The University Schools Trust (UST) wished to expand the sixth form of one of its schools, The St Pauls Way Trust School (SPWTS) which is currently housed in temporary modular accommodation erected by the school. SPWTS operates a very successful academic sixth form with 200 students currently on roll, however, the sixth form reached its capacity in 2019. Due to increasing demand, SPWTS is seeking support to replace the temporary accommodation with a new, permanent sixth form building on Shelmerdine Close. By doing so the school would be able to secure a more inclusive offer for its students / families by providing an additional 200 places, bringing the total capacity of the sixth form to 400 places.

The new sixth form building provided an opportunity to replace the temporary accommodation with a stimulating teaching environment with best practice sixth form facilities for the students and staff. The proposed scheme is for a compact building footprint with a 3-4 storey building form which has developed to resolve the geometries of the existing school, the MUGA/school grounds and Shelmerdine Close. The scheme is a building in the round, constructed of a gridded brickwork facade which allows the building to react to the various conditions along its boundaries.