Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of school buildings with flammable cladding.

As part of the cross-governmental response to the Grenfell fire tragedy, the Department undertook an analysis of all school buildings over a height of 18 metres to establish which, if any, type of external cladding had been used.

This analysis identified one school over a height of 18 metres with cladding that failed the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s test to identify flammable cladding. This cladding has now been removed.

The Government attaches the highest priority to the safety of pupils and staff. All schools have to follow strict fire safety regulations, including having a fire risk assessment, designed to ensure that they are as safe as possible and well prepared in the event of a fire.