Stile Common school all set to make a big impact

Jan 28 2009 by Neil Atkinson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Stile Common school all set to make a big impact

THEY are aiming, quite literally, to be the “top” school in Huddersfield.

And judging by the comments they have received so far, those behind the new school for Stile Common are on the right track.

The steel skeleton of the new Hillside Primary School is dominating the skyline from miles around, nestling alongside the famous landmark of Newsome Mills’ clock tower.

And on the site itself, the sheer scale of the new multi-million pound project becomes apparent as the work progresses.

Children and parents from both Stile Common Infant and Nursery School and Stile Common Junior School are regular visitors to the site, taking shape behind the existing junior school off Headfield Road.

Another claim to fame for the new school will be that is one of the most energy-efficient in the whole of the UK. Special green measures including a biomass boiler and a wind turbine are all to be included in the school, which is due to open for pupils in October.

Mrs Dawn Horton, currently head at the Infants School, is to be the new head and is excited as anyone about the project.