Friday, October 24, 2025

New nursery and improved classrooms for New Waltham school

New Waltham Academy is set to expand thanks to a £2.3 million refurbishment scheme that will create new classrooms and see the construction of a new nursery.

The academy is relocating some classrooms and having new buildings added to provide the correct space for cohorts in the coming years.

The scheme, managed by North East Lincolnshire Council’s delivery partner EQUANS, will construct new accommodation on land purchased from the neighbouring church over a decade ago.

There will be a number of additions to the site, including:

  • Relocation of reception classrooms into new build accommodation which will have access to bespoke outdoor play and integral toilets
  • Relocation of two Key Stage 1 classrooms into new accommodation
  • Creation of a new staffroom
  • Creation of a specialist space to enable the academy to deliver a wide range of lessons such as nutrition, cooking, art and technology as well as small group intervention
  • A new build nursery to replace the current mobile accommodation which will include bespoke outdoor play and integral toilets
  • Reorganisation of circulation space to ensure pupils a more cohesive route around the site
  • Dedicated SEN Group space
  • Enhanced library space

Louise Clarke, co-head at New Waltham Academy, said: “This is great news for the school. We can’t wait to welcome not just new intake students but also our existing cohort to our brand new classrooms and nursery and we’re thrilled about that.”

The project has been funded through the Local Authority’s Basic Needs allocation, Section 106 contributions, a contribution from the school and corporate resources.

The Basic Needs allocations are capital funds released from Central Government to Local Authorities for the provision of school places. An Education Section 106 is a legally binding agreement between Local Authorities and housing developers to mitigate any impact that may arise to the school estate from new housing.

 

Image credit: North East Lincolnshire Council

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