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New grammar school complete at Simon Langton Girls in Canterbury

A multi-million pound replacement of a dilapidated Canterbury grammar school is now complete following an 18-month construction.

Simon Langton Girls now boasts a state-of-the-art teaching block, a new dining area and sports hall.

The new-build at Simon Langton Girls is now complete. Pictures: Kier Group
The new-build at Simon Langton Girls is now complete. Pictures: Kier Group

Bosses at the school have taken possession of the new-build, and pupils attending during lockdown have been getting accustomed to their fresh surroundings.

Its completion now paves the way for the demolition of the old run-down buildings which were suffering from significant levels of disrepair. Once schools can return in full, all pupils will be using the new classrooms.

A statement from the project’s architects, Lee Evans Partnership, reads: “As part of the design development, a conscious effort was made to reduce the school’s carbon footprint, with a variety of measures used to exploit natural daylight, natural ventilation strategies, solar shading for summer months and thermal heating for colder months.”

The grammar school's new dining area
The grammar school's new dining area
Pupils attending during lockdown have been using the new building already
Pupils attending during lockdown have been using the new building already
One of the new classrooms
One of the new classrooms
The new sports hall at the Langton grammar
The new sports hall at the Langton grammar

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