Work on brand new School of Science and Technology Maidstone is officially underway

A groundbreaking event was held at the site of the new School of Science and Technology Maidstone, this week, to officially mark the start of the building project.

Chairman of Valley Invicta Academies Trust (VIAT), Nick Ware, along with Co-CEOs, Vic Ashdown and Julie Derrick, joined representatives from the construction company, BAM, who are leading the project, to formally turn the first piece of earth and to tour the site of the new school.

The £23m build will take around 72 weeks to complete and the school will be open to 180 Year 7 students from September 2020. 

Additional work will start on a brand new £2.5m Sports Hall, situated on the VIAT Maidstone campus, this April.  The build is scheduled to take around 50 weeks in total, after which the state-of-the-art facilities will be open for use by students from all VIAT schools. 

VIAT Co-CEO, and Executive Headteacher at Valley Park School, Vic Ashdown said: “This is a very exciting project for the Trust and we are looking forward to welcoming students to our brand new school next year.  We will be extremely fortunate to have some of the best facilities in the county which will benefit thousands of students from across all of our primary and secondary schools.

“We would like to thank all the people involved in this project, particularly BAM, who have helped make sure it has started very smoothly, and also to local residents for their patience and support.  We know this project will be a valuable addition to the education provision for the Maidstone Community.”