The Leigh Academy

The Leigh Academy is one of the highest achieving state comprehensive schools in England, specialising in business and enterprise subjects by using cutting edge technology and approaches to teaching and learning. With almost 1,500 students passing through their state of the art buildings each day, The Leigh prides itself on being an exciting place to learn and work, providing exceptional facilities to do that in.

The academy expressed a desire to remove doors upon entry to all toilet facilities around the school, to act as a deterrent against anti-social behaviour. This was possible with the employment of our Titan full height toilet cubicle range, providing maximum privacy whilst maintaining the integrity of student safety with emergency access features.

Titan has a minimal floor clearance of just 10mm, meaning no one can peep under or over the cubicle doors, further reducing opportunities for bullying. In the event of an emergency, staff can release the cubicle door with our rapid release indicator bolts, which are grooved and can slide across to free the lock from the door without any breakage.

The use of the Solid Grade Laminate cubicle material, specified in a light grey colour, has also helped to keep maintenance efforts low. The smooth surface of Solid Grade Laminate is really easy to clean and totally waterproof so it can endure heavy-duty cleaning; with the help of robust fittings it is also impact, heat and scratch-resistant.

Our pre-plumbed Vepps panelling was selected as a solution to conceal exposed basin and WC pipework, so that it cannot be tampered with and can only be accessed with the use of a glazier lift. Not only will this extend the longevity of these heavily used school washrooms, but speed up plumbing maintenance in the future, with the use of linear bearing hinges rather than removing panels, which is ideal where there are many to maintain.