Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School
Education
Project type
2025
Project completion date
600k
Projected value
6
Project duration (months)
A refurbishment programme – supporting enhanced energy efficiency
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (BRGS), is an 11–18 mixed academy situated on a hillside overlooking the Rossendale Valley, between Rawtenstall and Bacup.
The school is part of Star Academies – one the country’s leading multi-academy trusts with a growing network of primary and secondary schools across Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and East London.
This renovation was designed to upgrade the school’s infrastructure while ensuring minimal disruption to daily operations.
- Full replacement of the glazed atrium roof forming a new Velux atrium system with enhanced durability and energy efficiency.
- Refurbishment of a traditional timber borrowed light including glazing removal, frame restoration, and the creation of new partitions to channel light into the school hall.
- Replacement of windows to the school’s main elevation.
- Refurbishment and heightening of an existing metal balustrade to bring it in line with current regulations.
- Installation of new emergency lighting across key areas of the school.
- Additional insulation to the roof void with improved access for maintenance
- Dual-access scaffolding was required around the atrium, including an internal scaffold in the main school hall — installed over the summer holidays and maintained until the Christmas break. This enabled safe access while ensuring the school remained operational.
- Complex bridging scaffold system for Safety was constructed over an existing roof, then dropped down to the atrium level, with a perimeter working platform to facilitate safe removal and replacement of the roof structure. The temporary platform was designed to stop any falling objects or debris during construction and therefore protect those using the school building.
- Atrium system was craned over the school’s front elevation and carefully installed into the central roof space.
- Front elevation window works were planned in close collaboration with the school, using MWEPS to ensure classrooms could be made available and returned on schedule with internal decorations and external masonry works completed to a high standard.
- Specialist lead repairs and installation new flashings while supporting existing roof structures to receive the new atrium.
Read our Construction Update on this project here:
Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School – Construction Update
Sponsoring ‘STAR Awards’ – a national awards programme from Star Academies
This prestigious event welcomed over 450 guests, including pupils, staff, governors, trustees and members of the Star family, who gathered in Blackburn – for celebrating & honouring those who make a real difference to the trust, its schools and its communities.
The awards ceremony was expertly hosted by Kieran Larkin, Executive Director. Olympic champion swimmer Rebecca Adlington was an inspiring keynote speaker and VIP guest.
Star Academies’ Chief Executive, Sir (Mufti) Hamid Patel CBE, said:
With over 23,000 pupils across our 36 schools, the impact of our collective efforts is profound. Today, we celebrate not just individual achievements, but the shared commitment to excellence that makes our Star family extraordinary.”
“We are delighted with our new atrium roof. The project was delivered on time despite a few setbacks, and the service we received from Krol Corlett was excellent throughout. The site environment was very well managed, and the team remained professional and appropriate at all times. We wouldn’t hesitate to work with Krol Corlett again.”
Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School
“This was a very interesting project in many ways. We had to work closely with the school members to access the roof and windows both externally and internally. Our team had to work collaboratively to ensure we were able to create our building site in and around them so as not to disrupt their movements or education. The site team formed fantastic working relationships and this led to the smooth delivery of this project.”
Craig Ward, Regional Manager
Krol Corlett worked closely with the school and partners AHR in meticulously planning work around BRGS’s operations. This approach ensured that health and safety risks were minimised and managed rigorously.
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