Modular Classrooms and Facilities for Pudsey Grammar School

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Client

Pudsey Grammar School

Building Use

Classrooms and inclusive spaces facilities to support learning

Project Duration

4 Months

Procurement Method

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Project Features

  • Modular classrooms
  • Breakout and counselling spaces
  • Isolation room
  • WC facilities

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    The Need for a Dedicated Inclusion Space

     

    In early summer 2025, Pudsey Grammar School found itself at a turning point. The leadership team had long envisioned a dedicated space where pupils accessing inclusion and alternative curriculum pathways could feel supported.  

    New student facilities would allow learning to take place, without the constraints of crowded corridors or borrowed classrooms. The school was also reshaping its internal layout to accommodate a growing sixth form, making the need for a purpose‑built inclusion facility more urgent than ever. 

    What they wanted was simple in principle, but complex in practice. A calm, dignified building for pupils to experience a strong sense of belonging.  

    In the previous setup, students were required to walk to another building just to access the WC facilities, so the new building needed to offer an accessible modular toilet provision. As well as a range of specialist spaces to provide an alternative curriculum. 

  2. Bringing the vision to life 

     

    Portakabin stepped in with a turn-key solution that brought the school’s vision to life within just five months. Using eight modules, the team designed a bespoke 313m² modular building shaped precisely around the school’s requirements.  

    From the ground up, Portakabin handled everything from levelling and preparing the site, implementing compliant access routes, to weaving in data networks and installing air‑conditioning. In addition to fitting access‑control systems to mirror the school’s safeguarding standards. 

    The building provides modular classrooms, breakout and counselling rooms, a dedicated isolation space, and circulation areas that feel bright and open. Moreover, it incorporates staff modular offices that are fitted with internal glazing to allow passive supervision, without compromising privacy. A small modular kitchenette is also included to meet both staff needs and life‑skills activities for pupils. 

    The exterior was just as thoughtfully executed. Wrapped in a bold, school‑branded vinyl finish, the building has a clear identity that aligns with a welcoming school community. This new facility offers pupils a place to feel seen, supported, and able to re‑engage with learning and alternate curriculums in ways that previously hadn’t been possible. 

The work we have done with Portakabin has been a breath of fresh air. To have a project of this calibre delivered from a standing start in the space of 6 months was astonishing. We cannot praise the team highly enough for their professionalism, drive and enthusiasm to deliver this project for us. The impact is game changing. We now have the facilities to support our most vulnerable students, and we are in the process of designing an innovative curriculum.

Mark McKelvie, Headteacher, Pudsey Grammar School

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