King Ecgbert School: Ground-breaking ceremony held for new Sheffield sixth form building

A ground-breaking ceremony was held at King Ecgbert School in Dore for a modern, single-storey block due to open in time for the start of the academic year intake of 2023. The school says the new building will house 15 state-of-the-art classrooms, a giant ‘wall-to-floor’ glass study room and “university standard facilities” to support their learning, all with stunning views out over the countryside.

At the ceremony on Monday, March 13, head teacher Paul Haigh and staff from the school joined representatives from the school’s governance and contractors R G Carter to celebrate the launch.

A time capsule was also created to commemorate the occasion and will be buried on the site later in the project.

Headteacher Paul Haigh said: “We are delighted to mark the beginning of the construction of our new sixth form building. It has been a huge privilege for me to break the ground today in what will soon be a first-class learning setting and an exciting, inspirational, and creative centre for future lawyers, medics, nurses, sports stars, artists, and teachers.”

Chris French, CEO for the Mercia Learning Trust said: “It’s extremely exciting to finally get the ball rolling on the school’s new sixth form building. It will provide pupils with state-of-the-art facilities, modern classrooms and an environment and help provide the space to accommodate all catchment students as they progress through school.”

King Ecgbert currently has around 380 sixth form students and hopes the new building will increase capacity.