Plymouth City Council is investing more than £140,000 to support vital building work and repairs on four city schools.
The Council is responsible for major maintenance works to local-authority-maintained schools and receives a limited capital grant from the Government to carry out major works. Academies are responsible for their own building maintenance and can apply directly for funding from the Department of Education.
The following schools will undergo repair work, following a Council decision signed today:
- Cann Bridge School: New safety fencing and landscaping to ensure a safe and secure outdoors environment
- Ham Drive Nursery School: New replacement boiler
- Mill Ford School: Essential surveying to establish the condition of the school to enable better management of the building
- Woodlands: Ventilation works to provide enhanced cooling and ventilation to support pupils with complex needs.
The work will be scheduled to minimise any disruption to pupils and staff, including during school holiday periods where appropriate.
The schools will be asked to contribute 10 per cent towards the costs and this is then used to support future school repairs.
Councillor Sally Cresswell, Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Apprenticeships, said: “It’s really important that children, young people and teaching and support staff are able to learn and work in a safe environment. We regularly review our physical school estate to identify any buildings that are in need of repair and will be working to carry out the works as soon as possible.”
Nearly £200,000 of funding will be held in reserve in case any emergency repairs, for example damaged roofs, flooding or alarm failures, are required. This ensures that the Council can respond to incidents effectively.