School Building

In January 2021, the decision was made to close the old school owing to rising damp and mould that was beginning to form within the school building. The EYFS and KS1 classrooms remained unaffected and so a temporary solution was found for KS2 in the British Community Centre; Villa V which is situated adjacent to the main school. Thus splitting the lower and upper school across 2 sites. Work has been slowly progressing in the background to find a more suitable solution to the issue.

Following the Town Hall meeting today (Tues 16th January), a presentation was given by the DIO lead, Lt Col Robin Hall and Head of Defence Children Services (DCS) Bev Martin. The presentation which was delivered detailing how the modular build will look and projected timelines can be found below.

This page will be updated regularly with photographs, timeline of events etc to keep all interested parties abreast of the progress. If you have any questions regarding this information, please direct them to the Head Teacher, Mrs Leanne Wortley, [email protected] who, as the liaison between the School and the Project Lead, will be able to find out the answers to your questions.

Presentation

BFS Naples Town Hall.pptx

BFS Naples Town Hall minutes 16 January 2024

Update – 24 April 2024

There has been a lot of activity over the last few days and the new classroom builds are beginning to take shape with door frames and windows being installed. The work continues to remain on track with not even the April showers stalling progress. Another update will follow on Friday 26 April.

Update – 16 April 2024

Progress continues to be made over on the interim site with the new classroom structure beginning to take shape. The doors and windows have arrived and will be fitted over the coming days. We look forward to a visit from General Mead and the SNR, Col Senneck today to see how the project is progressing. Further updates will be provided on Mon 22nd April.

Update – 16 April 2024

On Mon 15 April, the modular classrooms began to arrive on site. The framework was unloaded and the workforce were quick to set about with the installation and construction of the frames. On Tues 16 April, an element of the Project Team arrived on site to oversee the build and to ensure there were no initial teething problems.

Update – 12 April 2024

Progress is continuing to be made on site with the cement being laid last week and the wooden boards being removed at the start of this week. The new water pipes that were installed during the Easter holidays have been tested successfully and the site is now ready for the arrival of the first instalment of classrooms that are due to arrive next week. A small element of the project team will be on site to assist with the arrival and construction.

Update – 18 March 2024

Progress has been made this week with the ground works well and truly underway. We have seen the installation of new pipework and the borders being outlined ready for the arrival of the modular classrooms. Once we come back from the Easter break, we will look forward to seeing what progress has been made and will provide another update then.

Update – 23 February 2024

This week we have had several visitors to the site including the company responsible for the provision of the modular classrooms. They spent 2 days visiting the site; conducting a comprehensive site survey and holding meetings with DIO, Babcock, DCS Infra and Project Managers.