The Proposal

The existing buildings are at the end of their design life and are no longer fit for modern teaching. Internal steps, small rooms, lack of storage and inefficient heating are all challenges to staff and students.

The proposal involves the demolition of all existing building on the site and the erection of a single-storey replacement school with access retained from Uplands Avenue, alongside a new external play area with hard and soft landscaping to create a forest garden, trail garden and outdoor teaching spaces. There will be no change to pupil or staff numbers, and the school will continue to operate under the existing management.

As part of the redevelopment, new classrooms, a music and drama studio, assembly hall, library, kitchen and office space are to be provided, with significant improvements for the working and learning environment for staff and students respectively, creating an inspiring place to learn.

The landscaping strategy takes ideas from the heritage of the area, through the Ridgeway name and its Roman roots, integrating them into the learning environment so that pupils can create their own path of learning. Key features include the raised trail and the ‘little hill’, derived from the old name of Littleover – ‘little ufer’.