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St Cecilia's Church of England School, London
Engineered for education
From additional teaching capacity to specialist SEND, science and campus facilities, Thurston designs, manufactures and delivers modular buildings around the needs of live education environments. Manufacture can progress in our Yorkshire facilities alongside site preparation, helping to reduce time, noise and disruption on site while providing greater control over quality, programme and delivery.
We work with local authorities, academy trusts, education providers and main contractors to develop permanent and portable spaces around safeguarding, accessibility, technical performance and long-term estate needs.
- 237m² SEND facility delivered in 12 weeks
- 1,104m² two-storey teaching block with a 13-week site programme
- 120 additional sixth-form places created at Foxford Schoo
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Designed and delivered around live education environments
Delivered while learning takes place
Safeguarding requirements, restricted access, pupil movement and the need to maintain normal operations all place different delivery demands and challenges on an education estate. By completing more work offsite and planning site logistics in detail, we can help to minimise on-site activity, noise and disruption.
Designed around how spaces are really used
We develop each building around how students, staff and visitors will use it. Design considerations include acoustics, ventilation, thermal comfort, ICT and laboratory requirements, accessibility, storage and circulation, according to the project brief.
Greater programme visibility
Manufacture can progress alongside site preparation, helping to shorten the critical on-site programme. Factory-based production also supports consistent quality and clearer control over programme and delivery.
Designed for long-term performance
Integration with the existing estate, energy performance, durability, maintenance and future requirements are considered from the outset. Internal layouts and external finishes can be developed around the setting and the intended use of the building.
Solutions
The right solution for your education estate
Whether you need additional space quickly or a purpose-designed building for long-term use, we can help identify the right approach for your programme, site and education estate requirements.
Permanent Buildings
Our purpose-designed teaching blocks and specialist facilities are manufactured offsite and carefully developed to integrate with your existing education estate.
Portable Spaces
We can provide flexible spaces for additional classrooms, temporary capacity, staff, support and storage requirements, with configurations suited to your changing estate needs.
Permanent Buildings
Our purpose-designed teaching blocks and specialist facilities are manufactured offsite and carefully developed to integrate with your existing education estate.
Portable Spaces
We can provide flexible spaces for additional classrooms, temporary capacity, staff, support and storage requirements, with configurations suited to your changing estate needs.
Applications
Our Permanent Buildings and Portable Spaces support a wide range of education requirements, from long-term teaching environments and specialist facilities to temporary capacity and estate support. The appropriate solution depends on the intended use, required lifespan, technical specification, programme and site conditions.
Permanent Buildings
Long-term modular buildings developed around teaching, learning, staff and estate requirements, including specialist layouts, building services and integration with existing campuses.
Typical uses:
- Standalone classrooms and multi-storey teaching blocks
- SEND and inclusive learning spaces
- Science laboratories and technical classrooms
- ICT and digital learning suites
- Music, creative arts and performance spaces
- Libraries and resource centres
- Dining halls and canteens
- Staff, administration and student-support facilities
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Office & Workplace
Laboratories
Portable Spaces
Relocatable spaces supporting temporary capacity requirements, estate works, staff facilities and changing operational needs across education sites.
Typical uses:
- Temporary teaching and decant accommodation
- Staff offices and administration space
- Temporary catering and dining facilities
- Changing, welfare and support facilities
- Secure equipment and materials storage
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Toilets
Canteens
Changing/Drying Rooms
Site Offices
Storage
Quality, Safety & Assurance
Our independently assessed management systems and recognised industry standards provide customers with confidence in the quality, safety, environmental responsibility and control behind how we manufacture and deliver.
Experienced in education procurement and delivery
Education projects often bring together local authorities, academy trusts, education providers, consultants and main contractors within established procurement and framework processes.
Thurston is experienced in working directly with customers and through established frameworks, helping align the brief, specification, programme, site logistics and delivery responsibilities before manufacture begins.
Projects
Education building projects
Explore how we have successfully delivered learning environments around capacity pressures, accessibility requirements, constrained sites and the demands of working within live education estates
Create the space your education estate needs
Talk to our team about your capacity, programme, site and technical requirements. We’ll help you identify the right solution and develop an approach that works for your learning environment and wider estate.
