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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Michael Goodier and Kiran Stacey

Revealed: 1.5m children in England studying in unfit school buildings

Composite image featuring a building split in two
From schools to hospitals to courts: a sector-by-sector breakdown of the state of Britain’s public buildings. Illustration: Alex Mellon for the Guardian

More than 1.5 million children are studying in dilapidated school buildings, a Guardian investigation has found, with years of underinvestment leaving England’s public infrastructure in a crumbling state.

A study of public sector building conditions, including hospitals, schools and courts, has found thousands are in need of urgent repair, with conditions so bad in many that they are endangering the lives of those who visit and work in them.

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