Greenwich has one of the fastest-growing school-age populations in the UK. This project was required to help address the increasing pressure on education provision in the area.
The John Roan School is a secondary school, with a history that dates back to 1677. It occupies two sites adjacent to Greenwich Park – the lower school was located at Westcombe Park, and the original school (which was built in 1928 and is a neo-classical Grade II listed building) is at Maze Hill.
State-of-the-art teaching facilities and flexible learning environments were required to take the school into the next century and expand places to 1,400 pupils – including 350 Sixth Form students.
A Three-phase Solution
Evolution5 was appointed to provide both project and cost management services to redevelop the John Roan School sites through Greenwich Council’s strategic partnership arrangement with Babcock International.
The scheme was a complex, two-year new build, refurbishment and extension programme. It created spacious, well-lit buildings that offer high quality facilities for both vocational and academic learning.
Remodelling and Extension