Southfield Park Primary School - The Carl Fisher Partnership

Southfield Park Primary School

cfp's completely new Southfield Park Primary School for Surrey County Council is approaching completion. The school is situated amongst mature trees on a green field site near Epsom. The design incorporates the latest thinking on planning and layout, building standards and information technology. At the heart of the school is an attractive top lit central area opening directly from the entrance and designed as a gathering and meeting place. The building is bright and colourful, and the design maximises natural light and ventilation.

The contractor was appointed using the relatively new PPC 2000 Partnering Contract. This helped to foster an extremely productive and collaborative relationship between the client, head teacher, contractor and design team.

The first Reception class is ready to move into the new school, having occupied accommodation next to the site. The educational value in seeing the buildings go up has been exploited by the staff, and the children and staff already feel a strong sense of ownership.