Overview
- Grant-funded removals must be completed by the end of this Parliament in 2029, while School Rebuilding Programme projects with RAAC are required to enter delivery within the same timeframe.
- The Department for Education confirms 237 affected sites in England, including 123 in the rebuilding programme, 108 receiving removal grants and six with alternative arrangements.
- Progress to date includes RAAC permanently removed from 62 schools and colleges and 41 schools rebuilt, with more than 42,000 pupils now learning in RAAC‑free classrooms.
- All affected schools and colleges are delivering full-time face-to-face education as works proceed, with projects typically managed by local authorities or academy trusts.
- Ministers have not set penalties if deadlines are missed, and parliamentary scrutiny continues, with the children and families minister due to give evidence to the Education Select Committee.