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Schools: Buildings

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method rating is of each school that has opened so far under the (a) Academies Programme and (b) Building Schools for the Future programme. [159889]

Jim Knight: The information required to provide a full response to this question is not held centrally. However, our records show that the numbers of schools that have registered for BREEAM Schools certification in the United Kingdom as at 1 October 2007 is 601 schools. 20 schools have now completed the assessment process: six schools were rated as very good, 11 were rated good and three rated at pass level.

Schools: Construction

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which schools (a) have closed and (b) are planned to close to be replaced with new schools under the (i) Building Schools for the Future programme and (ii) Academies programme. [159912]

Jim Knight: The following schools have closed and become academies:

The closure of maintained schools is the responsibility of local authorities. However, we understand that local authorities plan to close the following schools, to be replaced by academies:

In addition, the following independent schools and City Technology Colleges plan to close and become academies:

As part of the BSF programme, we understand that the following schools in Waves 1-4 of the programme (mainstream, special and pupil referral units) are being considered for closure by local authorities, or have formally been proposed for closure. This includes schools which are amalgamating to form a new school or which are closing and being rebuilt on a new site. Final decisions on many of these schools have yet to be made, and closure proposals may still be subject to local consultation.

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2007, Official Report, column 1704W, on the Building Schools for the Future programme: private finance initiative (PFI), if he will list the 30 new build schools under construction; what the capacity is of each new school in pupil numbers; and what the total cost is of the construction of each school, in capital funding allocated or total cost over the lifetime of the PFI contract for the construction element. [160002]

Jim Knight: Since the answer of 3 September 2007, Official Report, column 1704W, the number of new build schools under construction or undergoing site preparation works has increased to 36. These are listed in the following table.


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Local authority School Procurement route Number of pupils Capital expenditure (£ million)

Bradford

Salt

PFI

1,500

20.4

Bradford

Tong

PFI

1,600

20.9

Bradford

Buttershaw

PFI

1,600

22.9

Bristol

Whitefield

PFI

1,100

16.7

Bristol

Brislington

PFI

1,750

27.1

Bristol

Hartcliffe

PFI

1,200

23.4

Knowsley

North Huyton Joint Faith

PFI

900

14.2

Knowsley

Prescott and Whiston

PFI

1,200

18.1

Knowsley

Halewood

PFI

1,400

23

Lambeth

Michael Tippett Special

Conv

80

11.8

Lancashire

Burnley Sixth form

PFI

600

14.2

Lancashire

Pendle Vale

PFI

1,050

16.8

Lancashire

Pendle Vale Special

PFI

100

5.9

Lancashire

Shuttleworth

PFI

1,050

18.6

Leeds

Allerton High

PFI

1,150

16.3

Leeds

Pudsey Grangefield

PFI

1,150

17.2

Leeds

Rodillian

PFI

1,250

18.3

Leeds

Allerton Grange

PFI

1,500

22.6

Leicester

Judgemeadow

PFI

1,200

15.9

Leicester

Soar Valley

PFI

1,300

20.2

Lewisham

Sedgehill

PFI

1,750

36.2

Manchester

Cedar Mount

Conv

900

14.1

Manchester

Melland Special

Conv

100

9.8

Manchester

Piper Hill Special

Conv

100

9.7

Manchester

Our Lady’s RC

Conv

750

11.4

Manchester

Meade Hill Special

Conv

50

5.3

Manchester

New Special School

Conv

100

9.7

Newcastle

Walbottle

PFI

2,150

27.6

Newcastle

Sir Charles Parsons Special

PFI

150

8.2

Sheffield

Newfield

PFI

1,150

18.3

Sheffield

Silverdale

PFI

1,200

20.7

Sheffield

Talbot Special

PFI

100

9.9

Solihull

Park Hall

PFI

1,400

22.2

Solihull

Smith’s Wood

PFI

1,400

23.6

Solihull

Lanchester

PFI

100

5.4

Waltham Forest

Bremer

PFI

900

20.1


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