Several schools have received funding to replace crumbling classrooms, dilapidated sports halls and dining rooms.
Seven County Durham schools have been selected by the School Rebuilding Programme, a Government scheme.
Pupils will benefit from transformative new school buildings, renovation projects, with old facilities replaced by modern education environments. The new buildings will be more energy efficient for future winter resilience and net-zero in operation
The latest County Durham schools to benefit from the funding are:
Bournmoor Primary School
Browney Primary Academy
Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
Hesleden Primary School
Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Esh Winning
The new projects build on the 161 that have previously been announced, with construction works now nearing completion on the most advanced sites. It means in total 400 out of 500 schools and sixth forms have now been selected for rebuilds through the ten-year School Rebuilding Programme.
Schools which benefited from funding in July 2021 are:
Ferryhill Station Primary School
Framwellgate School
Durham St Leonard's Catholic School
Polam Hall School, Darlington
Sugar Hill Primary School
Woodham Academy
The funding allocations mean funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities will increase by almost £1 billion - a 10.6% increase compared to this year.
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Special schools and alternative provision receive an average 3.4% per place increase in their funding in 2023-24, as a result of the additional funding from the Autumn Statement.
Funding for mainstream schools will increase by over £2.5 billion in 2023-24, compared to this year.
And local authorities will receive average funding increases of 3.4% for the 3- and 4-year-old free childcare entitlements and four per cent for the 2-year-old entitlement, as the Early Years National Funding Formulae are updated.
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