Teachers, councillors and construction workers celebrated the installation of the final 18 modular units that make up a new £22 million school in Wembley this week.

These were the final modular units of the 121 required to construct the new school building at the ultra-sustainable Wembley Manor School in London Road, which has been built to meet the growing need for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) places in Brent.

The school will create an additional 150 SEND places in Brent to give children more options locally, rather than having to travel outside of the borough, as well as providing much-needed specialist support for families. The number of local pupils needing special educational, health, and social care plans has risen around 10 percent every year over the past decade, and numbers are predicted to increase. A recent London Councils report highlighted a similar trend across the capital.

Cllr Muhammed Butt, Leader of Brent Council; Cllr Gwen Grahl, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People, and Schools; and Cllr Teo Benea, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning and Property, toured the newly installed ground-floor classrooms. They were joined by ward councillors and teachers from the school, including Headteacher Louise Kimber, Deputy Headteacher Andrew Chaplin and Jayne Jardine The Rise Partnership Trust’s CEO.

Cllr Gwen Grahl, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People, and Schools, said: “It’s fantastic to see the work that has gone into building a top-quality school that we know is going to have a huge positive impact on local children with special educational needs. I want to thank Reds10, and everyone who has come together to work on this project. We look forward to welcoming pupils through the doors in October.”

Jayne Jardine, The Rise Partnership Trust’s CEO, said “We are really looking forward to moving into our new site in September 2025. Our students will benefit hugely from such a bespoke educational environment and we look forward to building strong links with the local community as we settle into our new school. It has been a pleasure to work with Reds10 and Brent Council on this exciting joint venture. This school will support Brent as it strives to offer additional specialist places for pupils from across the borough”.

Delivered by Reds10, a leader in industrialised construction, the new site covers an area of 3,801 square meters over three stories and consists of 121 modular units, all manufactured at Reds10’s offsite facility in East Yorkshire before being transported to London Road and installed on site.

Joe Shepherd, Director and Education Sector Lead for Reds10, said: “Wembley Manor school will provide an incredible SEND facility for Brent, and we are extremely proud of the progress we’ve made to bring the new school to fruition. The successful installation of the modular units ahead of schedule is testament to the hard work and dedication of our team and our commitment to delivering high-quality and sustainable educational facilities for pupils to learn and thrive. As the school is being delivered to BREEAM Outstanding, it will be one of the most sustainable SEND schools in the country, setting a new benchmark for environmentally responsible and future-proofed education spaces.”

A key achievement of the project has been securing BREEAM certification with an impressive design score of 98.9, positioning the school on track to achieve an overall BREEAM Outstanding rating. Additionally, the project has also earned a perfect score of 45 out of 45 for the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) and has been nominated for a CCS award.

The new Wembley Manor building is notable for being the largest three-story school delivered by Reds10, utilising 121 modular units, and for achieving the fastest programme delivery, which includes both demolition and construction. Work commenced on site in July 2024 and the Reds10 team has managed to accelerate the programme to be ahead of schedule for completion in the autumn of 2025 while remaining sensitive to the local community and the school surroundings.