The existing school, situated along Borough Green Road, has undergo partial demolition in the initial phase, to facilitate the construction of two new contemporary school buildings, complemented with new landscaping and a multiuse games area. A key priority throughout this development is maintaining uninterrupted education. The design ensures all essential facilities are delivered in a single phase, minimising the need for temporary accommodations and allowing learning to continue seamlessly.

Dealing with a particularly sensitive site within the Green Belt and Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the approved scheme is conscious of its presence within the far-reaching context. With a 3-metre north-south fall across the site, situating the buildings to the south of the site reduces the impact from a volume and height perspective.

Creating a secure campus for the school was intrinsic to the design, as the existing site is currently very open.  The new school campus uses the buildings as the secure line where possible and the site levels to differentiate zones across the site. Sustainability is at the heart of the project. The scheme will also deliver enhanced sustainable credentials following the DfE’s Net Zero Carbon in Operation (NZCiO) and achieve a 10% biodiversity net gain (BNG) across the site.