Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish updated school Condition Data Collection.

The key, high level findings of the Condition Data Collection (CDC) programme were published in May 2021 in the ‘Condition of School Buildings Survey: Key Findings’ report. This 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.

Individual CDC reports are shared with every school and the academy trust, Local Authority or voluntary aided body responsible for those schools, to help inform their investment plans, alongside their own more detailed condition surveys and safety checks. The Department has committed to publishing the school level CDC data before the summer recess.

Well maintained, safe school buildings are a priority for the Department. The Department allocates significant funding to those responsible for the school estate to improve their buildings. This is over £15 billion since 2015, including £1.8 billion committed for the 2023/24 financial year. The School Rebuilding Programme will also transform buildings at 500 schools over the next decade, prioritising schools in poor condition. The Department has announced 400 schools to date, including 239 in December 2022.