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title: "School Dining Canopies: Great Wyrley Academy Case Study"
description: Discover how Great Wyrley Academy solved dining space challenges with a Spaceshade canopy, providing a year-round sheltered area for students to eat and socialize.
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# [School Dining Canopies: Great Wyrley Academy Case Study](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/case-studies/great-wyrley-academy)

 Written by [Admin](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/case-studies/author/admin) | 09 August 2024

Great Wyrley Academy is an Ofsted-rated 'Good' secondary school located in the village of Great Wyrley in rural Staffordshire. Part of [Windsor Academy Trust](https://www.windsoracademytrust.org.uk/), the school aims to [unlock the personal and academic potential of every child.](https://www.greatwyrleyacademy.org.uk/our-school/ethos-and-values/)

While there has been significant investment in school facilities in recent years, the school still needed additional dining space for students to eat and socialise at break times. However, building a new dining hall wasn't an option due to timescales and budgets.

This led Windsor Academy Trust to get in touch with Kensington Systems, who were able to provide a solution with a [Spaceshade dining canopy](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/spaceshade/outdoor-dining-canopies). A grassy courtyard provided the perfect location for a large double roof canopy, as well as a smaller canopy linking between the main canopy and the entrance into the courtyard to keep students dry.

Artificial turf was also installed alongside the canopy, creating an ideal year-round dining and socialising space which is also sheltered from wind and weather thanks to its courtyard location.

Thanks to Spaceshade range's solar-ready design, the new dining canopy can also have solar panels installed in the future, helping the school reduce its energy bills and carbon footprint further.

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