Some 239 schools and sixth form colleges have received funding to replace crumbling classrooms, dilapidated sports halls and dining rooms, the Government has said.
Those sites are in addition to 161 which were previously given the go-ahead by the Department for Education (DfE).
It means 400 out of a possible 500 projects have now been selected for overhauls, through the department’s school rebuilding programme.
The DfE plans to open up bidding to 100 other schools, in due course.
Speaking during a visit to Coundon Court School in Coventry, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said: “We’ve looked at the condition of the school estate and had bids come forward.
