The government has said it does not know which schools are at risk of collapse, despite admitting last year that buildings collapsing is now “very likely”.
Unions have demanded the government take action to better understand the condition of the school estate, and to address risks of collapse.
The Department for Education’s response to a freedom of information request from Unison, seen by Schools Week, states the number of buildings at risk and the names of the schools affected are “not held” by the department.
Unions say they were told something similar during a recent meeting with DfE officials, and that the data was not held because the government’s condition data collection survey “was only a visual inspection”.
