Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

The condition of school buildings

Status: Closed Opened: 24 May 2023 Closed: 8 Mar 2024 2 recommendations 40 conclusions 1 report

In March 2022 the Public Accounts Committee reported on the risks to schools’ financial sustainability , including wide variations in the condition of individual schools and their funding. The school estate in England comprises some 22,000 schools, with the majority overseen by the responsible body in control of the school, usually the relevant local authority …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - The condition of school buildings HC 78 19 Nov 2023 42 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
36 Conclusion Second Report - The condition of school… Deferred

Significant geographical disparities persist in school building conditions across England, impacting deprived areas.

We asked DfE about the geographical divide in the condition of schools which manifests itself in two main ways: schools in the north of England appear to generally be in worse condition than those in the south; and schools in rural and coastal areas face more significant challenges than those …

Government response. The government acknowledges the committee's observation and explains that its capital funding programs are already targeted on need; it states that data from CDC2, available in 2024, will inform capital funding policy and potential changes to the allocation methodology for …
HM Treasury

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
13 Jul 2023 Jane Balderstone · Department for Education, Jane Cunliffe · Department for Education, Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education View ↗

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
26 Feb 2024 Correspondence from Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent Secretary, Department for Educ…
19 Sep 2023 Correspondence from Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent Secretary, Department for Educ…