Busy Summer for CCO Building Consultancy

August 4, 2025

As the school summer holidays progress, the team at CCO is busy working on a variety of building projects at schools across the north of England from Warrington to Newcastle. The summer break provides a short but crucial window for schools to carry out essential maintenance and renovation work in areas that cannot be completed during term time. Our current projects include.

  • Roof refurbishment
  • Window & door replacements
  • Replacement cladding
  • Wet rot repairs
  • Internal alterations and refurbishment works
  • Heating refurbishment works including new boiler installation
  • Replacement LED lighting
  • Fire alarm upgrade
  • Electrical rewiring works
  • Safeguarding works
  • Toilet refurbishment
  • Extension projects & construction of modular building

Many of these ongoing projects are funded through grants that CCO helped to secure. This includes funding from the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) and the School Condition Allocation (SCA), allocated by the Diocesan Board of Education. This year, CCO also successfully secured School-Based Nursery Capital Grant funding from the Department for Education (DfE) for three schools to undertake internal alterations and extensions to create additional nursery places for two-year-old children.

CCO offers a complete project management service for all our projects, handling every stage—from technical design, procurement, health & safety, statutory compliance, on-site supervision, and successful project delivery.

We also support schools in successfully utilising other funding sources, such as Devolved Formula Capital (DFC) and self-funded projects. In addition, CCO works with multi-academy trusts to plan and allocate their SCA funding across their school estates to make the most effective use of this vital funding.

Now is the ideal time for schools and academies to start planning their next funding applications or future building projects. CCO can work with your school to develop a strategic plan for maintaining and improving your buildings. We help you define short, medium, and long-term goals, forming a strong foundation for future funding bids and construction work.

If you want to discuss the preparation of a funding bid or a building project for your school or academy, then please contact our team on 01772 425360 to discuss how we can help.