LocatEd told by department to assess 316 school sites for potential selloff, with more 'expected
The Department for Education is to review hundreds of school sites in a bid to find land suitable to be sold for housing.
Documents seen by Schools Week show LocatEd, the department’s company set up to buy and develop land for free schools, has “received a commission to review 316 sites” for so-called “underutilised” or “surplus” land, adding that “more are expected”.
A director of the organisation revealed this week that schools in England have surplus land “the size of central London” that could be used for housing and community spaces.
