Ministers have upgraded the risk of school buildings collapsing after falling ceiling tiles hit staff, walls cracked and buildings required “urgent propping up”.
Schools Week has learned “serious structural issues” reported at five schools in one year triggered the government’s recent warning to upgrade the risk of collapses to “critical – very likely”.
Ministers are under mounting pressure to release more data on building risks, with long-promised publication now two months late.
A freedom of information request has uncovered the five incidents in the year to October 2021 that led to the elevated alert.
