FOI Request - School Maintenance

Request 101003787472

1. How many requests for repairs/maintenance to the school estate have been recorded over the last ten years?
2. How many have been resolved?
3. How many urgent/major/critical repairs are outstanding?
4. What has been the cost of maintenance in each year for ten years?

Response 09-06-2025

Updated 13-06-2025

1. 30,016 works orders (number of works orders)

2. 30,016

3. Zero

4. 2024/25 £1,026,812.22
2023/24 £1,097,621.86
2022/23 £1,248,072.87
2021/22 £1,026,529.30
2020/21 £683,437.55
2019/20 £769,354.63
2018/19 £1,078,019.81
2017/18 previous £959,763.68; actual £960,979.27
2016/17 previous £1,028,408.81; actual £1,034,583.65
2015/16 previous £1,481,859.13; actual £1,160,471.82

Number of works orders                           
2024/25 2804     
2023/24 3240                   
2022/23 2742                    
2021/22 2522                    
2020/21 2510                   
2019/20 3140                    
2018/19 3281   
2017/18 2886
2016/17 3205
2015/16 3686 

Please note the figures above are for repairs and maintenance with the numbers in answer to question 4 relating to revenue spend. All of the above excludes any major improvement or replacement work which has been identified as a capital replacement.