School building projects announced in Scotland

Ten local authorities have been selected to receive funding through the £2 billion Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) in Scotland, to improve their school buildings and facilities.

This is the third phase worth £450-500 million, which includes three Additional Support Needs (ASN) schools and a total of six projects which include ASN capacity.

The successful projects are:

    Hazlehead Academy (Aberdeen City)
    Mull Campus (Argyll and Bute)
    Lochies ASN School (Clackmannanshire)
    Lenzie Academy (East Dunbartonshire)
    Carrongrange ASN School Extension (Falkirk)
    Forres Academy (Moray)
    Chryston High School Extension (North Lanarkshire)
    Kirkwall ASN Centre (Orkney)
    Brae Campus (Shetland)
    Riverside and Letham Primary School (West Lothian)

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said: “I am determined to deliver excellence and equity across Scotland’s schools, and ensuring that pupils are educated in modern, state of the art facilities is an important part of that.

“This latest phase of the £2 billion Learning Estate Investment Programme will continue to support local authorities to deliver improvements in our school estate, and ensures continued progress in ASN provision in particular. This latest round of investment means that every Scottish local authority which submitted a bid has now received funding for a project in Phases 1, 2 or 3 the Learning Estate Investment programme.

“As a direct result of Scottish Government investment, the proportion of schools in “good” or “satisfactory” condition has increased from 61% in April 2007 to 90.7% in April 2023 and this investment will build on this remarkable progress. We will continue working with COSLA to explore how we can deliver further improvements in the school estate, as well as ensuring provision in those areas experiencing population growth.”

The £2 billion Learning Estate Investment Programme is a joint programme with COSLA.