A New, Multi-Purpose Astroturf Space to be Built Behind the Junior School

We are delighted to announce that the Governors have agreed to the construction of a new, 35m x 20m multi-purpose astroturf space towards the top of the meadow area behind the Junior School. This will serve as both a play and training space for Junior pupils during the day and will also be available in due course for after school training for both Junior and Senior pupils. 

This exciting new development has been made possible by a very recent large donation specifically for this purpose, for which we are extremely grateful. In conjunction with other generous restricted donations, this means that almost all the costs associated with the project will fall outside of the School’s capital budgets, and we are delighted that this will provide a wonderful facility for current and future generations of pupils. 

The architect’s image below helps illustrates how this will look (please note it is not to scale and it doesn’t include the surrounding fence and the screen of trees that will be planted at the lower end). The build time is estimated at around 15 weeks, and it is our hope that work will start on this straightaway, with a view to it being completed by around February half term. 

The contractor, Verde Recreo, installed the School’s main astroturf surface a few years ago, as well as the Pre-Prep astroturf more recently, and will work closely with the School to ensure both minimum disruption during the day and also that all applicable lockdown measures are strictly and safely adhered to by the small number of workers who will operate, within a segregated compound, whilst on site.