Our central Estates team support our site staff in all our schools to maintain school buildings to ensure all our pupils and staff have safe environments that are fit for purpose. It is vital our school buildings are maintained and comply with statutory and mandatory duties relating to health and safety. We have an ongoing programme of capital works scheduled to maintain and upgrade our school buildings, and are supported by a number of contractors. Click here to view our partners.

School Rebuilding Programme

We successfully secured funding under the Department for Education’s (DfE) School Rebuilding Programme. Work is progressing well at St. Aidan’s Catholic Academy and St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, both in Sunderland, with building works expected to start in 2025.

St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Sunderland, and St. Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn are both in tranche four of the DfE School Rebuilding Programme. St. James Catholic Primary School, Hebburn and St. John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Sunderland have also been added to the rebuilding programme, with timelines to be advised.

Other improvements

Last summer we carried out a number of projects at several of our schools including roofing replacement works, toilet upgrades, flooring replacements, outdoor nursery area upgrades and health and safety and safeguarding essential works such as fencing and security installations.

These works will have a huge impact on the teaching and learning in our schools. One of the advantages of being part of our Trust family of schools is the support we can provide as a Trust with property and estates maintenance, management and improvement.