| Project Name | Sobell Leisure Centre And Community School |
| Project Location | Aberdare Community School, Ynys Road, Aberdare, CF44 7RP |
| Project Start Date | Build Contract 18.11.2013 |
| Practical Completion | Overall scheme completion 30/08/18 |
| Contract Value | £50M* excluding asbestos remediation |
| QS/Cost Consultant | Chandler KBS/Davis Langdon |
| Structural Engineer | Atkins |
| Electrical/Mechanical Engineer | Crown House |
| Principal Designer | Capita |
| Contractor | Laing O’Rourke |
| Building Control | RCT Building Control |
| Architect | Atkins |
Development of a new dry side Leisure Centre, new 1600 place secondary school and caretaker accommodation.
Demolition of existing sports centre and new build Class 2 accredited International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) accredited athletics facility.
BREAAM Excellent.
Aberdare Community School opened in 2014 as a result of the amalgamation of Aberdare Boys School, Aberdare Girls School and Blaengwawr Comprehensive School. In addition, the site also includes a new dry side leisure centre, an IAAF accredited athletics facility and improved infrastructure.
The school was backed with £15m from the Welsh Government’s 21st Century Schools and Education Programme.
The campus comprises a three-storey building that has a light, open double-atrium design.
Designed with ‘break out areas’ for learning, independent from the classrooms and within carefully designed corridor spaces.
The facility is Wi-Fi connected and utilises modern technology through iPad-equipped rooms enabling tablet-driven learning in internet cafes.
The school also features a recording studio, an open area with a giant projector, a gym and a dance area.
