School To Receive £500K To Deal With Dangerous Concrete

A Market Harborough primary school will receive half-a-million pounds from the government to replace dangerous concrete.

The school and hall at St Joseph’s Catholic Academy have been out of use since September, after the roof was found to be made from RAAC, which is liable to collapse.

It was the only school in Leicestershire found to contain the concrete and the Department for Education has now confirmed it will cover the repair costs.

Work on planning for the repairs is now getting underway.

Neil Lockyer is Chief Executive of the St Thomas Aquinas Multi-Academy Trust, which the school is part of:

St Joseph’s School

As the school breaks-up for Christmas, headteacher Bernadette Dobbs has praised the way pupils have coped with the school hall and kitchen being closed and has also thanked all her staff: