Alderman’s Green Primary School

This design replaced the existing Alderman’s Green 1.5 form of entry school with a new build 3 form of entry plus a 26-place nursery and a specialist Enhanced Resource Provision teaching area. The latter is positioned close to the main entrance to achieve an appropriate balance of separation and integration for up to 12 students.

Retaining the school’s strong family ethos, the building was organised around three colleges, creating schools within a school. This retained the school’s former intimate scale and supportive pastoral ethos. A relatively unusual Primary curriculum model at the time, it is now gaining increasing support. The colleges were arranged around and visible from a central courtyard, which maintains the connection between them. This multi-functional oasis has a central curving spinal path lined with birch trees and bamboo, weaving between and connecting distinct sub-spaces of differing character.

The KS1 and KS2 pupils were in yesterday and nursery and reception had a drop in sessions for parents and pupils. All the pupils were taken in small groups on guided tours by very proud members of staff – they all loved the building

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your design team … the unique design of this school is significantly different from any Coventry City Council has procured before. The detailed level of liaison with the school and council officers is evident and exceeded their expectations. Congratulations on a very successful project