Beormund Primary School, Peckham
A new SEMH primary school in Peckham, Southwark, designed for net zero carbon, where GA Interiors delivered the SFS envelope package with Siniat Weather Defence board for Neilcott Construction.
Home > Education > Beormund Primary School, Peckham
Client: Neilcott Construction
Sector: Education
Scope: SFS | Insulation | Fire Stopping
Location: Reedham Street, Peckham, London, SE15 4PF
Programme: September to December 2025
Project overview
Beormund Primary School is a new two-storey primary school in Peckham, in the London Borough of Southwark, designed to give children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs a safe and supportive place to learn. The scheme also includes a multi-use games area and a new substation.
A key aim of the project was a net zero carbon outcome. Modern methods of construction, efficient materials and a carefully considered building envelope all support long-term energy efficiency.
GA Interiors Ltd was appointed by Neilcott Construction to deliver the steel framing system (SFS) package, a critical part of the building envelope.
Our scope
GA Interiors delivered the SFS envelope package:
- SFS manufactured by Drywall Steel Sections
- Siniat Weather Defence sheathing board
- Boarding to the framing
- Insulation
- Fire breaks
The framing supports both the structural performance and the thermal performance of the school’s external walls.
Challenges and solutions
The design brought several detailing and coordination challenges. GA Interiors worked closely with the wider project team to resolve these during installation while keeping to programme and maintaining build quality and safety standards.
Outcome
Installation started in September 2025 and was completed in December 2025, in line with the overall programme.
Dulwich College Extension, Dulwich
A new S-shaped science building for Dulwich College in south London, where GA Interiors delivered drylining, SFS and fire stopping for LIFE Build over a 14-month programme completed in June 2024.
Home > Education > Dulwich College Extension, Dulwich
Client: LIFE Build
Sector: Education
Scope: SFS | Drylining | Plastering | Tape & Joint | Insulation | Fire Stopping
Location: Dulwich College, Dulwich Common, London, SE21 7LD
Programme: 14 months
Project overview
The £14 million extension and refurbishment is a major phase of the Dulwich College masterplan by John McAslan + Partners. It replaced a 1950s structure next to the listed Charles Barry Junior buildings of the school, which has stood in south London for nearly 400 years.
The new S-shaped building has a three-storey atrium, new science laboratories and a 240-seat auditorium. Five Informatics suites and dedicated floors for biology, physics and chemistry give flexible teaching space, with individual labs able to be reconfigured as science studios.
GA Interiors started on site in April 2023, working for main contractor LIFE Build.
Our scope
GA Interiors delivered:
- Steel framing systems (SFS)
- Drylining to the laboratories, Informatics suites, auditorium and atrium
- Plastering and tape and joint finishes
- Insulation
- Fire stopping
Outcome
The works were completed over 14 months and handed over in June 2024, giving the college a safe, modern and adaptable teaching building alongside its historic campus.
Chase High School, Westcliff-on-Sea
Chase High School is a mixed secondary school in Westcliff-on-Sea, near Southend, where GA Interiors delivered SFS, drylining and ceiling packages for Davis Construction.
Home > Education > Chase High School, Westcliff-on-Sea
Client: Davis Construction
Sector: Education
Scope: SFS | Drylining | Suspended Ceilings | MF Ceilings | Insulation | Tape & Joint | Plastering
Location: Chase High School, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Project overview
Chase High School is a mixed, mainstream secondary school at Prittlewell Chase in Westcliff-on-Sea, near Southend, Essex. It educates more than 1,000 students aged 11 to 18 from over 40 countries.
GA Interiors Ltd worked for main contractor Davis Construction (South-East) Ltd on the school’s building works, under separate subcontracts for the drylining and suspended ceiling packages. The ceiling subcontract was placed in February 2020, under a JCT 2016 Design and Build main contract.
