Morgan Sindall wins £15m Chatteris school expansion

Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed main contractor for a £14.6m expansion and refurbishment of Cromwell Community College in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.Cromwell Community College, run by The Active Learning Trust, will become the first school delivered for Cambridgeshire County Council to provide all-through education, from ages four to 18.Morgan Sindall will build new pre-school, accommodation for 210 primary-aged children, and additional secondary teaching classrooms, as well as new food technology rooms, sports pitches, play areas and landscaping.Works will also include internal renovation to the existing main college site, with the addition of a new performance hall and classrooms and the demolition of the existing art block.Classes will continue in the main site, with Morgan Sindall working around regular school operations.The school’s new building is set to open at the end of 2020. The refurbishment for the secondary stage is then expected to be completed in spring 2021.