The government has announced that 86 schools across the West Midlands will receive funding to address deteriorating buildings. The investment aims to replace heating systems, repair roofs, and update electrical infrastructure, following years of neglect.
School Buildings Renewal Plan
Ministers have outlined a 10-year strategy to make school estates fit for purpose. Schools minister Josh MacAlister stated: "Opportunity for our children starts with a great education, and children can only learn well in buildings that are safe, warm and fit for purpose – not classrooms disrupted by leaking roofs, failing boilers and declining buildings."
He added that the funding will help schools tackle urgent issues before they escalate into larger, more costly problems. The plan aims to break the cycle of patch-and-mend repairs by committing to unprecedented long-term investment.
Full List of West Midlands Schools Receiving Funding
- Park Hall Infant Academy, Walsall
- St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy, Solihull
- Wigmore School, Herefordshire
- St Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent
- Prince Henry's High School, Worcestershire
- Kings Norton Girls' School, Birmingham
- Christopher Whitehead Language College, Worcestershire
- Fairfax, Birmingham
- Great Malvern Primary School, Worcestershire
- Alderbrook School, Solihull
- Alcester Academy, Warwickshire
- Stratford Girls' Grammar School, Warwickshire
- Stratford Upon Avon School, Warwickshire
- King Edward VI School, Warwickshire
- The Corbet School, Shropshire
- Biddulph High School, Staffordshire
- Campion School, Warwickshire
- Hall Green School, Birmingham
- King Charles I School, Worcestershire
- Lugwardine Primary Academy, Herefordshire
- Bishop Perowne CofE College, Worcestershire
- Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School, Warwickshire
- Barrs Court School, Herefordshire
- Grestone Academy, Birmingham
- Alleyne's Academy, Staffordshire
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy, Staffordshire
- Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
- St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary, Staffordshire
- St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
- Churchfields Primary School, Staffordshire
- Our Lady's Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
- St Augustine's Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
- St Gregory's Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
- Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School, Birmingham
- Wolverhampton Girls' High School, Wolverhampton
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent
- Fairfield High School, Herefordshire
- Bengeworth CE Academy, Worcestershire
- Holy Trinity School, Worcestershire
- Lawrence Sheriff School, Warwickshire
- Acorns Primary School, Warwickshire
- Shipston-on-Stour Primary School, Warwickshire
- Bournville School, Birmingham
- St John's Primary Academy, Staffordshire
- Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy, Warwickshire
- St Martin's Church of England Primary School, Wolverhampton
- The Howard Primary School, Staffordshire
- The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School, Staffordshire
- The St. Mary's CofE Primary School, Staffordshire
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Birmingham
- Aston Tower Community Primary School, Birmingham
- Westwood College, Staffordshire
- Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy, Solihull
- Sir Graham Balfour High School, Staffordshire
- St Nicholas Church of England First School, Staffordshire
- Walton High School, Staffordshire
- Summerbank Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
- Ash Green Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
- Goldthorn Park Primary School, Wolverhampton
- Pinvin CofE Academy, Worcestershire
- Netherton CofE Primary School, Dudley
- St Oswald's CofE Primary School, Worcestershire
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School, Staffordshire
- Castlemorton Church of England Primary School, Worcestershire
- Brookfields Primary School, Birmingham
- Beresford Memorial CofE First School, Staffordshire
- Leek First School, Staffordshire
- Westwood First School, Staffordshire
- Kingsfield First School, Staffordshire
- Witton Middle School, Worcestershire
- Werrington Primary School, Staffordshire
- Moorside High School, Staffordshire
- Tysoe CofE Primary School, Warwickshire
- Wellesbourne CofE Primary School, Warwickshire
- The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School, Warwickshire
- Brailes Church of England Primary School, Warwickshire
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy, Staffordshire
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, Dudley
- Moreton Morrell CofE Primary School, Warwickshire
- Doxey Academy, Staffordshire
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Warwickshire
- Blackmarston School, Herefordshire
- Swanshurst School, Birmingham
The funding is part of a broader government initiative to improve school infrastructure across the country.
