Another key milestone has been marked at Greenfield Academy in Newton Aycliffe as Esh Construction celebrated the topping out of the academy’s new three storey teaching block.
Representatives from the Advanced Learning Partnership Multi Academy Trust, Durham County Council, Atkins Realis, staff and pupils joined Esh’s project team to mark progress on the multi-million pound development, which is delivering a modern education hub alongside enhanced sports and community facilities.
Durham County Council is helping to fund the new education hub and updated facilities alongside the Multi Academy Trust, with provision ultimately for up to 750 students.
As the Academy’s new three-storey block reaches its peak, Esh Construction is also working on a sports centre extension and refurbishment of the existing school facilities.
Grant Watson, Construction Director at Esh Construction, said: “Reaching topping out at Greenfield Academy is a significant moment for the project and a real testament to the collaboration between the academy, Durham County Council and our project teams. With the building envelope now largely complete, we’re making strong progress internally and looking ahead to the next phases of fit‑out and external works that will bring these new facilities to life.”
The new three‑storey teaching block is now structurally complete, with the roof fully installed and tested, brickwork nearing completion and the windows fully glazed, creating a secure and weather‑tight building. Internally, works are progressing across all three floors, with partitions formed and classrooms taking shape, while initial mechanical and electrical works, including containment, pipework and cabling, are well underway.
