On the 24 January 2014, the Department for Education announced the school capital maintenance and Devolved Formula Capital (DFC) allocations for 2014 to 2015.

Capital investment in schools must be targeted to where it is most needed and it must be spent effectively so that every child has a good quality school place in buildings which are safe, fit for purpose and well maintained.

The Department for Education will fund repairs and maintenance through £1.2 billion of maintenance allocations and £200 million of Devolved Formula Capital grant to local authorities and schools in 2014 to 2015. This includes funding for the repair and refurbishment of academies through the Academies Capital Maintenance Fund, and for sixth-form colleges through the Building Condition Improvement Fund.

We continue to gather a comprehensive picture of the condition of every school building. From next year we will target maintenance funding based upon the condition of school buildings. In the meantime, funding for condition and maintenance will be allocated on a simple and transparent per-pupil basis.