Morgan Sindall has started work on the £11.5 million rebuild of Blacon High School and the £3.6 million rebuild of JH Godwin Primary School, both of which are in Blacon, Chester.

The two projects are part of 12 schools to be delivered by Morgan Sindall under the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) that will boost the building trades and hep economic growth.

Barry Roberts, area director at Morgan Sindall, said: “Both Blacon High and JH Godwin Primary are great community schools that will really benefit from the Priority School Building Programme.

“The new design makes the best use of the space available on both sites and will give the schools an enhanced presence in the local community.

“We look forward to working with the local community and delivering the best possible learning environments to the students at both schools.”

The scheme aims to provide purpose-built school buildings to those in most need of repair and replacement while paving the way for new jobs in construction trades.

The full list of schools Morgan Sindall is delivering under PSBP is as follows:

Secondary schools:

• Blacon High School, Blacon, Chester

• The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College, Wigan

• Neston High School, Neston, Wirral

• Ridgeway High School, Prenton, Wirral

• South Shore Academy, Blackpool

Primary schools:

• Bedford Drive Primary School, Birkenhead

• Bridge Hall Primary School, Stockport

• Dee Point Primary School, Blacon, Chester

• Halebank Primary School, Halebank, Halton

• Hawes Side Primary School, Blackpool

• JH Godwin Primary School, Blacon, Chester

• Plymouth Grove Primary School, Manchester