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43 new schools found to have RAAC
Cristina Lago Deputy Editor
The Department for Education has published this morning (19 October) a list of 43 new schools found to have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
The announcement brings the total number of schools where RAAC is present to 214. Three schools initially thought to have RAAC were found not to contain it after initial tests.
As of 16 October, no schools are closed or carrying out remote learning, according to the DfE. Twelve education settings continue delivering a mix of face-to-face and remote arrangements. The remaining 202 schools that have RAAC continue having full in-person education.
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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Elm Hall Primary School
Exmouth Community College
Golden Flatts Primary School
Gordano School
Greenway Junior School
Havant Academy
Kings College Guildford
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
Links Academy
Manningtree High School
Newmarket Academy
Peterborough College (part of Inspire Education Group)
Priory Primary School, Bicknacre
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Shoeburyness High School
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Southview School
Spring Meadow Primary School & School House Nursery
St Aloysius RC College
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
St Edward's Catholic Academy
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School
St Mary's Priory RC Infant School
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
Stowupland High School
Thameside Primary School
The Grove Primary Academy
The Magna Carta School
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Westside School
Winchmore School
RAAC is an aerated lightweight form of concrete with no coarse aggregate. The material properties and structural behaviour therefore differ significantly from ‘traditional’ reinforced concrete.
The Standing Committee on Structural Safety report, issued in May 2019, highlighted the significant risk of failure of these planks. In September 2022, the Office of Government Property sent a Safety Briefing Notice to all property leaders, regarding the dangers of RAAC, stating that “RAAC is now life-expired and liable to collapse”.
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