Park Community Academy, Sports and Performing Arts Facility

The state-of-the-art sports and performing arts hall was designed for Park Community Academy, which is part of the Sea View Trust and caters for 2–19-year-old pupils with a variety of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

The new hybrid facility has been designed to host both a range of sports and physical activities in addition to school performances. It includes unique features to support its dual functions such as plug sockets at a higher level and recessed door handles.

It has also been built with sustainability in mind and includes heat pump technology as well as solar PV technology on the roof.

In addition, the 340 sq m development includes a new school entrance, reconfigured outdoor playground and improved access facilities.

The development was completed in April 2025 following a year-long construction project.

Gill Hughes, headteacher, Park Community Academy, said: “Cassidy + Ashton has worked collaboratively with us to ensure this new development will operate as a multi-use space.

“Alongside being a fantastic sports hall, which can be accessed by the school and wider community, the design considered the acoustics and also integrated technology to enable this to become a space where we can showcase the work of our performing arts department to a range of audiences.”