Caddick Appointed To Harrogate College Following Completion Of Pudsey Sixth Form

Caddick Construction has been appointed to deliver the £22m re-build of Harrogate College’s main campus and install a new green technology centre, becoming the second project to be delivered on behalf of Luminate Education Group.

The new Harrogate College campus, for which planning approval was granted by North Yorkshire Council in May, will include a 3,997 sq m multi-storey teaching block and a 988 sq m single storey workshop.

Caddick’s appointment to the project follows the contractor’s completion of an £11.4m contract to build Pudsey Sixth Form College in Leeds, where building work commenced in 2024.

Open in time for the 2025/26 academic year, Pudsey Sixth Form College included a new teaching facility to cater for 600 students aged 16 to 18 years, expanding the sixth form provision across Leeds.

Building work in Harrogate will now see Caddick develop the town’s new college building, fulfilling Luminate Education Group’s ambition to better align the curriculum with the region’s green technology skills needs.

Located at Hornbeam Park, the new development has received £20m funding from the Department for Education and will replace the former Harrogate College building, which is set for demolition. Caddick is expected to reach completion of the project in time for the 2026/27 academic year.

Both Pudsey Sixth Form College and Harrogate College have been procured through the NEPO Construction Works solution, to which Caddick was appointed in 2023.

Steve Ford, Regional Managing Director, Caddick Construction North East & Yorkshire commented:

“Our appointment to Harrogate College is a mark of our experience in delivering high quality education projects and our presence on the region’s leading procurement frameworks, both of which will result in an efficient and exceptional delivery. We’re very pleased to be building on our relationship with Luminate Education Group following our completion of the new Pudsey Sixth Form College in time for the new academic year.” Steve Ford, Regional Managing Director, Caddick Construction North East & Yorkshire

Colin Booth, Chief Executive of Luminate Education Group, said:

“I’m delighted that Luminate Education Group will be working closely with Caddick again on a £22 million rebuild of Harrogate College. The Harrogate College campus is long overdue an upgrade, and this rebuild will provide purpose built facilities that can improve the vocational education the college is able to offer to young people across the area.” Colin Booth, Chief Executive of Luminate Education Group