The new extension to Compton Church of England Primary School was completed in September 2011 ready for the pupils to take over the new classrooms. Richard White, of Mitchell Architects, is quoted as saying that the school has been designed to meet the requirements of the expected growth in pupil numbers with the upgrade to a double intake which started in 2010. At first the school needed four classrooms and that two more would be required in the near future which would have meant more disruption to the school from more building. With innovative thinking from the whole design team, an economic solution has been found that provides the school’s long term need of seven classrooms together with an Early Years Centre taking over one of the existing school classrooms; all within a very strict budget. The result is a school that has cost less, by at least twenty percent from the Department of Education’s minimum expectations. It was also completed well within the time frames expected by the government. This has been achieved with no short-cuts on space or materials, with the classrooms meeting all the strict energy and performance ratings standards. Extra playground space was built and the new extension of classrooms was erected in ten months with a design that reduced the noise and general disruption to the school from the building process. The classroom layouts are designed to allow for plenty of fresh-air to circulate through a well naturally-lit room. The positions of the windows allow for lots of natural light in a manner that still lets the children have a view to the outside, but not in a manner that will distract them while being taught. The vibrant colours are those of the schools logo and were chosen by the school to give the building a feel of not being an institution, but a place where learning can be fun, with a commitment to excellence.