Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the 39 schools in England that have been closed in the last three years due to safety concerns, including a breakdown of whether the closure is temporary or permanent; and for those closures that are temporary, (1) how long each closure is expected to last, and (2) where students are being educated while their school is closed.

It is not department practice to publicise the names of individual schools that have turned to the department for help in managing an operational issue.

On average, schools that were closed between December 2019 and January 2023 were closed for two days.

The Department works closely with responsible bodies and schools to minimise the impact of closures and ensure continuity of education for pupils. This includes working closely with the responsible body, school and local authority to find alternative accommodation if pupils cannot be taught on site.