About the school rebuilding programme
Updated 16 December 2022
Applies to England
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About the school rebuilding programme
The school rebuilding programme (SRP) carries out major rebuilding and refurbishment projects at school and sixth-form college buildings across England, with buildings prioritised according to their condition.
Confirmed projects
There are currently 400 projects in the programme, announced in 2021 and 2022, as below:
- the first set of 50 schools, announced in February 2021
- the second set of 50 schools, announced in July 2021
- the third set of 61 schools, announced in July 2022
- the fourth set of 239 schools, announced in December 2022
A list of confirmed projects is available, including information on when each was announced
Schools are provisionally allocated a place on the programme, subject to further due diligence, and projects will enter delivery at a rate of approximately 50 per year.
Prioritisation of schools for SRP
Schools have been prioritised because they met one or more of the following criteria:
- they had buildings of specific construction types that require replacement
- their buildings had the highest condition need, identified in data collected in the Condition Data Collection (CDC) and verified through collecting additional condition information
- their buildings had severe and urgent condition need that meant they were a high priority for replacement
- their buildings had risks that have the potential to cause significant harm to pupils and/or staff that meant they were a high priority for replacement
The 300 schools prioritised in 2022 were identified from 1,105 nominations received in early 2022, from organisations responsible for school estates. Assessment and site visits took place in spring and summer 2022 to identify those schools with the greatest need for a rebuild or significant refurbishment. You can find more information about the nomination process, and how we prioritised schools in the published methodology notes.
Nominating schools for SRP
Nominations for SRP are closed. Details on the nomination criteria for the 2022 nomination process can be found in the published guidance, for reference only.
There are 100 places reserved for later in the programme. Details of any future prioritisation rounds will be confirmed in future years.
Equalities impact assessments
We have published 2 equalities impact assessments relating to SRP, covering the impact of the selection approach on school building users with protected characteristics.
Urgent and severe building condition issues
Responsible bodies have a responsibility for the safety and maintenance of the buildings in their care. If a responsible body has urgent and severe condition need that it is unable to resolve, it should contact the Department for Education (DfE) for advice.