Freemantle CE Academy to benefit from £470m investment

Freemantle Church of England Community Academy in Southampton Test will receive a share of the funding, which forms part of the Labour government’s wider plan to upgrade classrooms across the UK.

The funding aims to fix crumbling roofs, remove asbestos, and improve energy efficiency in schools.

Satvir Kaur, MP for Southampton Test, said: "Parents across Southampton Test will remember the terror of the RAAC crisis, the fear that children were no longer safe in their own school because of years of Tory neglect.

Southampton Test MP Satvir Kaur "Labour is turning the page through our Plan for Change, literally fixing the foundations of our schools so local children are in a safe environment where they can achieve and thrive.

"With free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and safer schools, Labour is setting children up for the best start."

The investment is part of Labour’s Plan for Change, which aims to address what it describes as years of underfunding and neglect under the previous Conservative government.