The community campus is the most significant school investment in North Ayrshire’s history. Created from the closure and merger of Ardrossan Academy and Winton Primary School and Early Years Class, the shared community facilities will include:

a library and learning hub
a sports hall, gym, and swimming pools
dance and fitness studios
two full-sized outdoor sport pitches
a multi-use games area

Works will develop the disused former Shell site, approximately 7.5ha in area. Before the first bricks are laid, extensive remediation works will be carried out.

Plans will see the construction of a Community Campus with early years, primary and secondary provision including the Astra base, a specialist unit for learners with autism. There will be an outdoor learning landscape with recreational growing spaces, parking and infrastructure.

Stakeholder meeting March 2024 - transport assessment presentation.

Campus buildings

JM Architects have designed a facility that:

serves learners, staff and the community
fits with the council's drive towards becoming net zero

North Ayrshire Council confirmed it had appointed contractor Morgan Sindall to complete the design of the new campus facility.

Designed to be highly energy-efficient, Ardrossan Community Campus will have an emphasis on user health and wellbeing.

North Ayrshire Council has appointed contractor Morgan Sindall to complete the design. With experience in delivering Learning Education Investment Programme projects, they have recently completed Maybole Campus for South Ayrshire Council.

You can visit Morgan Sindall Construction website, to access our Community campus project progress.

Campus update - 1 October

Construction work at Ardrossan Community Campus continues at pace, to build a modern community facility which the town of Ardrossan and beyond so richly deserves.

Work currently includes deep excavations to create trenches for drainage and utilities and for the six-lane 25 metre swimming pool.

A known risk associated with this work, and one which has previously been reported, was the possibility of discovering more soil contaminants given the depth of excavations.

North Ayrshire Council and contractor Morgan Sindall work to an agreed remediation strategy which follows strict health and safety legislation. This strategy involves rigorous testing of soil as it is excavated. During this deep excavation work, traces of asbestos were identified. Specialist asbestos contractors will be commissioned to remove the contaminated soil in accordance with health and safety protocols. Air tests have been undertaken to provide confidence that there is no risk of airborne exposure.

The Campus Team has robust processes in place to deal with such incidents, which ensures the safety of the construction workforce and the wider public.

Once the deep excavation work is completed the 600mm stone capping layer will be replaced which will cover and seal the soil and further reassurance air tests will be undertaken to ensure the health and safety of all future users of the site.

Community campus newsletters

Construction newsletters will be updated on a monthly basis for the project, to help update the local community.

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