Is it a plane?

It was all Ryan Hughes's idea. The six-year-old, right, dreamed up the idea of a plane-turned-classroom in the grounds of Kingsland Primary School in Stoke-on-Trent. Photograph: Lee Sanders/Lee Sanders/newsteam.co.uk

A retired Short 360 plane with a reasonable price tag was found at Retro Aviation in Shropshire. Photograph: Lee Sanders/Lee Sanders/newsteam.co.uk

Designers worked with the children on how to fit furniture into the 22m tube. The children's wish-list included an ice-cream machine and having a giant interactive screen on the floor. Photograph: Lee Sanders/Lee Sanders/newsteam.co.uk

'We are going to have lessons inside,' says Sian Fraser, 11, centre. 'A lot of children here have never been on a plane before.' Photograph: Lee Sanders/Lee Sanders/newsteam.co.uk

Amazingly, says headteacher David Lawrence, 57, transporting and converting the plane will work out cheaper than a portable outdoor classroom. Photograph: Lee Sanders/Lee Sanders/newsteam.co.uk

'We mapped out the plane's full size in our hall,' says Jordan Eardley, 7, 'and worked out where the furniture should go. We used bits of lego.' Photograph: Lee Sanders/Lee Sanders/newsteam.co.uk