Carew Academy, New School Building

Project Key Facts

• • Brand new two storey, 5000m2 SEND school
  • Fire and acoustic timber doorsets and screens supplied
  • 70% of the doors included the integral Alumax fingerguard by Safehinge
  • Architectural ironmongery supplied 

Carew Academy is a Special Academy for pupils with a wide range of ability levels and additional learning needs. The new facility replaces the previous Carew Academy and offers 246 places for pupils in the London Borough of Sutton.

The new facility will offer a wide variety of special learning spaces that combines art, drama, food technology, music, sports, science, life skills, social and ICT facilities with a full range of on-site therapies including speech and language therapy, emotional literacy, and occupational therapy.

The new school building was purposefully and thoughtfully designed with their students’ needs at its heart. The space fosters a nurturing, inclusive environment, complete with exceptional facilities where every student feels supported, inspired, and empowered to thrive.

We worked with main contractor Kier Construction and installer N H Etheridge to deliver over 260 doorsets and 65 glazed screens complete with architectural ironmongery to the project.

The doorset specification included doors with the integral Alumax fingerguard by Safehinge, Anti-ligature handles and high-level vision panels to suit the different areas of the building. The doors were faced with American White Oak veneer and included concealed Oak lippings to all four edges, the frames and screens were paint grade Hardwood.