Our scope
GA Interiors delivered the interior packages across the ground, first and second floors:
- SFS and drylining
- 600 x 600mm Rockfon Arctic ceiling tiles in an exposed metal grid
- 25mm high performance acoustic insulation laid over the ceilings to the ground and first floors
- Casoline MF ceilings with two layers of 15mm Gyproc FireLine board and 50mm insulation to the under-stair cupboards
- Boarded, taped and jointed finish to the underside of both concrete staircases
- Cem-Rock board to the plant room ceiling, with joints sealed ready for decoration
- Tape and joint and plastering
Challenges and solutions
- Working on a live school site: deliveries were limited to set windows between school drop-off and pick-up times, so materials were booked in advance and unloaded and distributed by our own team.
- Tight ceiling programme: the suspended ceilings were programmed at five days per floor over three floors, with a supervisor on site at all times and a team of six to eight operatives.
Outcome
The packages were completed for Davis Construction and the retention was released at the end of the defects period.
Blossom House School, New Malden
A specialist independent day school for children with speech, language and communication difficulties, where GA Interiors delivered the SFS, drylining, ceilings and finishing package for 8build.
Home > Education > Blossom House School, New Malden
Client: 8build
Sector: Education
Scope: SFS | Drylining | Wall Linings | Insulation | Plastering | Tape & Joint | Fire Stopping | Suspended Ceilings | MF Ceilings | White Wall Systems | Raised Access Flooring | Screeding | Render | Decorating
Location: Station Road, New Malden, KT3 6JJ
Project overview
Blossom House School is a specialist independent day school for children with speech, language and communication difficulties. GA Interiors worked with main contractor 8build on the project, delivering a multi-trade interior package covering the steel frame, walls, ceilings, floors and finishes.
Our scope
GA Interiors delivered:
- SFS steel frame systems
- Metal stud partition systems and wall linings, with insulation
- Suspended ceiling systems and MF ceilings with a tape and jointed finish, plus plastering
- Fire stopping
- White wall systems
- Raised access flooring and floor screeding
- Render and decorating
Children and Adult Centre, Greenford
A council building on Oldfield Lane South, Greenford, housing around 140 staff delivering community services, with GA Interiors delivering the complete interior fit-out package for Thomas Sinden.
Home > Education > Children and Adult Centre, Greenford
Client: Thomas Sinden
Sector: Commercial
Scope: SFS | Drylining | Partitions | Insulation | Tape & Joint | Fire Stopping | Suspended Ceilings | MF Ceilings | Acoustic Treatment | Glazing | Cladding | Render | Screeding | Decorating
Location: Oldfield Lane South, Greenford, UB6 9JS
Project overview
The Greenford Children and Adult Centre was part of the council’s property strategy to bring its services together in modern buildings that are fit for purpose, more sustainable and cheaper to run.
The building accommodates around 140 council staff providing community-based services, including support for adults with learning disabilities, occupational therapy and social work teams. GA Interiors Ltd worked with main contractor Thomas Sinden to deliver the complete interior fit-out package.
Our scope
GA Interiors delivered the envelope framing, internal walls, ceilings and finishes:
- SFS, drylining and partitions with insulation
- Tape and joint finish and fire stopping
- Suspended ceilings, MF ceilings and acoustic panels
- Glazed partitions
- Cladding and render
- Floor screeding
- Painting and decorating
Minchenden School, Southgate
A school project at Burleigh Gardens in Southgate, North London, where GA Interiors delivered metal stud partitions, wall linings, insulation, fire stopping and acoustic suspended ceilings for Thomas Sinden.
Home > Education > Minchenden School, Southgate
Client: Thomas Sinden
Sector: Education
Scope: Partitions | Wall Linings | Insulation | Fire Stopping | Suspended Ceilings | Acoustic Treatment | Tape & Joint
Location: Burleigh Gardens, Southgate, London N14 5EH
Project overview
Minchenden School has a long history in Southgate, North London. It was established in 1919 in Tottenhall Road as a mixed secondary school with 90 pupils, and in 1924 moved to Southgate House, where it remained until 1987, taking the name Minchenden School.
