The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP joined representatives from the Department for Education (DfE), Russell Scott Primary School and the project delivery team at a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction on the school’s new building in Denton.
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The event celebrates a major milestone in the delivery of the new, modern school, which is being constructed by Tilbury Douglas on behalf of the DfE. Ms Powell joined pupils and project partners in breaking ground for the first time, marking the beginning of work on the transformation.
The scheme will provide a new two-storey, 35,000 sq ft school building adjacent to the existing school, which will be demolished once pupils and staff have moved into their new facilities. Designed to accommodate more than 470 pupils, the development will provide high-quality teaching and learning spaces including infant and junior classrooms, a library, assembly hall, activity studio and a dedicated Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) block.
The project will also deliver significant improvements to the school’s outdoor environment, including enhanced play spaces, a 5v5 football pitch and a multi-use games area (MUGA) featuring two netball courts, helping to promote health, wellbeing and physical activity across the school community.
The investment will provide Russell Scott Primary School with a high-quality, future-focused learning environment designed to support pupils, staff and the wider community for generations to come. Sustainability has been embedded throughout the design, with features including a bio-solar roof, air source heat pumps, enhanced cycle storage and improved site infrastructure to help reduce operational carbon and support the school’s long-term environmental ambitions.
Groundbreaking Photography Credits – Tilbury Douglas