School Rebuilding Programme
DFE · DFE_0018_2021-Q3
Department page: Department for Education
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Amber (NISTA's independent assessment) | 31 March 2036 | ARMP adjustments - Project not yet in a position to give cost/schedule |
| March 2025 | Amber (the department's own assessment) | Section 22 - Information intended for future publication | Section 22 - Information intended for future publication |
| March 2026 | Amber (the department's own assessment) | Exempt under Section 22 - Information intended for future publication | Exempt under Section 22 - Information intended for future publication |
Each year’s cost is shown with its price basis. Costs are not compared between years: the March 2024 and March 2025 reports state no price basis, and from March 2026 costs are in 2024/25 prices.
The department’s commentary
This is the department’s own commentary. It may use different prices from the table above, so its figures may not match.
March 2026
Rating: Delivery confidence is Amber and is moving towards Green, reflecting strong performance against the programme’s key delivery metrics in 2025-26, including exceeding targets for both contract awards and project commencements, both by more than 10%. The government is investing almost £20 billion in the School Rebuilding Programme through to 2034-35, rebuilding or refurbishing buildings at over 750 schools and sixth-form colleges across England, with more than 500 projects already in the programme. The nomination round for the next 250 projects has now closed, and we will work closely with local authorities and other key stakeholders to assess applications, prioritising schools and sixth-form colleges in the worst condition and in areas where places are needed. Schools and sixth-form colleges selected for the School Rebuilding Programme will be confirmed by early 2027.
Schedule: Exempt under Section 22 - Information intended for future publication
Cost: Exempt under Section 22 - Information intended for future publication
March 2025
Rating: Compared to financial year 23/24-Q4, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 24/25-Q4 remained at AMBER. This is primarily due to the following factors‚ Section 22 - Information intended for future publication.
Cost: Section 22 - Information intended for future publication
Source: NISTA Annual Report 2024-25 (data)
March 2024
Rating: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 remained at Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors. On 8 February, we announced the funding route for all schools and colleges with RAAC confirmed in their buildings - meaning we currently have 513 schools in the programme. There is a possibility that the number of RAAC cases increases but we expect the number of any further cases to be low. We now have 218 projects in delivery for the programme and at the beginning of April, we have entered into contract on 54 and handed over 10 projects. This means we met our targets for the number of projects to enter into contract award for the financial spend forecasts for the 2023/24 financial year. We are currently reviewing the prioritisation of the remaining 295 projects, including those that joined the programme on the 8 February, these remaining projects being previously selected schools and RAAC schools, as well schools facing serious structural safety issues, entering SRP.
Schedule: The project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 is 2036-03-31. This is primarily due to the following factors. The programme scheduled end date was updated to reflect the programme financial forecasts.
Cost: ARMP adjustments - Project not yet in a position to give cost/schedule
Source: IPA Annual Report 2023-24 (data)
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