RAAC school closures: Updated list of schools with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
The Department for education has confirmed the list of schools in England with confirmed Raac (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) as of September 14.
In recent weeks, the Raac issue has disrupted the education of thousands of pupils, with many being forced to learn from home or move.
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) is a lightweight building material used from the 1950s up to the mid-1990s, but is now assessed to be at risk of collapse.
You can also see the full list of education settings with confirmed RAAC on the government website.
Earlier this month, the Department for Education said it had contacted 104 more schools after 52 of the 156 educational settings containing the concrete have taken protective steps so far this year. At the time, Gillian Keegan, the Secretary of State for Education, also revealed around 1,500 schools are yet to return building surveys.
According to PA, here is the latest list of the schools affected.
The list covers state-funded schools, maintained nursery schools and further education colleges.
It is divided into four sections, according to the action currently being taken to deal with the concrete.
Each section is arranged alphabetically and reads, from left to right: name of school; whether the school has been newly identified with Raac or previously identified with Raac; primary or secondary school.
1) Schools where remote learning is taking place while arrangements are finalised:
– Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School; Newly identified; Secondary
2) Schools where some remote learning is being offered on some days as not all students can currently receive face-to-face education:
Secondary– Aston Manor Academy; Previously identified
Not applicable– Baskerville School; Newly identified
Secondary– Clacton County High School; Previously identified
Secondary– Claydon High School; Previously identified
Secondary– East Bergholt High School; Previously identified
Secondary– Ferryhill School; Previously identified
Secondary– Hadleigh High School; Previously identified
Secondary– Myton School; Newly identified
Secondary– Roding Valley High School; Previously identified
Secondary– St Bede’s Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College; Previously identified
Primary– St Benet’s Catholic Primary School, Ouston; Previously identified
Secondary– St Clere’s School; Previously identified
Secondary– St Leonard’s Catholic School, Durham; Previously identified
Secondary– The Appleton School; Previously identified
Secondary– The Billericay School; Previously identified
Secondary– The Bromfords School; Previously identified
Secondary– The Coopers’ Company and Coborn School; Previously identified
Secondary– The Gilberd School; Previously identified
Secondary– The Honywood Community Science School; Previously identified
Secondary– The London Oratory School; Previously identified
Secondary– The Thomas Lord Audley School; Previously identified
Secondary– Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre; Previously identified
Primary– Wyburns Primary School; Previously identified
3) Schools where Raac was confirmed very recently and action is still under discussion:
The Macclesfield Academy; Newly identified; Secondary
4) Schools where all pupils are receiving face-to-face learning, either on site or nearby:
Abbey Lane Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– All Saints C of E Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Altrincham College; Previously identified
Secondary– Anglo European School; Previously identified
Primary– All Saints C of E Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Altrincham College; Previously identified
Secondary– Anglo European School; Previously identified
Primary– Batley Girls High School; Previously identified
Secondary– Baynards Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Beehive Lane Community Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Bentfield Primary School and Nursery; Previously identified
Primary– Birchington Church of England Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Bishop Douglass School Finchley; Previously identified
Secondary– Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Broomfield Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Buttsbury Junior School; Newly identified
Primary– Canon Slade School; Previously identified
Secondary– Carmel College; Previously identified
Secondary– Cherry Tree Academy; Previously identified
Primary– Chipping Ongar Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Cleeve Park School; Previously identified
Secondary– Cockermouth School; Previously identified
Secondary– Colyton Grammar School; Newly identified
Secondary– Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Cranbourne; Previously identified
Secondary– Danetree Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Denbigh School; Previously identified
Secondary– Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre; Previously identified
Primary– East Tilbury Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Eldwick Primary School; Newly identified
Primary– Elmstead Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Eversley Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Farlingaye High School; Newly identified
Secondary– Farnborough College of Technology; Newly identified
16 plus– Godinton Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Grantham College; Newly identified
16 plus– Great Leighs Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Harlowbury Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Harwich and Dovercourt High School; Previously identified
Secondary– Hatfield Heath Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Hatfield Peverel St Andrew’s Junior School; Previously identified
Primary– Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School; Previously identified
Primary– Hillhouse CofE Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Hockley Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Holcombe Grammar School; Previously identified
Secondary– Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy; Previously identified
Primary– Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham; Previously identified
Primary– Hornsey School for Girls; Previously identified
Secondary– Hounsdown School; Previously identified
Secondary– Jerounds Primary Academy; Previously identified
Primary– Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport; Previously identified
Secondary– Katherine Semar Infant School; Previously identified
Primary– Katherine Semar Junior School; Previously identified
Primary– Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery; Previously identified
Primary– King Ethelbert School; Previously identified
Secondary– Kingsbury High School; Newly identified
Secondary– Kingsdown School; Previously identified
Not applicable– Lambourne Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Langney Primary Academy; Previously identified
Primary– Lubbins Park Primary Academy; Previously identified
Primary– Markyate Village School and Nursery; Previously identified
Primary– Marling School; Newly identified
Secondary– Maryvale Catholic Primary School; Newly identified
Primary– Mayflower Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Merrylands Primary School; Newly identified
Primary– Mersea Island School; Previously identified
Primary– Mistley Norman Church of England Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College; Newly identified
