Building schools for the future wave 1 programme

Leeds City Council was selected as a Wave 1 Authority for the Government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Programme.  Wave 1 of the Leeds BSF Programme involves the creation of a Local Education Partnership Company (LEP) to take responsibility for the re-building and refurbishment of 15 Secondary Schools, procured now in four phases. 

• Phase 1
• Phase 2  
• Phase 3
• Phase 4

Wave 1 comprises of 6 schools through PFI and 9 Schools through traditional design and build.

The capital value of this investment is valued at close to £300m including ICT investment through a separate strategic partnership with RM.

The Contract was signed with Environments for Learning (E4L), a consortium comprising Interserve, Barclays Private Equity and Mott MacDonald on 3rd April 2007.

The Leeds Lettings Unit handle charging and booking arrangements relating to applications for the use of community and voluntary aided school and education facilities for activities outside of school hours. To find out more email: educ.lettings@educationleeds.co.uk or call (0113) 247 5599.

Phase 1

Phase 1 of the Project includes six Secondary Schools. The schools are:

• Allerton High School
• Pudsey Grangefield High School
• Rodillian High School  
• Cockburn High School
• Temple Moor High School
• Allerton Grange High School

The first 3 schools in Phase 1 were operational by September 2008 with the other schools to be completed between September 2009 and 2010. The scheme is a 26 year contract.

View this link to a short film which captures the first impressions of staff and young people at four Leeds schools during their first days in stunning new learning environments opened in September 2008.

Phase 2

Phase 2 of the Project comprises of 4 schools.

The schools are:

• Crawshaw High School
• Farnley Park High School
• Priesthorpe High School
• Swallow Hill Community College (formally known as West Leeds High School)

The schools within Phase 2 started to become operational from September 2009.

Phase 3

Phase 3 of the Project comprises three schools:

• Corpus Christi Catholic College
• Mount St Mary’s High School
• Parklands Girls High School

The schools in Phase 3 are programmed to be operational by September 2012.

Phase 4

Phase 4 of the Project is programmed to be operational by September 2011.

• Leeds West Academy

This proposal aims to close Intake High School and establish a new build academy on their site in order to accelerate improvement, bring extra capacity (providing professional expertise and other resources) to sustain improvement.

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