Revealed: one in five school buildings in England require urgent repairs
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds almost 4,000 schools in need of immediate restoration work
Nearly one in five school buildings in England require urgent repairs, a Guardian investigation has found, leading to warnings that they are “crumbling around teachers and pupils”.
Almost 4,000 schools across the country have been judged by surveyors to be in need of immediate restoration work, and many more were found not to have the paperwork required by law, including electrical test certificates, fire risk assessments or asbestos management plans.