SCHOOLS across Warrington are set to receive government cash to carry out repairs and upgrades.

The condition improvement funding will see £456 million earmarked for 1,000 projects up and down the country. These range from roof repairs and asbestos removal, electrical upgrades, heating improvements and urgent fire safety compliance projects.

There have been 158 successful condition improvement fund applications in the North West, which has received £58.5 million funding in total.

In Warrington, the chosen schools are:

Kassia Academy and Support Services – Replacement of Heating Distribution Systems and Block Replacement Project

Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School – Renewal of Dangerous and Unsafe Roof Coverings

Beamont Primary School – Heating Infrastructure Replacement Works

Croft Primary School – Fire Safety Improvement Works

Statham Primary School – Replacement of Central Heating Distributions System including new Boiler Plant and New Control Systems and Modifications to Hot Water System

Statham Primary School – Fire Safety Improvement Works

Oughtrington Primary School – Replacement of Central Heating Distribution System to Original Building

Thelwall Infant School – Renewal of Flat Roof Coverings to Hall and Associated Works

Baroness Diana Barran, Minister for the School System, said: “Our condition improvement fund has already completed more than 11,000 projects, making a difference to pupils and teachers across the country. These projects help to create safer learning environments that make a difference to the quality of education for pupils.

“It’s hugely important that every school has access to high-quality learning facilities and these funding allocations will make sure that responsible bodies can start to plan ahead and get projects started to replace roofs, boilers and windows – so pupils and teachers can learn.”

But Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, warned the money was not enough.

He said: “This is money allocated through an annual bidding programme to address significant needs in terms of the condition of school and college buildings and is most certainly not an example of government largesse.

“It is the bare minimum and nowhere near enough to meet the cost of remedial work to repair or replace all defective elements in the school estate in England – which at the last count stood at £11.4bn.”