Contractor appointed to build two schools
Two new primary academies to be run by the Trust will be built by contractor Hobson & Porter.
The schools, sponsored by North East Lincolnshire Council and the Department for Education, will be sited close to Matthew Ford Way in Scartho, Grimsby, and on land off Sunningdale in Waltham.
The announcement follows a tender process, where contractors could bid to win the project to build Waltham Gateway Academy and Scartho Gateway Academy.
Hobson & Porter are an award-winning construction firm based in Hull, with significant experience on education projects.
Martin Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust, said:
"We're delighted the council has appointed contractors and look forward to the builds quickly taking shape.
"We're excited about working with partners to create dynamic learning and teaching environments and look forward to welcoming our first children at both academies in September, 2025.
"Much more detail for prospective parents will be revealed in September."
Partners (left to right) Hobson & Porter's Contracts Manager Wayne Cropp; Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust's Executive Principal (Primary) Andrew Clark, Chair of Trustees Philip Bond, and Chief Executive Officer Martin Brown; North East Lincolnshire Council's Head of Education Attainment and Progress Wendy Jackson, and Pupil Placement Officer Christine Scott; and Hobson and Porter's Managing Director Richard Hunter, Construction Manager Russell Pask, and Business Development Director Joe Booth.
Ann-Marie Matson, Director of Children's Services at North East Lincolnshire Council, said:
"It's great to see this project now progressing, with a building contractor appointed and getting on site. Over the coming months we'll start to see things happening on site and that's fantastic.
"These two schools will provide some much-needed additional education provision for children in our area."
Joe Booth, Business Development Director for Hobson & Porter said:
"Winning these two contracts is testament to both our experience working in the education sector and our continued growth across Lincolnshire, where we have established a strong and diverse local supply chain.
"We've recently started work on the new £12m Skegness Learning Campus for the TEC Partnership and we also currently delivering the pioneering Grimsby Youth Zone project in the town centre.
"These two new primary schools in Grimsby are also very similar to one we are due to handover to North Yorkshire County Council in Northallerton this summer.
"We'll be utilising all this experience on these two latest education projects and we're looking forward to starting work on site soon."
The primary schools are being funded by North East Lincolnshire Council, the Department for Education and through Section 106 contributions.
Partners at the site of a new primary school off Sunningdale in Waltham.
The two schools will offer much-needed school places for children aged four to 11. Each school will offer 210 places for pupils, including specialist provision for 12 students with special educational needs and disabilities.
As part of ongoing engagement with the community, North East Lincolnshire Council and Hobson & Porter will be arranging an opportunity for residents to join a walk of the site and talk to Council education officers about the project.
The build is expected to start in September. The two academies will open in September 2025, with admission details for parents being released this Autumn.
