THE final brick has been laid in the building of Wynyard Church of England Primary School by the Reverend Claire Gibbs.

The school, which formally opened in 2015 and operates from a series of temporary classrooms, will move into its new permanent building in January 2019 with 266 children.

Eventually, the school will have a capacity of nearly 460 children including 39 full-time equivalent nursery places.

Revd Claire, who is the Priest in Charge of Stockton Country Parish, is delighted with the progress.

She said: “It’s very exciting to see the building taking on its final shape and coming to reality. I am really looking forward to working in the school with the children and staff and helping it to become the heart of Wynyard Village – a living community with a church school at its heart."

Headteacher Roger Ward said: “We have watched this new building grow from the design stage to where it is now and to have Revd Claire lay the final brick of the build is really special.

"It’s been three brilliant years since we started out as Wynyard CofE Primary but now we are ready to move and we are really looking forward to occupying this fantastic state of the art building. We look forward to it being a brilliant acquisition and long-term asset for the community.”