School Estate Statistics 2022

Results of the 2022 School Estates Core Facts Survey.


Chapter 2: Schools built or substantially refurbished

  • 54 schools were built or substantially refurbished in 2021-22.
  • 1,053 schools have been built or substantially refurbished since 2007-08.

The 2022 School Estates Core Facts Survey collected information on all schools that were built or substantially refurbished during the 2021-22 year. Only builds or refurbishments costing at least half a million pounds for primary and at least one million pounds for secondary and special schools are reported here.

Table 2.1 shows that 54 schools were built or refurbished in 2021-22. Of these, 48 were primary schools, 5 were secondary schools and 1 was a special school. Since 2007-08, 1,053 schools have been built or substantially refurbished.

Table 2.1: Schools built or substantially refurbished, 2015-16 to 2021-22 [Note 1]
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 [Note 2] 2021-22
Primary 33 82 71 73 23 32 48
Secondary 9 11 17 7 6 7 5
Special 2 7 8 1 1 2 1
Total number built or refurbished 44 100 96 81 30 41 54

Note 1: Only includes builds or refurbishments costing at least half a million pounds for primary and at least one million pounds for secondary and special schools.

Note 2: Primary and Total figures for 2021 were revised in 2022. One school had been recorded as built/substantially refurbished in 2020-21 when the work was not completed until mid-April 2021 so is included in the 2021-22 figures.

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