A £3 million redevelopment project at Rutherford School in Croydon, a specialist independent school supporting children and young adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD).
The project involved significant improvements to the school's facilities, including a new hydrotherapy pool, additional classrooms, a new-build extension, accessible community spaces and a sensory garden.
Our construction delivery team was responsible for coordinating this complex, multi-phase development within a live specialist educational environment.
Delivering major construction works within an operational SEND school required particular sensitivity to the needs of pupils, staff and the wider school community.
The project was undertaken across three phases, with careful management of noise, site access, safeguarding and health and safety to minimise disruption to daily school activities.
Technical challenges included integrating new roof structures with existing buildings and meeting the specialist construction requirements of hydrotherapy facilities.
Our team coordinated specialist contractors and construction activities, incorporating accessible design features, advanced waterproofing systems and precise environmental controls.
The hydrotherapy facilities required specialist tiling, finishes and installation standards suitable for therapeutic use.
Close coordination with school leadership ensured construction activities were planned around the needs of pupils and staff throughout the programme.
The redevelopment delivered enhanced specialist facilities, additional teaching accommodation and improved accessible spaces to support the school's educational and therapeutic provision.
The project demonstrates our construction team's capability to deliver substantial, technically complex developments while respecting the needs of sensitive, operational environments.
