Hundreds fewer schools have been given cash for repair work as soaring building material costs mean static government funding does not spread as far, Schools Week analysis suggests.
The government yesterday published the 2023-24 funding outcomes for its Condition Improvement Fund.
The £450 million pot for repair works including new boilers and repairing roofs is available to just over 4,500 academies in small trusts, sixth form colleges and voluntary-aided schools, who have to bid for cash.
Large trusts and council schools get capital funding allocated automatically through a separate route.
