--- 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. image: https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/hubfs/Website%20Imagery/Spaceshade/Image%201-1.jpg --- [![Share on facebook](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Kensington%20Systems%20Theme/images/icons/facebook-share.svg) ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/case-studies/great-wyrley-academy&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) [![Share on twitter](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Kensington%20Systems%20Theme/images/icons/twitter-share.svg) ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/case-studies/great-wyrley-academy&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/case-studies/great-wyrley-academy&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=School%20Dining%20Canopies:%20Great%20Wyrley%20Academy%20Case%20Study) [![Share on linkedin](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Kensington%20Systems%20Theme/images/icons/linkedin-share.svg) ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/case-studies/great-wyrley-academy&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [![Share on email](https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Kensington%20Systems%20Theme/images/icons/email-share.svg) ](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/case-studies/great-wyrley-academy&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://kensingtonsystems.co.uk/case-studies/great-wyrley-academy&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) 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. ![Image 4-1](https://26880358.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/26880358/hubfs/Website%20Imagery/Spaceshade/Image%204-1.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Image%204-1.jpg) ![Image 6-1](https://26880358.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/26880358/hubfs/Website%20Imagery/Spaceshade/Image%206-1.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Image%206-1.jpg) ![Image 1-1](https://26880358.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/26880358/hubfs/Website%20Imagery/Spaceshade/Image%201-1.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Image%201-1.jpg) ![Image 2-1](https://26880358.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/26880358/hubfs/Website%20Imagery/Spaceshade/Image%202-1.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Image%202-1.jpg) ![Image 7-1](https://26880358.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/26880358/hubfs/Website%20Imagery/Spaceshade/Image%207-1.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Image%207-1.jpg) ![Image 1-1](https://26880358.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/26880358/hubfs/Website%20Imagery/Spaceshade/Image%201-1.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Image%201-1.jpg) 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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