Hundreds of headteachers have been left disappointed after the government revealed a list 261 run-down schools which are to receive funding from its Priority Schools Building Programme.
A total of almost 600 had applied to the scheme, which was introduced after the coalition government axed the Building Schools for the Future programme.
In a written ministerial statement, education secretary Michael Gove confirmed the names of the 261 schools and said that 42 of them – those in the most urgent need – would receive immediate support.
However, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that many more run-down schools have been let down. Cllr David Simmonds, chair of the LGA's Children and Young People Board, said: “We are still in a situation where more than 300 run-down schools have been left in limbo after lengthy delays in government decision-making.
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