Building work has commenced on a new Paisley Grammar School Community Campus.

The new Paisley Grammar School Community Campus will be a state-of-the-art facility which will replace the existing school, due to open by August 2026, on vacant land near the town's Renfrew Road.

The £85.5million project is being delivered by Renfrewshire Council, supported by funding from the Scottish Government's Learning Estate Improvement Programme.

The new campus is being built within the site of a wider development which will transform transport links in the north of Paisley and help create safer access to the school.

Main contractors Morrison Construction have been on site since March delivering groundworks to prepare the land for the main building work, which starts this week and will last for two years.

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A ground-breaking ceremony was conducted by some of the current S1 to S3 pupils, who will be among the first young people to move into the school when it opens.

Four S3 pupils from Paisley Grammar School breaking ground on the site of where their new school will be.S3 pupils Grace Christie and Niamh O'Toole said: "It was exciting to see what we're moving into. We liked how clean it looked and are looking forward to having sports pitches right there."

Once complete the new school will:

• Offer outdoor facilities not possible on the current Paisley Grammar site, including two full-size sports pitches (one 3G and one grass), plus outdoor learning and social spaces

• Modern facilities for practical subjects including a 300-seat theatre, fitness suite, dance studio, makers space, teaching kitchens, drama studio and music suites

• Support a range of ways to learn and teach, with open spaces for group work as well as traditional classrooms

• Facilities for the wider community, such as meeting rooms and flexible learning spaces

meet high standards for energy-efficiency and building performance.