Secondary– Myatt Garden Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Northampton International Academy; Previously identified
All-through– Ortu Corringham Primary School and Nursery; Newly identified
Primary– Our Lady’s Catholic High School; Previously identified
Secondary– Outwoods Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Palmarsh Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Park View School; Previously identified
Secondary– Parks Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Petroc; Previously identified
16 plus– Pippins School; Previously identified
Primary– Prince Albert Junior and Infant School; Previously identified
Primary– Ravens Academy; Newly identified
Primary– Redhill School; Previously identified
Secondary– Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust); Previously identified
Not applicable– Sale Grammar School; Previously identified
Secondary– Sandbach School; Previously identified
Secondary– Scalby School; Previously identified
Secondary– Selworthy Special School; Newly identified
Not applicable– Seven Mills Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Shawfield Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Sir Thomas Boughey Academy; Previously identified
Secondary– Springfield Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– St Andrew’s CofE Primary School, Over Hulton; Previously identified
Primary– St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green; Previously identified
Primary– St Bartholomew’s Catholic Primary School, Swanley; Previously identified
Primary– St Columba’s Catholic Primary School, Wallsend; Previously identified
Primary– St Elizabeth’s Catholic Voluntary Academy; Previously identified
Primary– St Francis’ Catholic Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot; Previously identified
Primary– St Gregory’s Catholic Science College; Previously identified
Secondary– St Helena School; Previously identified
Secondary– St Ignatius College; Previously identified
Secondary– St James’ Catholic Primary School, Hebburn; Previously identified
Primary– St James’ Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland; Previously identified
Primary– St John Catholic Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton; Previously identified
Primary– St John Vianney RC Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy; Newly identified
Primary– St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge; Previously identified
Primary– St Mary and St John Junior and Infant School; Previously identified
Primary– St Michael’s Catholic School; Previously identified
All-through– St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton; Previously identified
Primary– St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School; Previously identified
Secondary– St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon; Previously identified
Secondary– St William of York Catholic Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Stanway Fiveways Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Steeple Bumpstead Primary School; Newly identified
Primary– Sunny Bank Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Surrey Street Primary School; Newly identified
Primary– Tendring Technology College; Previously identified
Secondary– The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls; Previously identified
Secondary– The FitzWimarc School; Previously identified
Secondary– The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy; Previously identified
Secondary– The Link School; Newly identified
Not applicable– The Palmer Catholic Academy; Previously identified
Secondary– The Ramsey Academy, Halstead; Previously identified
Secondary– Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy; Previously identified
Primary– Thurston Community College; Previously identified
Secondary– Marple Sixth Form College (part of Trafford College Group); Newly identified
16 plus– Waddesdon Church of England School; Previously identified
Secondary– Wallingford School; Previously identified
Secondary– Water Lane Primary Academy; Previously identified
Primary– Welbourne Primary School; Previously identified
Primary– Wells Park School; Previously identified
Not applicable– Westlands School; Newly identified
Secondary– White Court School; Previously identified
Primary– White Hall Academy and Nursery; Previously identified
Primary– Widford School; Previously identified; Primary– Winter Gardens Academy Previously identified;
Primary– Wood Green Academ Previously identified
Secondary– Woodkirk Academ Previously identified
Secondary– Woodville Primary School; Previously identified
One further school, Brandhall Primary School, was initially said to have Raac present but, following initial tests, has now been classed as not having Raac.
How many schools are being closed?
There are over 150 schools which have been confirmed as containing the RAAC type of concrete, according to The Department for Education’s most recent list (learn more about the concrete here). The department previously confirmed that 52 buildings were at risk of a sudden collapse, thus steps were taken to keep them safe, like bolstering the concrete.
The DfE previously said: “In most cases, children will be able to continue attending school as normal.”
How do I know if my child’s school is affected?
Our list has mentioned all the schools impacted but schools and other education settings will let parents know directly if there is any change to the start of term.
Not all schools that employ RAAC in their structures must shut down.
Some buildings might only have concrete in one, for instance, forcing the closure of a few classes.
If the concrete is in a limited enough area, other people might be able to continue their schooling with little interruption.
Why are schools closing?
The Government has decided to close more than 100 education buildings that have been built using concrete prone to collapse — the material is known as reinforced with autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
Schools with this material have been told they have to introduce new safety measures to make sure students are safe.
The Government hasn’t outlined a timeline for replacing the RAAC.
The decision was made after a National Audit Office study in June revealed that the risk of injury or death from a school building collapse was “very likely and critical” in buildings that contained RAAC.
How will closures affect students?
Talking about the closures’ impact on students, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan explained: “We must take a cautious approach because that is the right thing to do for both pupils and staff.
“The plan we have set out will minimise the impact on pupil learning and provide schools with the right funding and support they need to put mitigations in place to deal with RAAC.”
Many children who study in schools that have RAAC buildings are now learning remotely, while others have been moved into temporary classrooms and learning spaces.
What is RAAC and when was it used?
The material, known as reinforced with autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), is a lightweight material. The Standing Committee on Structural Safety (SCOSS) has noted that: “Although called ’concrete’, (RAAC) is very different from traditional concrete and, because of the way in which it was made, much weaker.
“RAAC was used in schools, colleges, and other building construction from the 1950s until the mid-1990s. It may therefore be found in any school and college building (educational and ancillary) that was either built or modified in this time period.”
Visit the Government site to find out further information.