area Director for Morgan Sindall Construction in the Northern Home Counties, said: "We were delighted to celebrate this milestone moment in the Orchard View Academy's construction with Buckinghamshire Council and the Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust as well as with the teachers and pupils who will make this school their home. This project revolves around creating an inspiring, supportive, and sustainable learning environment that's tailored to the local community, making it something the whole team is incredibly proud of."
Jon Mason is Chief Executive Officer of the Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust, he said: "Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust is incredibly proud and excited to be working in partnership with both Buckinghamshire Council and Morgan Sindall in designing, constructing and equipping a brand new, state of art primary academy to serve the expanding Kingsbrook population. This impressive building will provide an aspirational learning environment where children will flourish socially and academically for generations to come."
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