Teachers, councillors and construction workers celebrated the
installation of the final 18 modular units that make up a new £22
million school in Wembley this week.
These were the final modular units of the 121 required to
construct the new school building at the ultra-sustainable
Wembley Manor School in London Road, which has been built to meet
the growing need for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
(SEND) places in Brent.
The school will create an additional 150 SEND places in Brent to
give children more options locally, rather than having to travel
outside of the borough, as well as providing much-needed
specialist support for families. The number of local pupils
needing special educational, health, and social care plans has
risen around 10 percent every year over the past decade, and
numbers are predicted to increase. A recent London Councils
report highlighted a similar trend across the capital.
Cllr , Leader of Brent Council;
Cllr Gwen Grahl, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People, and
Schools; and Cllr Teo Benea, Cabinet Member for Regeneration,
Planning and Property, toured the newly installed ground-floor
classrooms. They were joined by ward councillors and teachers
from the school, including Headteacher Louise Kimber, Deputy
Headteacher Andrew Chaplin and Jayne Jardine The Rise Partnership
Trust's CEO.
Cllr Gwen Grahl, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People, and
Schools, said: “It's fantastic to see the work that has gone into
building a top-quality school that we know is going to have a
huge positive impact on local children with special educational
needs. I want to thank Reds10, and everyone who has come together
to work on this project. We look forward to welcoming pupils
through the doors in October.”
Jayne Jardine, The Rise Partnership Trust's CEO, said “We are
really looking forward to moving into our new site in September
2025. Our students will benefit hugely from such a bespoke
educational environment and we look forward to building strong
links with the local community as we settle into our new school.
It has been a pleasure to work with Reds10 and Brent Council on
this exciting joint venture. This school will support Brent as it
strives to offer additional specialist places for pupils from
across the borough”.
Delivered by Reds10, a leader in industrialised construction, the
new site covers an area of 3,801 square meters over three stories
and consists of 121 modular units, all manufactured at Reds10's
offsite facility in East Yorkshire before being transported to
London Road and installed on site.
Joe Shepherd, Director and Education Sector Lead for Reds10,
said: “Wembley Manor school will provide an incredible SEND
facility for Brent, and we are extremely proud of the progress
we've made to bring the new school to fruition. The successful
installation of the modular units ahead of schedule is testament
to the hard work and dedication of our team and our commitment to
delivering high-quality and sustainable educational facilities
for pupils to learn and thrive. As the school is being delivered
to BREEAM Outstanding, it will be one of the most sustainable
SEND schools in the country, setting a new benchmark for
environmentally responsible and future-proofed education spaces.”
A key achievement of the project has been securing BREEAM
certification with an impressive design score of 98.9,
positioning the school on track to achieve an overall BREEAM
Outstanding rating. Additionally, the project has also earned a
perfect score of 45 out of 45 for the Considerate Constructors
Scheme (CCS) and has been nominated for a CCS award.
The new Wembley Manor building is notable for being the largest
three-story school delivered by Reds10, utilising 121 modular
units, and for achieving the fastest programme delivery, which
includes both demolition and construction. Work commenced on site
in July 2024 and the Reds10 team has managed to accelerate the
programme to be ahead of schedule for completion in the autumn of
2025 while remaining sensitive to the local community and the
school surroundings.
