Parents are withdrawing their children from schools with crumbling RAAC, with heads warning of a “catastrophic” impact on their budgets amid uncertainty over when buildings will be fully repaired.
Schools Week has spoken to four leaders across nine schools with RAAC who are aware of parents applying to move or are actively considering it since the start of term.
Heads say some families of pupils are worried about further disruption to their child’s education after the pandemic.
There is uncertainty both over the time to complete mitigation works – such as installing temporary classrooms or boarding up RAAC – so children can learn at school again, as well as longer-term repairs or rebuilds for those affected.
