Butler's Hill Infant School to receive slice of £9.5m County Council investment in Nottinghamshire schools

A Hucknall primary school is set to benefit from an ambitious programme of school infrastructure improvements taking place across the county, worth £9.5m, which has been unveiled by Nottinghamshire County Council.

Butler's Hill Infant School, on Broomhill Road is one of 23 Nottinghamshire based primary and infant schools set to benefit over the next two years in a multi-million-pound investment from the council's School Building Improvement Programme (SBIP). This has been designed and delivered by Arc Partnership, a joint venture between the council and SCAPE.

Each Nottinghamshire borough or district has at least two schools receiving infrastructure improvements, with all works scheduled for completion by the start of the 2024/2025 academic year.

The improvements for each school are variable depending on requirements – but the programme includes replacing ceilings, installing air source heat pumps and upgrading lighting and electrics.

At Butler's Hill Infant School, the single glazed sliding sash windows will be replaced with double glazed aluminium windows as the current windows are a health and safety concern due to the window springs failing to hold the windows open. This will cost £184,490.

Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Councillor Tracey Taylor, said: "This council is committed to having fit-for-purpose schools, and the £9.5m school building improvement programme for the next two years will deliver them.

"I'm delighted we've now set out our plans to enhance the buildings of more than 20 schools across Nottinghamshire – every borough or district will receive a slice of investment from the programme.

"We pledged in our ten-year council plan to provide sufficient school places and to give parents a greater choice and getting our schools' infrastructure up to speed will help towards this ambition."

Dan Maher, Managing Director at Arc Partnership said: "The SBIP will ensure that all school pupils across Nottinghamshire continues to benefit from an excellent learning environment, where they can feel inspired and supported.

"We are proud to be working closely with the council to deliver its ambitious programme and ensure real value is provided on each of the projects.

"When complete, each school will be a true asset to not only the pupils but the wider community as well."