ST MARY’S SCHOOL

Introduction

To transform their old outside learning environment, we created a new design running the length of the school which incorporates adventure play spaces, a trim trail and a storytelling area.

The outdoor spaces at St Mary’s School are linear which informed our design approach to create a continuous flow of colour through the external spaces. The design and composition of the coloured band enabled a range of different spaces to be created from high activity sports areas through to growing rooms, spaces for the infant school play, reading spaces and outdoor classrooms. There’s also a reflection space and a pond with a dipping platform as well as an all-weather grassed area. Sensory planting punctuates the route through the spaces.

The playground was officially opened by Robert Courts MP.

And what do the children think? One of the pupils, Alana, said: “I think all of the new playground is brilliant because it has been made with love.”