INCA Case Study: Oak Grange Primary School, Derby

Oak Grange Primary & Nursery School, Derby

Procured via the SCAPE Regional Construction Framework, Morgan Sindall Construction started work on the Oak Grange Primary School project in August 2022, and completed the works within a 53-week timeframe. Following new housing developments in the area, the school will satisfy the increased demand for primary school places in the area to cater for 315 primary and 39 nursery children.

Oak Grange, part of the Derby Schools Programme, is the fifth school Morgan Sindall has delivered in partnership with Lungfish Architects as the principal designer. As part of Morgan Sindall’s commitment to reducing their carbon impact through their work, the team mobilised its 10 Tonne Carbon Challenge at Oak Grange Primary School. As a result, they saved 69.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide through alternative construction methods; the equivalent of heating 26 homes annually.

Within the local area, the contractor achieved a spend of 39% within 20 miles, while offsite the team volunteered a total of 124 hours with various charities including Doorways Derby foodbank. Morgan Sindall also rose to the challenge of navigating a significant increase in costs of materials and labour from when the project was initially planned back in 2020. The project was delivered according to the original budget while still keeping to the high standard of work and materials for which the tier one contractor is known.

Rendserve Ltd were employed to carry out the installation of the WBS 180mm Stonewool system comprising 2 layers of reinforcing mesh and finished in 5 different vibrant colours in shades of green, orange and yellow giving a bright and colourful finish to the school. Because the backing board was a gypsum based Siniat Weather Defence board it was imperative that every insulation fixing fit the SFS studs so the setting out was critical. Rendserve also designed, supplied and installed all the colour co-ordinating aluminium window pods and aluminium brick flashings.

The project was delivered on time and within budget and both the client and the school body were ‘over the moon’ with the finished build.