Education Update

Department for Education written statement – made at on 1 September 2020.

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Photo of Gavin Williamson Gavin Williamson The Secretary of State for Education

Today, I am confirming £560 million of capital funding to maintain and improve the condition of the school estate.

On 29 June, the Government announced a transformative, ten-year rebuilding programme for schools, supported by over £1 billion for the first 50 projects. This will replace poor condition and ageing school buildings, with modern, energy efficient designs, transforming education for thousands of pupils

The government also announced that £560 million of additional condition funding would be made available this year to maintain and improve the condition of the school estate. This is in addition to the £1.45 billion already provided for school maintenance in financial year 2020-21.

Details of how the additional funding has been allocated were published on 5 August 2020. This included:

  • £182 million to fund a further 580 Condition Improvement Fund projects from the 2020-21 application round, at 548 eligible academies, sixth form colleges and voluntary aided schools. A further £5 million will support the CIF appeals round and urgent projects later in the year.
  • A further £373 million allocated through School Condition Allocations for 2020-21 for local authorities, large multi-academy trusts and academy sponsors, and dioceses, and other large voluntary aided school groups.

Overall, for the Condition Improvement Fund 2020-21 bidding round we have now awarded a total of £616 million for 2,056 projects, benefitting 1652 schools and colleges. We have now also allocated £1,176 million in School Condition Allocations for 2020-21.

Full details have been published on the Department for Education section on the GOV.UK website. Copies will be placed in the House Library.