The 50 schools that will either be rebuilt or refurbished in the second phase of the government’s 10-year school rebuilding programme have been announced today.
The primary, secondary, special and alternative provision schools named on the list will be revamped into “modern, energy-efficient environments providing new facilities, from classrooms and science labs, to sports halls and dining rooms”, according to the Department for Education (DfE).
They follow the 50 schools named in the first phase of the project, bringing the total number of schools being upgraded so far to 100.
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Education secretary Gavin Williamson said: “The environment children are taught in makes such an enormous difference to their education.
“This programme will give thousands more young people the chance to learn in world-class school facilities, levelling up opportunity and making sure every young person has the chance to succeed, progress and fulfil their potential.
“As we build back better after the pandemic, with buildings that are net-zero in operation, this major 10-year rebuilding programme will help to shape the education of not only children now but for years to come.”
Today, the DfE is also launching a consultation to gather views on how to prioritise schools for the remainder of the programme.
It says funding for individual projects will be determined when the scope and delivery plans at each school are developed. Projects will range from replacing or refurbishing individual buildings through to whole-school rebuilds.
The most advanced projects from the first round of the programme will begin construction in autumn 2021. The programme will help to create jobs, apprenticeships and training opportunities across England, with suppliers offering training and apprenticeships as part of their work on the projects.
The majority of the confirmed projects are expected to complete within three to five years.
The schools in the second phase are:
Birmingham
Hill West Primary School
Bradford
Trinity Academy Bradford
Brent
The Kilburn Park School Foundation
Calderdale
Castle Hill Primary School
County Durham
Sugar Hill Primary School
Woodham Academy
Coventry
Spon Gate Primary School
Croydon
Forest Academy
Cumbria
Appleby Grammar School
East Riding of Yorkshire
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
Essex
Burnt Mill Academy
The Endeavour Co-Operative Academy
Hampshire
Orchard Lea Junior School
Hertfordshire
Little Reddings Primary School
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hillingdon
Rosedale College
Kent
Orchards Academy
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Pilgrims’ Way Primary School
Wrotham School
Kirklees
St Peter’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School
Lambeth
Iqra Primary School
Lancashire
All Saints’ Roman Catholic High School
Seven Stars Primary School
Leeds
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell
Mount St Mary’s Catholic High School
Lincolnshire
The Priory School
Newcastle upon Tyne
Regent Farm First School
Norfolk
Firside Junior School
Smithdon High School
Northumberland
Ringway Primary School
North East Lincolnshire
Beacon Academy
North Yorkshire
Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School
The Woodlands Academy
Nottingham
Southglade Primary and Nursery School
Nottinghamshire
Ashfield Comprehensive School
Kirkby College
Toot Hill School
Redcar and Cleveland
Skelton Primary School
Sandwell
George Betts Primary Academy
Shropshire
St Andrew’s CofE Primary School
South Gloucestershire
Patchway Community School
Stockton-on-Tees
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
St Paul’s Catholic Primary School
Trafford
St Ann’s RC Primary School
Wakefield
Carleton High School
Waltham Forest
Burnside Secondary PRU
Highams Park School
Wolverhampton
Stow Heath Primary School
York
Hempland Primary School
