Pupils played football on the rooftop of their new school on Tuesday as the first stage of a Battersea development was unveiled.

Students and teachers from St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School celebrated the completion of their new school building in the Battersea Exchange project.

Council leader Ravi Govindia and Battersea MP Jane Ellison were also at the launch on Tuesday, July 26.

Cllr Govindia said: "The completion of the first phase of St Mary’s new home is a fantastic sign of the delivery and progress in this fast-changing part of Wandsworth. Taylor Wimpey Central London is well on its way to creating a well-designed and better connected part of Battersea, that benefits local people and future generations."

The new building features an 825sq m rooftop games pitch, as well as a school hall, and new classrooms.

The building will allow the school to increase to two-form entry.

Ingrid Skinner, managing director, Taylor Wimpey Central London, said: "I’m hugely proud of what we have delivered here. The thoughtful and innovative use of space to create these fantastic facilities will serve to give the children more space, indoors and out, providing a fantastic foundation for learning.

"Today marks the very first part of this exciting project to be delivered. As we celebrate this milestone, I also look forward to our next – our first residents moving in later this year, and the second phase of the school in the summer of 2017."

Battersea Exchange will be mixed-use development of 290 homes with offices, retail space and restored railway arches for community use.