The £8.5m Kingsland Primary School in Peebles opened its doors to Staff and Pupils on Monday 22 February 2010.
Built by GRAHAM for the Scottish Borders Council, Kingsland Primary accommodates more than 400 staff and pupils and contains 15 classrooms and incorporates a nursery.
The school has a Scandinavian look and the classrooms are light and airy. Despite the fact that the structure is two storeys in places, 11 of its 15 classrooms have doors opening directly to the outside, emphasising the connection of the school to its semi-rural setting.
The frontal elevation of the school, which faces the road, is clad in dry stone walling, while the use of timber and white render lend a tactile, friendly quality to the building.
As the site of the school has a steep north to south fall running across it, the bulk of the school’s two-storey games hall is cut into the hill.