Schools and colleges in England will receive £2.5 billion to upgrade their buildings and create extra places, the UK Government will announce today. The announcement comes after unions said action must be taken by the Government to ensure deteriorating school buildings “at risk of collapse” are made safe.
The money consists of a £1.8 billion investment for the 2023-24 financial year to improve the condition of the school estate in England. A further £487 million will be invested to help councils provide additional school places needed for September 2026.
The Government says this will allow thousands of extra primary and secondary school places in good and outstanding schools to be created by then. The money comes on top of the School Rebuilding Programme which the Government says will “transform” buildings at 500 schools across the country over the next decade – with priority given to those in poor condition.
