15 Jan 2025

Vital repairs to a host of schools set to be given green light

The proposed list of primary and secondary schools in Lancashire that are in line to receive vital repairs over the next year has been revealed.

A total of 61 schools are included in the 2025-26 Schools Condition Led Programme, which is set to be approved by the county council's Cabinet on Thursday, January 16.

The programme is reviewed every year and contains the highest priority works identified in Community, Voluntary Controlled and Maintained Schools in Lancashire.

The programme is funded by a grant from the Department for Education (DfE). Allocations are usually announced in April. Previous year's allocations indicate that approximately £14m should be received in 2025/26.

On Thursday, councillors will be asked to sign off on the 2025/26 programme, which includes schools from Preston, Burnley, Lancaster, Skelmersdale and other areas.

Councillors will also be asked on Thursday to approve the school budgets for 2025/26.

Each year, the government allocates money to the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) using the National Funding Formula (NFF) to reflect pupils' needs.

This funding is for education provision and is separate to the DfE allocations related to the Schools Condition Led Programme.

Lancashire's Gross 2025/26 Dedicated Schools Grant allocation is £1,483.964m, an increase of just over £149m from the previous year's allocation.

The increased allocation is in part due to Lancashire's share of the additional funding made available nationally by the Government to fund the teaching and support staff pay awards. There has also been an increase to the High Needs Block, which is used to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Councillor Jayne Rear, cabinet member for Education and Skills, said:

"We've looked at the amount of DfE funding we're likely to receive and drawn up a list of schools that need priority repair work to ensure they can continue to operate safely with little risk of disruption to young people's education.

"It is essential that school buildings are kept in good repair to ensure they remain a safe place for young people, teachers and the whole school community.

"Protecting the environment is also a major consideration and repairs and maintenance work will contribute towards reduction of CO2 levels where possible.

"Cabinet will consider the list at its next meeting and if we proceed, will make the preparations needed to enact the programme.

"School budgets are allocated by the local authority following the funding settlement from government provided in December of each year. Proposals are agreed in consultation with Schools Forum and then Cabinet finally approve the allocation.

"We know that schools are still under significant pressure and we will continue to work and support them however we can."

Notes to editors

The schools that will benefit are as follows:

Electoral Division	Establishment
Preston South West	Ashton Community Science College
West Lancashire North	Banks Methodist Primary School
Pendle Rural	Barnoldswick Coates Lane Primary School
West Lancashire East	Bispham Richard Durnings Endowed Primary School
Preston East	Brookfield Community Primary School
Euxton, Buckshaw & Astley	Buckshaw Primary School
Burnley Central East	Burnley Brunshaw Primary School
Burnley North East	Burnley Heasandford Primary School
Burnley Central West	Burnley Ightenhill Primary School
Burnley South West	Burnley, Rosegrove Infant School
Burnley Central East	Burnley Stoneyholme Primary School
Burscough & Rufford	Burscough Bridge Methodist Primary School
Clayton With Whittle	Clayton-le-Woods, Manor Road Primary School
Hoghton with Wheelton	Chorley Abbey Village Primary School
Chorley South	Chorley Coppull Primary School
Chorley Central	Chorley Mayfield Primary School
Clitheroe	Clitheroe Ribblesdale Nursery School
Pendle Central	Colne Park Primary School
Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central	Fairfield Nursery School
Fleetwood East	Fleetwood Chaucer Primary School
Preston North	Fulwood Kennington Primary School
Preston West	Ingol Community Primary School
Preston West	Ingol Community Primary School
Lancaster Central	Lancaster Appletree Nursery
Lancaster South East	Lancaster Bowerham Primary School
Lancaster Rural East	Lancaster Caton Primary School
Lancaster Central	Lancaster Willow Lane Primary School
Moss Side & Farington	Leyland Moss Side Primary School

Longridge with Bowland	Longridge Hillside Specialist School and College
South Ribble West	Longton Primary School
Morecambe South	Morecambe Torrisholme Primary School
Morecambe Central	Morecambe West End Primary School
Morecambe South	Morecambe Westgate primary school
Pendle Central	Nelson Walton Lane Nursery School
Nelson East	Nelson Walverden Primary School
Ormskirk	Ormskirk CE Primary School
Oswaldtwistle	Oswaldtwistle Moor End Community Primary School
Cleveleys South & Carleton	Poulton Carleton Green Community Primary
Poulton-Le-Fylde	Poulton Le Fylde Carr Head Primary School
Preston South West	Preston Ashton Primary School
Preston South East	Preston Brockholes Wood Primary School
Preston Rural	Preston Broughton High School
Preston Central East	Preston Deepdale Primary School
Preston South East	Preston Fishwick Primary School
Preston City	Preston Frenchwood Community Primary School
Preston East	Preston Greenlands Community Primary School
Preston, Central East	Preston Larches High School
Preston Central West	Preston Moorbrook School
Preston Central West	Preston Roebuck Primary school
Mid-Rossendale	Rawtenstall Alder Grange High School
Preston South East	Ribbleton Avenue Methodists Junior School
West Lancashire West	Scarisbrick Pinfold Primary School
Skelmersdale West	Skelmersdale Brookfield Park Primary School
Skelmersdale East	Skelmersdale Crawford Village Primary School
Skelmersdale West	Skelmersdale Crow Orchard Primary School
Skelmersdale West	Skelmersdale Lathom High School
Skelmersdale Central	Skelmersdale Little Digmoor Primary School
Skelmersdale West	Skelmersdale Trinity CE/Methodist Primary School


Rossendale East	Water Primary School
Rossendale East	Waterfoot Primary School
Skelmersdale East	Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School