Frank Shaw Associates’ latest Primary School project is a contemporary landmark building located within the heart of a distinctive new urban development situated within the Cambridge southern fringe. The new Primary School will provide an inspirational learning environment for 630 pupils, and 52 places in a co-located Nursery. The clustered key stage classrooms are arranged around a central Hall which can be opened onto a galleried double-height ICT and Library resource centre forming the large, flexible heart of the School. The building’s structure is made of Cross Laminated Timber enabling fast track construction, with good thermal properties, low air leakage and a natural aesthetic where it is left exposed in the heart space. The school has been developed in close consultation with the School sponsor, Cambridge Primary Education Trust alongside Cambridgeshire County Council. The design has been tailored to suit the Trust’s educational vision as well as allowing for future flexibility, promoting a sense of inclusion, and positively contributing to the surrounding neighbourhood.