Work starts to build new primary school
December 2010
Big, bright and colourful classrooms, space to play and a garden and recycling area are just some of the ideas that pupils at Varna Street Primary School want to see in their new school.
Work has now started to build the new £6.6m Openshaw school, to be called Varna Community Primary School on Chisholm Street, turning their ideas into a reality.
The education facility will have nine classrooms and one large shared resource base offering 270 school places together with a 90 place foundation unit.
The two storey building which will also house a library and ICT room will become a definitive focal point and presence within Openshaw’s community.
Headteacher, Bernard Madden, says: "We’re all really excited about work starting on our fabulous new school. The pupils have been involved in the design process and many of their ideas will be incorporated into the final building and so they are eagerly anticipating moving in. It will be an outstanding facility not only for pupils and teachers, but for the community as a whole."
The new school is expected to be completed by February 2012 and is part of the wider regeneration of Openshaw, which includes health and community facilities, new housing and a new district centre.