Allen Edwards School, London

Allen Edwards Primary School is situated in the heart of Stockwell and takes children from Nursery through to year 6 with a total of almost 400 pupils. The school aims to provide a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere to ensure that the students are happy in school and show great pride in their achievements

With the Education and Skills Funding Agency, and as part of the Priority School Building Programme, Allen Edwards Primary School underwent a cosmetic transition to have a new school built that was fit and purposeful for teaching in the 21st Century. The new building was constructed by Galliford Try and the facade was installed by Middlesex Facades

To ensure that the exterior created a modern yet and clean appearance that was sympathetic to the surroundings, the main facade was finished in brick slips and the main panel used was Ceramapanel in 2 colours from the Natural Textures Touch range – 1001 Bleached Cotton and 1041 Linen

Ceramapanel is a through coloured, compressed fibre cement panel available in both A1 and A2 fire-rated options, 3 thicknesses, 26 through colours and 5 different finishes giving extensive architectural choice. With the fire ratings available, Ceramapanel can be used on any building height and meets the requirements of the Approved Document B building guidance