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Hundreds of pupils still not in school four months after substandard concrete detected
Almost 500 pupils were relocated across four sites including a community hall and a manor house after their school was given 24 hours to close.
Half of them are still off-site, four months after the “eviction” took place at Mayflower Primary School, Leicester, on 21 April.
It was one of the 50 schools disrupted by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete earlier this year, before another 100 were revealed this week.
Emptying the school was an “absolute nightmare” according to headteacher Luke Whitney.
He said surveyors undertook work on 5 April, their recommendation was made on 20 April, and staff were given the next day “to evict the entire premises”.
“Tables, chairs, learning resources, all of the books and possessions, it was an absolute nightmare.
“Everyone was completely shocked, it’s the last thing you expect to hear.”
Pupils reverted to online learning, before a mosque let them use its community hall, two other schools offered up spare space, and a manor house was also used.
Half of the pupils are now back on site and half are still being taught elsewhere until a temporary school is built on the grounds for February 2024.
“Then the surveyors, architects and builders can make a decision as to whether or not we repair or demolish and start all over again,” Mr Whitney said.
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