Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of how many temporary classrooms are in use in state-funded schools in each local authority area in England.

The key, high level findings of the CDC programme were published in May 2021. The ‘Condition of School Buildings Survey: Key Findings’ report includes information on buildings used for teaching that were recorded as relocatable mobiles. The report is available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf.

The Department is preparing more detailed CDC data for publication, including the number of relocatable mobiles by Local Authority, and plans to publish it as soon as possible.

It is the responsibility of the academy trusts and Local Authorities that look after school buildings to maintain them and keep them safe. The Department is supporting them to maintain the condition of the school estate and rebuild schools. The Department has allocated over £13 billion to improve the condition of schools since 2015, including £1.8 billion committed this financial year.

The School Rebuilding Programme will transform buildings at 500 schools over the next decade. A total of 400 schools have been confirmed to date, including 239 announced in December 2022, prioritising those in the worst condition and where there is evidence of potential safety issues.