Morgan Sindall Construction has a 拢13.4m contract with the Department for Education to build a two-storey teaching facility spanning 1,455 sqm at Birchington Church of England Primary School.
The scheme is being delivered across two phases. Phase one involved the installation of two temporary accommodation blocks, enabling the school to decant from the existing buildings, which contain crumbling reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). Morgan Sindall completed this phase in December 2025.
Phase two, which has now started on site, includes the demolition of the former teaching buildings, followed by the construction of the new permanent block.
The new facility will have 10 classrooms, a library, an ICT suite, four group rooms, a kitchen and a hall. Phase two is on track to complete in summer 2027.
Externally, the hard-landscaped playground areas will be extended.
Morgan Sindall is working with architect Lee Evans Partnership, consulting engineer Campbell Reith, landscape architect Lloyd Bore landscaping and building services consultant Hawdens.
The new teaching block will be constructed using a timber frame structure fabricated off-site. It will have bio-solar roofing with extensive photovoltaic panels and be powered by ground source heat pumps. The project team is also undertaking Morgan Sindall鈥檚 10-tonne carbon challenge, which encourages collaboration across the supply chain to identify intelligent solutions that collectively reduce carbon emissions by at least 10 tonnes.
In addition, Morgan Sindall is working with the waste management consultancy Encore Environment to repurpose materials on site prior to demolition. Reclaimed bricks will be reused as feature detailing on the east-facing fa莽ade, while the CarboniCa tool will calculate embodied carbon throughout both the design and construction phases.
Morgan Sindall Construction southern home counties area director Guy Hannell said: 鈥淭his project represents a fantastic opportunity to create a modern, sustainable learning environment that will benefit pupils, staff, and the wider community for years to come. Working closely with the Department for Education, Birchington CofE Primary School, and our design team, we鈥檙e focused on delivering a high-quality educational facility that prioritises wellbeing, energy efficiency, and long-term value.鈥�
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