The project to create a new secondary school building and sports hall was procured through the EFA framework.

Willmott Dixon has been awarded a £17m contract to create the new 840 place The Reach Free School in Rickmansworth. 

The project to create a new secondary school building and sports hall was procured through the EFA framework.

The site, close to Maple Cross, provides a permanent home for the school, currently based at Wolsey Business Park. The new location is at the centre of the school’s catchment area, which covers Mill End, Rickmansworth and Maple Cross.

Plans include investment in local highways infrastructure, including on-site parking spaces, new walking routes and safe crossing points, plus a large drop-off area within the site that will help to prevent congestion on local roads. 

Chris Tredget, managing director of Willmott Dixon in the Northern Home Counties, said, “We are delighted to be creating another cutting-edge school in our region, generating much needed school places and a first class learning environment for students.”

The project follows the company’s recent contract to deliver Hertswood Academy in Borehamwood.