Spalding Grammar School is to receive ‘urgent safety works’ as part of a £42.5m government spend on 18 Lincolnshire schools.
Surfleet Primary School is also one of 18 schools to be recipients of the money, writes Local Democracy Reporter Jamie Waller.
The work at Spalding Grammar School includes making the building meet fire safety requirements.
Surfleet’s is listed for ‘building safety matters block replacement’.
The projects will take place before April 2026, with the first works starting this summer.
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson, said: “The defining image of the school estate under the previous government was children sitting under steel props to stop crumbling concrete falling on their heads. It simply isn’t good enough.
“Parents expect their children to learn in a safe warm environment. It’s what children deserve, and it is what we are delivering.
“This investment is about more than just buildings – it’s about showing children that their education matters, their futures matter, and this government is determined to give them the best possible start in life.”
The government has also announced £51m of investment in hospitals across the East Midlands.
Pilgrim Hospital in Boston will receive £7m for improvements to its electrical systems and fire safety works.
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has also been given £747,000 for similar works across its sites at Lincoln County Hospital, St George’s Hospital, Witham Court, Beaconfield site and Ash Villa.
Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, said: “A decade and a half of underinvestment left hospitals crumbling, with burst pipes flooding emergency departments, faulty electrical systems shutting down operating theatres, and mothers giving birth in outdated facilities that lack basic dignity.
“We are on a mission to rebuild our NHS through investment and modernisation. Patients and staff deserve to be in buildings that are safe, comfortable and fit for purpose. Through our Plan for Change, we will make our NHS fit for the future.”
