Lake Pupils And Staff Thrilled As School Refurbishment Completed

A £670,000 investment to transform facilities at an Isle of Wight primary school has been completed.

The past few months have seen major improvements at Broadlea Primary School in Lake, where pupils can now enjoy refurbished classrooms and a wonderful new outside play area.

Funded by the Isle of Wight Council, the project started last summer and was finished during the February half-term by Island firm, MCM Construction Ltd. 

New furniture and equipment have been purchased by the school which worked closely with the council's Early Years Advisory Team to create a fantastic learning environment.

Richard Simpson, acting headteacher, said:

"The new classroom spaces are warm and welcoming and will allow teachers to create engaging lessons tailored to the needs of their students and a space in which to deliver them.

"The students and teachers have loved getting them ready and seeing their new rooms and can't wait to start learning in them."

Several schools were upgraded or refurbished by the council last year and many more are set to benefit from millions of pounds of government funding.

Five bids to the government's flagship School Rebuilding Programme were successful representing a multi-million-pound investment in Island education at Nine Acres Primary School, The Bay CE School (secondary site), Hunnyhill Primary, St George’s School and Medina College.

The new buildings will be more energy efficient for future winter resilience and net-zero in operation, with old facilities replaced by modern education environments.

Cllr Jonathan Bacon, Cabinet member for children's services and education, added:

"As part of our drive to improve the quality of education on the Island we are continually investing in our schools to ensure our children can have access to the best possible opportunities by having the best possible learning environment."