Contract awarded to start work on new Burgess Hill secondary school in Brookleigh development

Lauded as an ultra-low carbon school for up to 900 children, the £57m Bedelands Academy will be part of the Brookleigh development – formerly known as Northern Arc – sitting to the east of Isaacs Lane.

It will form part of an ‘all-through’ primary and secondary school plus special support centre, which will be run by The University of Brighton Academies Trust.

The contract, which is expected to start next month, will enable Wilmott Dixon Ltd to begin work on the technical design development stage of the project before producing a final price for the build and entering into a construction contract.

A contract for the actual construction of the school is anticipated to be awarded in the autumn, with Homes England expected to hand over the site in March.

Work is due to be completed in May 2025.