GA Interiors worked with main contractor Thomas Sinden on the project at Burleigh Gardens, N14, delivering the internal walls, ceilings and passive fire protection.
Our scope
GA Interiors delivered:
- Metal stud partition systems
- Wall linings
- Insulation
- Fire stopping
- Suspended ceilings with acoustic systems
- Tape and jointed finish throughout
JCoSS Wing D Extension, Cockfosters
A rooftop extension adding new classrooms at the Jewish Community Secondary School (JCoSS) in Cockfosters, where GA Interiors delivered the partitions, ceilings and carpentry package for Thomas Sinden.
Home > Education > JCoSS Wing D Extension, Cockfosters
Client: Thomas Sinden
Sector: Education
Scope: SFS | Drylining | Partitions | Suspended Ceilings | MF Ceilings | Insulation | Acoustic Treatment | Tape & Joint | Glazing | Fire Stopping | Screeding | Cladding | Render | Carpentry | Decorating
Location: JCoSS, Castlewood Road, Cockfosters, EN4 9GE
Project overview
The Wing D Extension at the Jewish Community Secondary School (JCoSS) in Cockfosters expands the school’s facilities with new general and specialist classrooms. Designed by RHWL Architects and approved by the London Borough of Barnet, the extension replaces a rooftop terrace above the Sports Hall.
The new space includes classrooms for design technology and information technology, a centrally located outdoor workshop terrace and improved circulation areas. GA Interiors delivered the partition, ceiling and carpentry works for main contractor Thomas Sinden Ltd.
Our scope
GA Interiors delivered the interior fit-out of the extension, supporting the school’s fire, acoustic and ventilation strategies:
- SFS, drylining and partitions, with insulation
- Suspended ceilings and MF ceilings, with acoustic panels
- Tape and joint finishes and decorating
- Glazed partitions
- Fire stopping
- Floor screeding, cladding and render
- Carpentry
Challenges and solutions
- Natural ventilation: the ceilings were set out to take Monodraught windcatcher grilles with motorised dampers, together with the lighting, to maintain indoor air quality and energy efficiency.
- Working with the existing building: the new partitions and ceilings were built to integrate with the existing structure of the school.
Outcome
GA Interiors completed the partition, ceiling and carpentry works for Thomas Sinden, giving JCoSS modern, functional learning spaces for students and staff.
The Barclay School Sixth Form Block, Stevenage
A new single-storey sixth form building and drama studio at The Barclay School, Stevenage, where GA Interiors delivered a £500k partitions, drylining and ceilings package for Thomas Sinden.
Home > Education > The Barclay School Sixth Form Block, Stevenage
Client: Thomas Sinden
Sector: Education
Scope: SFS | Drylining | Partitions | Suspended Ceilings | MF Ceilings | Insulation | Acoustic Treatment | Tape & Joint | Glazing | Fire Stopping | Screeding | Cladding | Render | Decorating
Location: The Barclay School, Walkern Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3RB
Project overview
The redevelopment of The Barclay School in Stevenage formed part of the Priority School Buildings Programme 2, funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
The project involved demolishing the existing sixth form and drama block and building a modern, single-storey sixth form building with a new drama studio. The steel-framed structure has brick and SFS cavity external walls. GA Interiors worked for main contractor Thomas Sinden, with works on site from early 2019.
Our scope
GA Interiors’ £500k package covered the partitions, drylining and ceilings that shape the new learning spaces:
- SFS to the external cavity walls
- Drylining, partitions and glazed partitions
- Suspended and MF ceilings
- Insulation, acoustic panels and fire stopping
- Tape and joint, painting and floor screeding
- Cladding and render
Challenges and solutions
- Working on a live school site: the works were planned in close coordination with the school so that construction stayed safe and caused minimal disruption, allowing school operations to continue.
Outcome
The project was completed with minimal disruption, giving students a modern learning environment and improved sixth form and drama facilities.
