The £32.5m development is the first new secondary school to be built in Scotland in more than 25 years.

The school has capacity for up to 1,100 pupils to accommodate an expanding local population and was built as part of the Scottish Government’s Schools for the Future programme.

Deanestor supplied and fitted more than 8,000 items of equipment for the project, including teaching aids, sports equipment, raised bleacher seating and lockers as well as soft furnishings.

It manufactured around 1,200 items of bespoke fixed and loose furniture across the school, which included 1,200m of shelving, 300m of worktops, 350 cabinets and over 150 purpose-designed seating booths for the learning plazas and other areas. Sensory equipment and furniture were also supplied by Deanestor for up to 35 children with special educational needs.

Deanestor’s team fitted out the entire school in a 22-week programme in areas such as science laboratories, food technology, café and social dining, ICT suite, art rooms, sports changing, design technology, break-out spaces, learning plaza, offices, reception and general classrooms.

Bertha Park was designed to encourage collaborative learning and a high level of social integration for all age groups. It is also the only school in the UK to be selected as part of the Microsoft Flagship Schools programme, using advanced technology to improve the children’s learning experience.

Commenting on the project, Andy Cook, project manager at Perth & Kinross Council, said: “We are more than happy with Deanestor’s performance on this project, from design and installation to the robust quality of the furniture. By moving away from traditional styles of teaching and adopting an environment that is similar to higher education, we will be preparing young people for working in the real world.”

Robbie Kerr, operations manager at Robertson Construction, said: “Deanestor’s involvement at the pre-construction stage was invaluable. This gave us the benefit of more accurate cost planning, fewer design changes and most importantly, we were able to deliver exactly what the client wanted.

“The quality of the furniture is superb and everyone who has visited Bertha Park is very impressed with the internal environment. The whole team worked exceptionally well together on this project – the client, contractor, architects and Deanestor – to deliver an outstanding school.”

Brian O’Donnell, associate at Norr, added: “This is a terrific project, providing a range of different spaces to reflect collaborative learning and a more fluid approach to teaching. The furniture is very much part of the building and some items such as the angled seating booths even reflect the shape of the school.

“Deanestor was an integral part of the project team and worked in partnership with us from the earliest design stages. Our relationship with Deanestor was very successful and the end result has definitely exceeded our expectations.”