Schools closed today: full list of concrete RAAC closures at start of new term

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Schools closed today: full list of concrete RAAC closures at start of new term
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Schools closed today: full list of concrete RAAC closures at start of new term

104 schools and colleges must close partially or completely
It comes as the children prepare to return to school after summer vacation.
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By Rhiannon James and Mark Duell

Update: 2:09 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2023

As the new term begins, more than 100 schools and colleges in England have been told to partially or fully close their buildings due to fears that concrete could suddenly collapse.

Despite mounting pressure, the The government has refused to publicly reveal the 104 establishments that have been ordered to close their buildings, because thousands of students face a disrupted back to school.

Pupils in Es___ are the worst affected, with at least 18 schools or collages said to be affected.

MailOnline has compiled a list based on reports and contacts received from parents. Those affected were told schools would contact them to alert them to any issues before their children returned to school.

Ministers have been urged to ‘be transparent’ about the scale of the problems with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) and critics have said the problem could be much wider.

RAAC was a lightweight building material used in the 1950s through the mid-1990s, but is now believed to be at risk of collapse.

The Ministry of Education has contacted the 104 schools following the analysis of new cases after 52 out of 156 concrete schools have taken protective measures so far this year.

The government has yet to publish the list of affected schools, although Education Secretary Gillian Keegan told MPs on Monday it would be published “this week”.

Official guidance has been issued to schools, nurseries and colleges – which have now been told the government will fund emergency accommodation.

Number of educational institutions with confirmed RAAC	156
Number of educational institutions with mitigation measures in place	52
Number of countries in which mitigation measures are in place	104

SCHOOLS PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY CLOSED BY CONCRETE FEARS

ES___

Hockley Primary School, Rochford
Honywood School, Colchester
Mistley Norman Church of England Primary School, Manningtree
St Andrews Secondary School, Hatfield Peverel
Kingsdown School, Southend-on-Sea
Stanway Fiveways Primary School, Colchester
Honeywood Community School, Braintree
Baynards Primary School, Tiptree
Thurstable School, Tiptree
Academy of Winter Gardens, Canvey Island
Woodville Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers
The Gilberd School, Colchester
Appleton School, Benfleet
Katherines Primary Academy, Harlow
White Hall Academy, Clacton-on-Sea
Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Ravens Academy, Clacton-On-Sea
St Clere School, Stanford-le-Hope
East Bergholt Secondary School, Colchester
The Billericay School, Billericay
Arthur Bugler Primary School, Stanford le Hope
Sir Frederick Gibberd College, Harlow

Tory MP Sir Bernard Jenkin said eight schools in his constituency of Harwich and North Es___ could be affected by the practical problem, but these were not named.

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