Peterborough - The Voyager School

Project Description

The Voyager School is to be a brand new coeducational and multi-ethnic community comprehensive school with 1,675 students aged 11 to 19 including 240 sixth form students.

The school is currently seeking sponsorship for specialist media arts college status, will be built on the Walton site to replace both Walton and Bretton Woods schools.

This landmark building will have a high level of environmental efficiency and flexible state of the art facilities, organised around a central internal ‘street’ showcasing the arts facilities. The school will also include a sports hall, assembly hall, ICT areas and a nursery, along with a restaurant to be open 12 hours a day to encourage wider community involvement.

Outside, carefully considered landscaping and elevational treatments will give the school a commanding presence that is also sympathetic to its surroundings. The existing Walton school buildings will be demolished following completion of the new school to provide extra playing fields.

The works at Voyager School involve the following:

EXTERNAL AREAS

Access road, drop off area, school paths
Sports pitches and two hard play areas
Landscaping development (between fingers and front building areas)
200 car parking spaces/Cycle stand for 500 bikes

NEW BUILT AREAS (~ 16,000m NIA)

Two main buildings mark the entrance of the new building (Block G and H)
Block G will contain an assembly hall, nursery, library facilities and school administration offices
Block H will be the home of the sports facilities including a sports hall, fitness gym, e-learning and SEN facilities

An internal street marks the limit between the two main blocks where facilities are accessible for both community users and school students (Blocks G and H) and strictly student areas (Block A, B, C, D, E and F).

A kitchen/dining facilities are located at one end of the street and will serve the community, school staff and students.

25/09/2007

Darren Campbell pays a visit to Jack Hunt School

After a long process of construction Darren Campbell officially opens Jack Hunt new build.

Voyager Final Handover

After 18 months of construction the new Voyager School has opened its doors to the entire students and staff.

A Taste of Brazil.....

Sponsorship in the community

Bouygues UK lends a helping hand to Feeder Soccer manager Elliott Parry to get his community based academy up and running.

Jack Hunt - A successful hand over

Topping Out Ceremony

Guests were invited to join Bouygues UK to the new Voyager school to celebrate the official reveal of the tiling.

Successful handover of Ken Stimpson Dining/Kitchen area

Jack Hunt School students enjoy a French spoken visit of the new building

Ken Stimpson - a successful handover of the new build

A successful handover with Jack Hunt School SEN Area

Voyager School - Success in gaining Specialist Media Arts Status

Bouygues UK is pleased to announce that after sponsoring the bid and working closely with members of Voyager School, they have gained Specialist Media Arts Status. This is a great achievement for Hugh Howe and his team who are extremely committed and have worked incredibly hard to gain the status.

A busy month for visits of the three PFI Schools

Site Manager Nick Austin lends a helping hand on a school WW1 trip to Ypres

Cllr John Peach's visit to the three PFI Schools

After his visit the leader of the Council stated, “I was very impressed by what I saw during the site visits. The schools will provide state-of-the-art facilities for our children and young people to learn and develop in the future. All of the sites were very neat and orderly and it was a pleasure to make the visit”.

Voyager: last crane dismantled

After the dismantling of the tower crane 1 at Vooyager School we have now said goodbye to our last tower crane on 17 December 2006. This is great news as, this means the end of concrete and main structural works! A great step forward in getting closer to the finished school.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Bouygues UK, Ecovert FM, IIC Investors in People and all their partners wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Peterborough Councillors' tour to the PFI schools brings positive feedback

The ongoing works and programme of the PFI schools project managed by Bouygues UK were viewed during a recent site visit, involving the following members of Peterborough City Council: Councillor Geoff Ridgeway, Cabinet member for Education and Childrens’s Services, Chief executive Gillian Beasley and director of Children’s Services Mohammed Mehmet.

Open Days: successful first glimpse at The Voyager and Ken Stimpson Schools

Early October, parents and pupils were invited to have a first glimpse inside the new Voyager and Ken Stimpson schools and they came in great numbers.

Governors impressed with the progress of works at The Voyager

On a recent site visit in September, Catherine Cavanagh, Community School Governor, was amazed at the progress of the construction works at the Voyager School.

After intensive works during the summer Ken Stimpson School ready for first term

Major handover of phase 1 successful at Ken Stimpson School thanks to Bouygues UK's commitment and team spirit.

Bouygues UK and Ecovert FM have reached Financial Close on two new education PFI projects

Bouygues UK and Ecovert FM have very recently signed two new PFI contracts: Peterborough Schools PFI and Lewisham Grouped Schools PFI.

Students take to the catwalk to unveil new Voyager School uniform

The 'top secret' school uniform for the new £26 million Voyager School will be showcased on the catwalk by Year 8 students from Bretton Woods and Walton community schools. The fashion shows in the Reception Room at Peterborough Town Hall in Bridge Street on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 June, will be the first public showing of the uniform which will be worn by students at the city's newest school when it opens in September 2007.

Bouygues UK’s team is settling in Peterborough

Bouygues UK welcomes within the team six new recruits from Peterborough and three from Cambridgeshire. Their background and experience will complement the existing 'international' team of 12 nationalities.

Construction begins on £45 million schools projects in Peterborough

The £45 million construction of Peterborough's Voyager School and extensions to the Jack Hunt and Ken Stimpson schools began on 14 March 2006. Peterborough City Council officials gathered at the site of the new Voyager School today to mark the occasion.

Mainland wins civil engineering contract

Kettering based, Mainland Contractors has been awarded a civil engineering contract from Bouygues UK Ltd to undertake the Civil Engineering works for three new PFI schools in Peterborough.

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Project Description

25/09/2007

Darren Campbell pays a visit to Jack Hunt School

03/09/2007

Voyager Final Handover

12/07/2007

A Taste of Brazil.....

26/01/2007

Sponsorship in the community

29/05/2007

Jack Hunt - A successful hand over

11/05/2007

Topping Out Ceremony

02/05/2007

Successful handover of Ken Stimpson Dining/Kitchen area

10/05/2007

Jack Hunt School students enjoy a French spoken visit of the new building

16/04/2007

Ken Stimpson - a successful handover of the new build

22/03/2007

A successful handover with Jack Hunt School SEN Area

04/04/2007

Voyager School - Success in gaining Specialist Media Arts Status

30/03/2007

A busy month for visits of the three PFI Schools

26/01/2007

Site Manager Nick Austin lends a helping hand on a school WW1 trip to Ypres

17/01/2007

Cllr John Peach's visit to the three PFI Schools

17/12/2006

Voyager: last crane dismantled

22/12/2006

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

19/10/2006

Peterborough Councillors' tour to the PFI schools brings positive feedback

10/10/2006

Open Days: successful first glimpse at The Voyager and Ken Stimpson Schools

18/09/2006

Governors impressed with the progress of works at The Voyager

30/08/2006

After intensive works during the summer Ken Stimpson School ready for first term

03/08/2006

Bouygues UK and Ecovert FM have reached Financial Close on two new education PFI projects

07/06/2006

Students take to the catwalk to unveil new Voyager School uniform

30/05/2006

Bouygues UK’s team is settling in Peterborough

31/03/2006

Construction begins on £45 million schools projects in Peterborough

30/04/2006

Mainland wins civil engineering contract