From the school logo and class names, to the spaces used by children and staff alike, Borras Park Primary School feels cohesive, inclusive and welcoming.

Headteacher Rob Nicholson puts it perfectly when he says: "It's a happy, happy place, and easy to be happy in."

Each classroom at Borras Park Primary School is named after a flower (rhosyn/rose).

After several years of strategic discussion with Wrexham Council, school governors, staff and Read Construction, the newly extended and enhanced Borras Park finally opened its doors to pupils for the new academic year.

Originally split across two locations, the new school site consists of a modern, two-story extension and a full refurbishment of the old junior site. The two phases are seamlessly joined together so all pupils and staff from nursery to Year 6 are under one roof.

There have also been some huge enhancements to the full day care provision, as this has also been extended and modified within the same building. The full day care provision works hand in hand with the school and offers high quality childcare for pre-school children, nursery plus, Early Entitlement, after-school club and a very popular holiday club.

In their classroom 'Hive' at Borras Park Primary School, are Erin Jones, Ethan Kopczyk and Lottie Richardson.

“Although Borras Park Infants and Junior schools amalgamated in 2016, the staff and pupils remained split between two different sites,” explains Mr Nicholson. “It makes such a difference to the children and staff being together as one.

"This is such a fantastic opportunity for the whole school community and we are very fortunate to have been given the funding from the Local Authority and Welsh Government.”

In addition to the site enhancements, the school has redesigned their logo, and renewed their vision and values.

Borras Park Primary School pupils in one of the classrooms.

Previously, the Borras Park logo displayed a link to the old airfield located nearby and used in the World Wars. However, the design process concluded with a modern bumblebee brand and the values, ‘Be kind - Be respectful - Be your best' at the heart of its ethos.

Mr Nicholson adds: “The bee logo was chosen for a number of important reasons. Bees live and work as a community, they are essential to the planet, peaceful and productive.

"Interestingly, bees are also deaf; as are a number of children in our school, therefore have to sense sound differently.

“One of our aspirations is to be recognised as a ‘tri-lingual’ school, where all children and staff communicate confidently in English, Welsh and British Sign Language.”

A seaside theme for one of the Early Years areas in Borras Park Primary School.

As a community school, the project has certainly been turning heads, as the transformation unfolded over the last two years, with Read Construction managing the project.

The school had to carry on as normal as the project progressed, with staff and pupils on site.

Mr Nicholson said: “It was extremely challenging for everyone to ensure we continued to provide quality education for our children whilst the building work was under way.

"The staff were amazing as they had to manage many daily adjustments such as room locations, building noise, vibrations and a loss of space.

"Read Construction were excellent and worked with us to ensure the building progressed safely.”

Proud Eymen Acun shows off his work on owls.

The Key Stage 2 department even had to carry on without their school hall, staffroom and main entrance for almost eight months. Instead, they temporarily used the new classrooms made for Year 1 and 2, as the builders transformed the old junior building.

Now the school is completed, Mr Nicholson is keen to show it off to the Borras community.

He said: “We are opening the doors to the public between 10am and 1pm on Saturday, October 15. We are inviting all of our current parents and carers, as well as ex-pupils with an accompanying parent.

"It is nice to extend a welcome to the neighbours of the school too so they can see what goes on behind the doors of our amazing new building. Members of staff have volunteered their time to take groups of visitors on guided tours of the site.”

Maths at Borras Park Primary School.

The new building is only the start of Borras Park’s new journey, as there many ambitious plans under way with the pupils, staff and governors embracing the new National Curriculum for Wales, increasing their profile for deaf awareness and training in British Sign Language.

• Borras Park Primary School will be welcoming visitors to take a look around on Saturday, October 15, from 10am and 1pm.