As half term is over and children head back to the classroom, the government has finally published a full list of schools across the country affected by unsafe concrete after days of pressure.
The Department of Education have faced public pressure to release the list of schools after it announced 104 schools in England could close or partially close due to concerns about reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), last week.
Ministers contacted the schools after 52 of the 156 educational settings containing the concrete have had to take protective steps so far this year.
Is it back to school as normal this week?
The vast majority of schools will start the new school year as planned.
Your child should attend school as normal at the start of term, unless your school has contacted you and advised otherwise. 1/6 pic.twitter.com/TaWYgYaZea
Just days before the start of the new term, headteachers have been left scrambling to arrange for temporary accommodation, resulting in some pupils returning to remote learning.
A number of Greater Manchester schools (seven so far) are included in the list and have been highlighted below:
Sale Grammar School, Trafford
Altrincham College, Trafford
All Saints CofE Primary School, Manchester
Canon Slade School, Bolton
St William of York Catholic Primary School, Bolton
St Andrew’s CofE Primary School, Bolton
Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust)
Roger May / Geograph
The list of schools published on the Government website is:
Myatt Garden Primary School Seven Mills Primary School The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls St Ignatius College Welbourne Primary School St John Vianney RC Primary School Hornsey School for Girls Brandhall Primary School St William of York Catholic Primary School St Andrew’s CofE Primary School, Over Hulton All Saints C of E Primary School Abbey Lane Primary School Pippins School Stanway Fiveways Primary School Baynards Primary School Great Leighs Primary School Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School Bentfield Primary School and Nursery White Court School Beehive Lane Community Primary School Eversley Primary School Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Hatfield Peverel St Andrew’s Junior School Broomfield Primary School Mersea Island School Cranbourne Markyate Village School and Nursery Widford School Palmarsh Primary School Birchington Church of England Primary School St James’ Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School St Bartholomew’s Catholic Primary School, Swanley Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Our Lady’s Catholic High School Mayflower Primary School Parks Primary School Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre Thurston Community College Shawfield Primary School St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton Petroc Park View School Springfield Primary School Outwoods Primary School Denbigh School Sale Grammar School The Appleton School King Ethelbert School Holcombe Grammar School The Coopers’ Company and Coborn School Wood Green Academy The Honywood Community Science School The Billericay School Aston Manor Academy Hadleigh High School The Palmer Catholic Academy The London Oratory School Tendring Technology College East Bergholt High School Hounsdown School Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Waddesdon Church of England School Wallingford School Woodkirk Academy Batley Girls High School St Clere’s School Sandbach School Carmel College Anglo European School St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon The Gilberd School The Thomas Lord Audley School St Helena School East Tilbury Primary School Clacton County High School White Hall Academy and Nursery Altrincham College Cleeve Park School Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport Danetree Primary School The Bromfords School Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust) The Ramsey Academy, Halstead Redhill School Ark Boulton Academy Woodville Primary School Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Water Lane Primary Academy Katherine Semar Junior School Katherine Semar Infant School Mistley Norman Church of England Primary School Hatfield Heath Primary School St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School Godinton Primary School St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot The FitzWimarc School Winter Gardens Academy Cherry Tree Academy Prince Albert Junior and Infant School Cockermouth School Northampton International Academy St Gregory’s Catholic Science College Bishop Douglass School Finchley Lubbins Park Primary Academy Scalby School Arthur Bugler Primary School St Leonard’s Catholic School, Durham Canon Slade School Claydon High School Harlowbury Primary School Kingsdown School Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery Sir Thomas Boughey Academy Harwich and Dovercourt High School Ferryhill School Wyburns Primary School Jerounds Primary Academy Roding Valley High School Lambourne Primary School Hillhouse CofE Primary School Barnes Farm Junior School St Elizabeth’s Catholic Voluntary Academy Hockley Primary School Chipping Ongar Primary School Langney Primary Academy St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School St Mary and St John Junior and Infant School St John Catholic Primary School St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green St Francis’ Catholic Primary School Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School Sunny Bank Primary School St Benet’s Catholic Primary School, Ouston St Bede’s Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Wells Park School St James’ Catholic Primary School, Hebburn St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland St Columba’s Catholic Primary School, Wallsend St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy St Michael’s Catholic School Elmstead Primary School
The government expects hundreds more schools could also be affected as they await building survey results.