PFI : Walsall Academy

The Walsall Academy is one of a new breed of schools in Britain today for 11-18 year olds. A brand new school building on the site of a former secondary school, it opened its doors for the first time on 1st September last year. Specialising in technology, the school has been built at a cost of �17m under the Government�s Private Finance Initiative. Sponsored by the Thomas Telford School and the Mercers� livery company, the school is both a limited company and a charitable trust. The CCTV needs of the school community were specified into the original design and build of the school.