More Than 50 Schools Secure Repairs Funding
Pupils at schools across Derbyshire are set to see playgrounds patched up and classrooms repaired with the help of funding from the county council.
Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet has agreed to use money from the council's Joint Funding Initiative for Schools to help 53 schools carry out essential work.
Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Member for Young People Councillor Alex Dale said: “The Joint Funding Initiative helps schools to keep on top of essential works, such as playground and classroom repairs, or refurbishing kitchen or toilet areas.
“Some schools will use the money to install or repair fencing and gates or adapt existing buildings to help create more school places."
Schools are expected to find 50% of the total project cost, up to a maximum of £15,000.
This year, the funding being given under the Joint Funding Initiative by the council is more than £457,000, putting the total value of the 53 projects at almost £915,000.
Since it was introduced in 2012, the initiative has helped to fund more than 300 projects in the county.
Councillor Dale added: “It helps to reduce the backlog of school condition improvement works to make our schools safe, inspiring and enjoyable places for children to learn.”
School |
Project |
Total project cost (£) |
DCC contribution (£) |
Anthony Gell |
Safeguarding works - new fencing and access controls |
30,000 |
15,000
|
Ashover Primary |
Resurfacing of playground |
30,000 |
15,000 |
Bamford Primary |
Replacement guttering and fall pipes |
20,000 |
10,000 |
Belper School & Sixth Form Centre |
Replacement of two cold water storage tanks |
10,358 |
5,179 |
Brampton Primary |
Replacement external windows and doors |
20,000 |
10,000 |
Brassington Primary |
Refurbishment of toilets and teaching area and installation of access controls |
10,048 |
5,024 |
Brockwell Junior |
Replacement internal doors |
14,000 |
7,000 |
Brockwell Junior |
Installation of controlled access gates to the shared site entrance (Joint bid with Brockwell Nursery & Infant) |
14,668 |
7,334 |
Brockwell Nursery & Infant |
Installation of controlled access gates to the shared site entrance (Joint bid with Brockwell Junior) |
14,664 |
7,332 |
Buxton Infant |
Patch repair to playground and access controls to gate & internal door to create a secure entrance |
27,226 |
13,613 |
Castleton CE (C) Primary |
Refurbishment of kitchen |
11,200 |
5,600 |
Cavendish Junior |
Replacement of classroom floor, repairs to structural wall and reroofing of outbuilding |
10,000 |
5,000 |
Chaucer Infant & Nursery |
Refurbish two sets of reception class toilets |
15,600 |
7,800 |
Coton in the Elms CE (C) Primary |
Refurbish KS2 boys and girls toilets |
13,388 |
6,694 |
Creswell CE Infant & Nursery |
Replacement of external windows (Sixth & final phase) |
20,324 |
10,162 |
Deer Park Primary |
Replacement canopy for EYFS |
19,642 |
9,821 |
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe |
Safeguarding works – security fencing |
24,198 |
12,099 |
Duffield Meadows Primary |
Refurbishment of paved areas |
11,352 |
5,676 |
Fairfield Endowed CE (VC) Junior
|
Refurbishment of toilets and safeguarding works to main entrance |
11,500 |
5,750 |
Field House Infant |
Playground refurbishment |
30,000 |
15,000 |
Friesland School |
Safeguarding works - access gates and fencing |
30,000 |
15,000 |
Grindleford Primary |
Resurfacing of playground |
13,000 |
6,500 |
Hadfield Nursery |
Acoustic improvements to reduce noise |
10,036 |
5,018 |
Hague Bar Primary |
Replacement gates and fencing |
10,138 |
5,069 |
Hartington CE (C) Primary
|
Safeguarding works – fencing and gates to rear and side of school |
10,000 |
5,000 |
Hartshorne CE (C) Primary |
Replacement dividing doors and refurbishment of hall & library |
25,000 |
12,500 |
Hasland Junior |
Refurbishment of play area |
18,584 |
9,292 |
Hayfield Primary |
Upgrading the school entrance barrier and classroom refurbishment |
10,000 |
5,000 |
Heath Primary |
Removal of redundant steps to KS1 building |
10,000 |
5,000 |
Hollingwood Primary |
Safeguarding works – fencing |
10,000 |
5,000 |
Holmesdale Infant |
Refurbishment of classroom including removal of island radiators |
15,500 |
7,750 |
Hope Primary
|
Safeguarding works – installation of fencing |
10,000 |
5,000 |
Horsley CE Primary |
Repairs to windows |
15,000 |
7,500 |
Kensington Junior |
Refurbishment of two blocks of toilets |
22,000 |
11,000 |
Kilburn Junior |
Removal of asbestos, installation of safety glass and refurbishment of external play area |
13,230 |
6,615 |
Ladywood Primary |
Refurbishment of toilets |
22,000 |
11,000 |
Melbourne Infant |
Resurfacing of playground and toilet refurbishment |
13,530 |
6,765 |
Melbourne Junior |
Refurbishment of classroom including replacement windows and doors |
24,252 |
12,126 |
New Mills School and Sixth Form
|
Safeguarding works – creation of secure main entrance |
13,008 |
6,504 |
Norbriggs Primary |
Replacement roller shutter nursery door and replacement outdoor safety surface |
10,400 |
5,200 |
Parkside Community |
Safeguarding works to main school entrance |
12,770 |
6,385 |
Peak Forest CE (VC) Primary |
Safeguarding works – installation of fencing
|
11,784 |
5,892 |
Pinxton Kirkstead Junior |
Replacement security fencing |
14,344 |
7,172 |
Ripley Junior |
Resurfacing of drive & paths and upgrade to network/wireless infrastructure |
29,654 |
14,827 |
Risley Lower Grammar CE (C)
|
Primary Resurfacing playground |
30,000 |
15,000 |
Rosliston CE (VC) Primary
|
Safeguarding works – replacement doors |
10,000 |
5,000 |
Spire Infant & Nursery |
Refurbishment of toilets |
30,000 |
15,000 |
Stonelow Junior |
Replacement windows |
23,198 |
11,599 |
Stretton Handley CE (C) Primary
|
Resurfacing of playground and renewal of soffits |
11,484 |
5,742 |
Tibshelf Community School – A Specialist Sports College |
Resurfacing of external hard court play areas |
19,976 |
9,988 |
Waingroves Primary |
Resurfacing drive and safeguarding works - installation of fencing and gates access system
|
13,160 |
6,580 |
William Levick Primary
|
Replacement heating boiler and safeguarding works to main entrance |
10,000 |
5,000 |
Winster CE (VC) Primary |
Repairs to windows and doors |
18,596 |
9,298 |
Woodville CE Junior |
External improvements to add to capacity including a Multi-Use Games Area |
16,000 |
8,000 |
Totals |
|
914,812 |
457,406 |
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