List of schools across East Anglia told to shut or take action over Raac concrete concerns
With days before the new term is due to start, many parents and pupils are still waiting to find out how their schools are affected by the unfolding concrete crisis.
More than 100 schools across the country have been told to shut, or partially shut, due to fears they were built with unsafe concrete - just days before the new term is due to start.
A large chunk of those schools are in the East of England, with Essex said to be the worst affected county.
One of the county's MPs, Sir Bernard Jenkin, has claimed that more than a third of the schools at possible risk of collapse are based in Essex.
The government has announced that any school built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete - known as Raac - must either take them out of use or reinforce them.
However, ministers have so far refused to publish a definitive list of all the schools affected.
In the meantime, ITV News Anglia has been compiling its own list which will be updated over the coming days.
Do you know a school that has been affected? Please get in touch with us: anglianews@itv.com
So far, ITV News Anglia has learnt that the following schools have been told to either close, or partially close:
Kingsdown School, Southend, Essex
Southend City Council confirmed that the special school, run by SEN Trust Southend, has been ordered to close its main building with immediate effect due to safety concerns. No potential reopening date has been announced yet, but the school will definitely be closed all this week. Parents are being kept updated about the situation directly by the school.
Mistley Norman Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Manningtree, Essex
Children at Mistley Norman School have been taught at a neighbouring school since the spring after problems were identified with the ceiling in the main building. That building remains shut for the start of the new term, and parents are now being urged to take their children elsewhere with the trust that runs the school saying it cannot afford the £1.9m repair bill.
Honywood School, Coggeshall, Essex
In a letter to parents, the secondary school confirmed that 22 of its classrooms are unsafe and need to be closed immediately. The school will be closed all this week, apart from Wednesday to Friday when it will be open to Year 7 pupils only. The school will partially open again to all pupils on Monday 11 September, although many lessons will be moved online.
East Tilbury Primary School, Thurrock, Essex
Some parts of the school will be closed, with year 1 pupils moved to share a block with reception and year 2 pupils relocated to the sports hall.
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School, Essex
The school is closed until Monday, 11 September while alternative teaching arrangements are organised.
Thameside Primary School, Essex
Expects its reopening to be delayed until 11 September. Parts of the school have been closed, with a significant number of teaching spaces impacted.
Katharines Primary Academy, Harlow, Essex
A spokesperson for the school said that the new term would now be delayed until Monday, 11 September. Nursery, reception and years 1 and 2 will be kept on site, but years 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be relocated to other schools in Harlow for the time being.
Woodville Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex
Some areas of the main building at the school are being vacated. The start of the new term has been pushed back until Monday, 11 September. Safe areas of the school will be reopened on this date, but it is likely that many lessons will be held remotely or in temporary classrooms.
The Billericay School, Essex
A number of classrooms will be unavailable while remedial works take place, temporarily reducing the school’s on-site teaching capacity, it has said.
Clacton County High School, Clacton, Essex
School to open for Year 7s only on Tuesday, 5 September. From Wednesday, years 7 and 11 will be attend school as normal, but all other year groups will have remote lessons instead. A further update will be issued next week.
Ravens Academy, Clacton, Essex
The school will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday after RAAC was detected in the roof of one of the buildings. Pupils entitled to a free school meal will be able to collect a packed lunch on both days from the school gates.
East Bergholt High School, East Bergholt, Suffolk
The school is still deciding whether to delay reopening, or to move to a partial closure, after issues were identified in some areas of the main building. Parents were due to be updated on Monday, 4 September.
The Gilberd School, Colchester, Essex
Plans to reopen on 11 September for years 8–11 and on Tuesday, 12 September for year 7. The school hopes temporary classrooms will be added while work is carried out on its roof.
Tendring Technology College, Frinton Campus, Essex
Students in years 10, 11 and the sixth form will now start later, on 11 September.
Thomas Lord Audley School, Colchester, Essex
Areas within the science and maths departments have been deemed unsafe and 10 of 47 classrooms are not in use. Years 8, 9 and 10 will be rotated, with some remote learning for year 8.
SUFFOLK
Hadleigh High School, Hadleigh, Suffolk
Like East Bergholt High School, school leaders are still weighing up whether to delay the start of the new term, or to only partially open this week.
Claydon High School, Claydon, Suffolk
The school is operated by the same trust that runs both East Bergholt and Hadleigh High School. Emergency planning is currently taking place.
Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge, Suffolk
The headteacher said he was committed to "the full return of all students for the start of term" but admitted there "may need to be a slightly delayed reopening." An update is due to be issued this week.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Northampton International Academy, Northampton, Northamptonshire
A structural survey is being carried out to confirm whether Raac is present in the roof, and use of the top floor is being restricted as a result. Eighteen classrooms have been taken out of use for the time being. Parents have been reassured that the building remains "entirely safe for pupils, staff and visitors" to attend.
NORFOLK
Thomas Bullock Primary Academy, Shipdham, Norfolk
Raac has been found in the school's sports hall. The school's new term has been delayed by a day until checks are carried out.
BEDFORDSHIRE
Bedford Modern School, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Marquees have been put around the site to increase space, and certain classrooms have been "re-purposed", the school confirmed.
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