Ock Mill Project Updates
Transforming Lives Together
In 2024, we secured a second site directly opposite our current school. This new site will allow us to double our capacity, accommodating an additional 220 students each year. It will also enable us to offer a post-16 life-skills provision for the first time.
Our phased approach means that construction will continue during out-of-term periods until June 2026, with the goal of reaching full capacity by September 2027.
Scroll down for updates about the project.
In the last few weeks the team have been working on installing both electrical and data cables. These will be used for the installation of the power and lighting and the installation of the data infastructure.
Work continues on the ground floor classrooms
View across the second floor.
Last week saw further steels being installed to create some of our larger classrooms and an opening in the floor was created in readiness for the installation of a new lift.
In the last couple of weeks we’ve seen the walls go up in the site. Suddenly we can see our classrooms really start to come to life!
Last week the construction team continued to install the structural steelwork to open up the new classrooms
Demolition and strip-down of Ock House have now been completed, and work has begun on the necessary structural alterations. This involves installing timber columns and steel beams to convert the building from hotel bedrooms to classrooms.
Initial enabling works in Ock House (formerly The Premier Inn) are complete and timber structures are now in place to form the structure of the ground floor.
