School pupils in Chowley

Estates

The estates team is managed by the Chief Financial Officer and the Trust Estates Manager who co-ordinate the following across the Trust:

Capital funding

The Sandstone Trust’s Estates Team have significant experience in bidding for and obtaining capital funding to enhance its schools’ physical infrastructure. The Team have successfully obtained over £15.5 million worth of funding for its schools from various sources.

Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) Round / Basic Need Funding Funding Awarded £
Renew External Curtain Walling and Doors SCOLA Block 1,435,637
Renew Defective Roofing Systems and Ventilation SCOLA Block 1,089,967
H&S Works Renew Defective Roofing 628,510
Fire Safety Works 533,851
Changing Room Refurbishment 172,120
Boiler Replacement 428,345
Domestic Hot and Cold-Water System Replacement 489,799
Heating Infrastructure Replacement Project Phase 1 497,406
Safeguarding Works - Boundary Fence Replacement and Access Control 144,839
Heating Infrastructure Replacement Project Phase 2 504,794
Electrical Safety Compliance Works Phase 1 534,181
Heating Infrastructure Replacement with Low Carbon Solution 1,884,388
12 Classroom Block to replace temporary classrooms 3,200,000
3G pitch 740,512
Water and Heating Infrastructure Replacement Project 998,097
Electrical Safety and Statutory Compliance 496,150
Boiler and Heating Infrastructure Replacement with Low Carbon Solution 1,421,170
15,656,887

The Estates Team also manages these projects on behalf of the school to ensure that they are delivered on time and on budget, and that school life is disrupted as little as is possible.