Free Schools

Department for Education written question – answered at on 12 September 2017.

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Photo of Angela Rayner Angela Rayner Shadow Secretary of State for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on purchasing temporary sites for free schools; and how much has been spent to date on each such site.

Photo of Robert Goodwill Robert Goodwill Minister of State (Education)

The length of time it takes to acquire a site, secure planning permission and then build a school can mean that it is sometimes necessary for a school to open in temporary accommodation. When we do open schools in temporary accommodation, we undertake a value for money assessment and ensure that all temporary accommodation is safe and suitable for educational purposes.

Up until the end of the 2016/17 academic year, the Department had opened 234 free schools in temporary accommodation at a projected cost of £126 million. This figure includes the cost of any temporary sites purchased as well as additional capital costs spent on temporary accommodation.

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