We are delighted to be able to share the film below, showing construction of Paddock SEND School in Tooting. We captured the build using our time-lapse cameras, and then returned to the school upon completion to record film footage of the new facilities. It’s a really fantastic film showcasing the excellent work of Willmott Dixon and Onwatch (UK) Ltd on the project.
Ben Harvey, from Willmott Dixon, said “These [films] look fantastic! The drone footage is incredible – great work!”
We were contacted by Onwatch (UK) Ltd at the start of the construction, and installed a timelapse camera in March 2024. This took photos of the site every 3 minutes until project completion in June 2025, when we derigged the camera and edited the time-lapse film. We returned to the site in July to capture the drone and film footage of the new facilities, and our editor incorporated this extra detail to create the final film shown below.
The experienced education team at Willmott Dixon worked on the expansion of Paddock SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) School for Wandsworth Borough Council, providing more children with specialised school spaces closer to home. The project was designed with accessibility and learning at its heart and supports Wandsworth Borough Council’s long-term investment in specialist education. Once completed, it saw Paddock’s secondary-aged students move from their old premise in Roehampton- of which they had outgrown, to the new purpose-built, net zero school on Broadwater Road, Tooting.
BREEAM Outstanding accreditation (pending accreditation) was a driving force for both Willmott Dixon and Wandsworth Borough Council during this project, as such the school has been designed to be Net-Zero in Operation, completely relieving its dependence on fossil fuels.
The project was managed by Gardiner & Theobald LLP and designed by architects Arcadis.
We look forward to working with Onwatch and Willmott Dixon again in the future!
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