Partnerships for Schools was asked to take on responsibility for the delivery of the Primary Capital Programme (PCP) in October 2009.

The programme, which aimed to renew at least half of England's primary schools over its lifetime, is currently under review along with all of the Department for Education's capital investment. The results of the Schools Capital Review will be known in late 2010, after which this page will be updated with future funding and investment plans for primary schools.

PCP Progress

A flat rate of £6.5million was provided to each of the 23 PCP pathfinders in 2008/09. In 2009/10 local authorities received funding allocated by a formula based on the number of primary pupils and deprivation.

At August 2010, the following PCP projects had been completed:

New builds: 65
Major extensions/refurbishments: 128

These figures will continue to be updated during the review period.