we visit pix brook academy

education Contribution thanks to welcome to Scott Brand Senior Building Manager Pix Brook Academy www.willmottdixon.co.uk

Pix Brook Academy is currently being built in Stotfold by local construction company Willmott Dixon on behalf of Central Bedfordshire Council for Bedfordshire Schools Trust - BEST. Once completed in September, the school will be an extended secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 16.

Pix Brook Academy is already making history as the fastest super school Willmott Dixon has ever built, going from a farmer’s field to a fully functional school for 1,260 children in just 54 weeks. Not only is it an incredibly fast build, but during the middle of construction Covid-19 struck, with the world going into lockdown and casting many new restrictions for everyone.

With the restrictions that everyone has faced, Pix Brook Academy’s new pupils could have missed the chance to attend their ‘step up’ day. However, Willmott Dixon’s team, along with the Academy, created a special socially distanced open day on site during the weekend of the 4th and 5th July for pupils to attend with their parents to get a taster for what life in their new school will look and feel like.

The open weekend allowed 150 children to see what their new school will look like and how their classroom have been set-up. They were able to walk through the main hall, see where lessons will take place for Years 5 and 6, as well as walking through the sports hall, changing area and activity studio, where sports will take place and which the community will be able to hire in the evenings.

The special tour was such a success that Willmott Dixon opened the site up again to pupils moving up to Year 6 on 19th July!