Pupils at a RAAC-affected school had to learn in classes of 120, had no access to hot food and have seen their attainment fall behind by a full grade, a report exposing the potential impact of the crumbly concrete has revealed.
Meanwhile, an Ofsted inspection at a separate school has signalled how RAAC has hampered improvement efforts and been “unsettling” for staff and pupils, affecting behaviour.
Nick Hurn, the boss of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, expects to write to education secretary Gillian Keegan next week to demand allowances for GCSE and A-level pupils at St Leonard’s School in County Durham.
“If we get no response … then we’ll have to look at our other options, see if there’s a legal route we could take, because we can’t do nothing and allow our children to be disadvantaged,” he told Schools Week.
