Brookburn Primary School, Chorlton is set to benefit from £2.75 million pounds’ investment to extend and refurbish the present school buildings, creating a bigger and better school with first class facilities for teaching and learning.The money will be used to provide additional teaching space, with potentially four or five new classrooms planned; a new multi use games area; and a new frontage and main entrance to the school complete with new administration offices.
The refurbishment will include a full re-wire of the existing building; new boiler plant and controls to the heating and hot water systems; internal remodelling and redecoration; partial window replacement; and improvements to landscaping and playground areas.
It also means that pupil capacity at the popular school will be increased from 315 to 420 places over the next six years - with the first additional pupils being admitted this September into the school’s reception year group.
Councillor Sheila Newman, Manchester City Council’s Executive Member, Children’s Services, said: “It is really good news that the funds are now available to refurbish and extend this popular and successful school.
“Brookburn already provides an excellent education for local children but with these new facilities pupils’ educational experience will be even better.”
Two temporary classrooms are being provided from September to allow the building work to go ahead. The building contractor for the project is Bramall Construction and the architects are Ellis Williams.
