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# New Year 6 classroom unveiled at Martlesham Primary Academy
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/new-year-6-classroom-unveiled-at-martlesham-primary-academy/
- Published: 2024-10-07T08:06:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:33:37.000Z
- Description: Primary school pupils got a sneak peek at their new standalone Year 6 classroom during a guided tour. The modern, high-tech building aims to prepare older students for the transition to secondary school.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Primary Education, #article, Seamans Building, Martlesham Primary Academy, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**Why it matters:** The new classroom will help prepare Year 6 students for secondary school while allowing the small primary to expand its facilities.

![Children at Martlesham Primary Academy donned hard hats and hi vis for their tour of the new classroom](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1728247914-seamans-building-martlesham-school-1-1.jpg)

Children at Martlesham Primary Academy donned hard hats and hi-vis for their tour of the new classroom (Seamans Building)

**Key details:**

- Bury St Edmunds-based [Seamans Building](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/seamans-building/) constructed the standalone building.
- It's designed to give older children a separate learning space.
- Seamans also donated and installed a large wooden shed to become the school's new Reading Café and held a careers day to teach pupils about the construction industry.

![Pupils were given a guided tour by Headteacher Emma Churchman and Site Manager Adam Gillibrand](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1728247929-seamans-building-martlesham-school-2.jpg)

Pupils were given a guided tour by Headteacher Emma Churchman and Site Manager Adam Gillibrand (Seamans Building)

**What they're saying:** Headteacher Emma Churchman praised the project: "Working with Seamans to deliver a new classroom and improve facilities around the school has been inspirational and a real positive experience for the staff."

She added: "Learning environments are important to enable children to develop and grow."

**What's next:** Pupils will decorate the new wooden shed to transform it into the Reading Café.

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