£10.5m to be spent on Lancashire schools repairs

The money is to be spent on urgent repairs such as replacement roofs, doors, walls and boilers.

Lancashire County Council has shared out the funding as part of the first phase of its capital repair programme.

As well as the repairs, the county council is co-ordinating work to reduce the carbon emissions of schools.

Energy saving works include fitting efficient boilers with heating controls, locally controlled thermostatic radiator valves and a replacement of electrical heating systems.

The most money will be spent in Hyndburn and Ribble Valley (£1,844,450), followed by South Ribble (£1,578,741) and West Lancashire (£1,045,000).

Some schools, such as Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School, Oswaldtwistle, which were due to be transformed under the county council’s Building Schools for the Future, BSF, programme have been included.

The BSF scheme was axed by the coalition Government following the General Election.

The council has pledged there will be minimal disruption to children’s education while the works are carried out.

County Councillor Susie Charles, cabinet member for children and schools, welcomed the investment.

She added: “Now we can deal with the highest priority repairs, which will save more money in the long run.

“We have good data on the condition of our schools, but there will be site visits throughout the summer to make sure we have the most up-to-date information that will allow us to plan carefully and make the most of this money.”

Where the money will go

Burnley

Worsthorne School – windows and roof £123,500
Hapton Primary School – mechanical £250,000
Casterton Primary School – carbon reduction £70,000.

Total spend: £443,500.

Chorley

Highfield Primary School - mechanical £100,000
Gillibrands Primary School - mechanical £210,000
Anderton Primary School - carbon reduction £65,000
Primrose Hill Primary School - mechanical £65,000
Clayton Brook Primary School - carbon reduction £70,000
Albany Science College - carbon reduction £25,000
Astley Park School - mechanical £70,000.

Total spend: £605,000.

Fylde

Lytham St Annes Ansdell Primary School - external walls and doors £47,500
Strike Lane Primary - mechanical £120,000
Kirkham And Wesham Primary School - electrical £146,000
Mayfield County School - mechanical £130,000.

Total spend: £443,500.

Hyndburn and Ribble Valley

Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Primary School – roofs £202,000
Ribblesdale High School/Technology College – external walls and doors £222,450
Ribblesdale High School – carbon reduction £290,000
Longridge High School – electrical £600,000
Hyndburn County Primary School – carbon reduction £100,000
Wood Nook Primary School – carbon reduction £80,000
St Paul’s Primary School Constable Lee – mechanical £210,000
Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School – carbon reduction £140,000.

Total spend: £1,844,450.

Lancaster

Bleasdale House School, Silverdale - external walls and doors, roofs £175,639
West End Primary School, Morecambe - external walls and doors £35,194
Willow Lane Primary School, Lancaster - mechanical £95,000
Sandylands Primary School, Morecambe - mechanical £70,000.

Total spend: £375,833.

Pendle

Kelbrook Primary School – windows £60,000
Primet Primary School, Colne – carbon reduction £75,000
Colne Park High School – mechanical £200,000
Pendle View Primary School – carbon reduction £70,000.

Total spend: £405,000.

Preston

Frenchwood Community Primary School - roofs £357,915
Moorbrook School - external walls and doors, roofs £91,230
Holme Slack Primary School - mechanical £90,000
Moor Nook Primary School -mechanical £110,000
Ashton Primary School - mechanical ! £90,000
Catforth Primary School - mechanical £60,000
Moorbrook School - mechanical £110,000.

Total spend: £909,145.

Rossendale

Newchurch Primary School – roof £75,000
Bacup Britannia Community Primary School – walls, roof £31,015
Broadway Primary – roof £101,309
Haslingden High School – roof £200,000
Balladen Primary School, Rawtenstall – mechanical £120,000
Broadway Primary School, Haslingden – carbon reduction £210,000
Helmshore Primary School – mechanical £90,000.

Total spend: £827,324.

South Ribble

Lostock Hall Community Primary School - external walls and doors, roofs £134,782
Walton-Le-Dale Primary School - external walls and doors, roofs £570,015
Woodlea Junior School - external walls and doors, roofs £15,000
Lever House Primary School - external walls and doors £39,697
Seven Stars Primary School - roofs £195,438
Penwortham Middleforthchurch Of England Primary School - external walls and doors £40,809
Lostock Hall Moor Hey School - external walls and doors £56,500
Walton-Le-Dale Primary School - carbon reduction £76,500
Penwortham Primary School - mechanical £250,000
Penwortham Girl's High School - carbon reduction £200,000.

Total spend: £1,578,741.

West Lancashire

Bickerstaffe Vc Primary School - mechanical £90,000
Skelmersdale Hillside School - mechanical £90,000
Tarleton Community Primary School - mechanical £70,000
Priory High School, Ormskirk - mechanical £220,000
Tarleton High School - mechanical £300,000
Hope High School, Tanhouse - mechanical £175,000
Elm Tree Primary School, Tanhouse - mechanical £100,000.

Total spend: £1,045,000.

Wyre

Poulton-Le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School - external walls and doors, roofs £26,094
Staining Church Of England Primary School - external walls and doors, roofs £62,174
Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School – external walls and doors, roofs £22,792
Stanah Primary School, Thornton - mechanical £100,000
Northfold, The Haven, Thornton Cleveleys - mechanical £327,000
Royles Brook School, Thornton Cleveleys - mechanical £100,000
Millfield High School - carbon reduction £80,000
Great Arley School, Thornton Cleveleys - mechanical £70,000.

Total spend: £788,060.

Structural subtotal - £3,142,912
Mechanical and engineering subtotal - £7,100,384
Proposed overall Phase One project budget including contingency - £10,706,573.