Walthamstow School for Girls is the third project to be completed by the Bouygues Partnership for Education and Community’ as part of Waltham Forest ‘Building Schools for the Future’. The school is located in the Walthamstow Village Conservation Area, sitting amongst a rich crosssection of buildings covering a period of nearly 900 years. The original Grade II Listed Edwardian buildings and more recent additions sit within a mature landscape.

The ad hoc nature of various extensions over the decades had resulted in an inefficient campus that lacked cohesion and clarity, with much of the campus inaccessible for disabled staff or students.

A considered study revealed all but one building to be at the end of their lifespan, with many of the buildings in poor condition or inadequate to meet the requirements of 21st century learning. It was concluded that the best solution would be to remove the rest to make way for new buildings.