More than 25 schools across Greater Manchester will no longer be rebuilt or upgraded after government ministers axed a £55 billion school rebuilding scheme.

After weeks of speculation, Education Secretary Michael Gove confirmed the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is to be scrapped, saying the scheme had been beset by “massive overspends, tragic delays, botched construction projects and needless bureaucracy”.

Some 715 schools nationally will see their re-building projects cancelled as a result of the decision.
Across Greater Manchester schools in Bolton, Oldham, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan are affected.

Here is a full list of schools that will no longer be rebuilt. Those with a * will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

BOLTON
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Ladybridge High School
Little Lever Specialist Language College
Rumworth Special School
Sharples School
Smithills
Westhoughton High
Kearsley Academy*

OLDHAM
Blue Coat CE
Crompton House
Hathershaw Tech
New BESD Special School
New Bridge
New pupil referral unit
Royton & Crompton
Saddleworth
Oasis Oldham Academy*
The Waterhead Academy*
New RC School *
North Chadderton *
Oldham Academy North *

TAMESIDE
All Saints RC Language College
Audenshaw School
Copley High School
Fairfield High School for Girls
Longdendale Language College
St Thomas Moore RC Maths & Computing College
West Hill Science College

TRAFFORD
Trafford Academy*

WIGAN
Bedford High School
Hindley High School
Lowton/Golborne
Westleigh High School
New 14-19 centre

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