St Mary Magdalene Academy
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The academy is an all-through school from reception to sixth form, co-located with a new early years centre, providing continuity of education within one facility
St Mary Magdalene was designed to maximise use of a very tight urban site, the academy’s internal floor area is approximately the same as the overall gross site area.
The new school is an example of how to optimise available space to provide high quality indoor and outdoor spaces. While the walls are mainly clad with clay tiles and laminated timber framed windows, the halls enjoy sharply detailed hardwood cladding, adding quality and presence.
The academy now plays an important role in the community, with a range of facilities shared by pupils and public.
Data
- Begun: Jan 2006
- Completed: Sep 2008
- Floor area: 11,260m2
- Sector: Education
- Total cost: £27.8M
- Procurement: JCT98 private without quantities
- Address: St Mary Magdalene Academy , Liverpool Road, London, N7 8PG, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
- Project architect: Ian Taylor
- Client: Department for Children, Schools and Families and the London Borough of Islington
- Sponsor: London Diocesan Board for Schools
- Landscape architect: Churchman Landscape Architects
- Cost consultant: Davis Langdon
- Main contractor: Mace Plus
- Structural engineer: Fulcrum Consulting/ WW
- Services engineer: Fulcrum Consulting/ WW
- M&E consultant: Fulcrum Consulting/ WW
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