Topic Awards
Date 19 Oct 2022
Galliford Try’s Hexham Schools scheme was one of the big winners at the Education Estates Awards, picking up the prize for Project of the Year – Schools.
The awards are part of the 10th annual Education Estates event, the leading exhibition and conference for the education sector, partnered by the Department for Education.
The £38m Hexham Schools project, for Northumberland County Council and the Hadrian Learning Trust, brought together Queen Elizabeth High School and Hexham Middle School on one site. The schools combine the very best of modern educational facilities in a sustainable setting, blended with the existing buildings on the site.
The new education campus was developed to the rear of the historic Grade-II listed Hydro building, which has been retained as part of the development, and includes new sports facilities that are also open to the community.
Cliff Wheatley, Managing Director for Galliford Try’s Building North East and Yorkshire business, commented: “Our team behind Hexham Schools deserve every congratulation for their success at these prestigious awards. They put in a tremendous effort into creating what is a truly first-class educational facility and we are delighted to have played our part alongside all the other stakeholders involved.”
Claire Jackson, Education Director for Galliford Try, said: “This is a great achievement for Building North East and Yorkshire. The Hexham project is a real flagship for our business in education building, representing a fantastic, sustainable new campus, that is sympathetic to the existing buildings, while providing pupils with a modern, high-quality learning space fit for the future.”