Solihull Metropolitan Council
Project status
Wave 1: First school (not including quick wins) opened September 2008
Solihull is a Wave 1 BSF project that is currently rebuilding and refurbishing several schools in the north of the borough.
Schools opened:
- Through 'quick win' partial funding given to a rebuild project already under way, BSF helped to fund the May 2006 opening of the co-located SEN schools, Forest Oak and Merstone, which were built by Moss Construction and were the very first schools in the country to open with BSF funding.
- Lanchester Pupil Referral Unit opened in September 2008.
- Archbishop Grimshaw and Park Hall opened in October 2008.
More details about the schools that have opened can be found in the Schools Directory.
Pictures:
The image below shows the completed Forest Oak and Merstone schools.
Solihull's BSF Partners
| Bidder | HBG |
| LEP Equity Provider | n/a |
| Construction | HBG Construction |
| Design | Nicholas Hare Architects/Haverstocks |
| Hard FM | HBG FM |
| Soft FM | HBG FM |
| ICT | RM |
| Partnering Services | n/a |
| Funders | Depfa |
Wave 1
Funding:
| Conventional Funding | £29.5m |
| PFI Credits | £86.5m |
(Includes ICT. Allocations are indicative and are likely to change.)
Details of schools:
Name of School | Funding Route* | Number of pupils 11–16 | Number of pupils 16–19 | New or Refurb | Approx. Opening Date |
| Lanchester | PFI | 180 | New | Aug 2008 | |
| Park Hall | PFI | 1195 | 205 | New | Oct 2008 |
| Merstone and Forest Oak SEN (Quick Win deducted) | Conv. | 220 | New | May 2006 | |
| Smith's Wood | PFI | 1200 | 200 | New | Sep 2009 |
| Archbishop Grimshaw (RC) | Conv. | 1160 | 240 | Refurb | Oct 2008 |
* Private Finance Initiative (PFI) or conventional (Conv.)
