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Tavistock College: Repairs and Maintenance

Asked by Sir Geoffrey CoxConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 58944

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to provide funding to Tavistock College under the school rebuilding programme.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

School buildings are integral to high and rising standards and need to be fit for the future. That is why we remain committed to improving the condition of the school estate, and the School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) continues as part of that.

The department wrote to Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust in July 2023, to inform them that Tavistock College has been placed in Group 2 of the SRP. Projects have been prioritised according to the condition of their buildings and other relevant criteria. We anticipate that Tavistock College will commence with planning and feasibility work early in 2026. SRP projects typically take between two and five years to deliver.

Specific start dates will be communicated to the school and responsible body at least a month in advance of project start and, where possible, we will bring projects forward if we are able to do so. The scope of the works will be discussed with the school and responsible body once the project enters delivery.

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