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Pilot scheme in England to convert empty classrooms into community hubs

Politics The Guardian By Richard Adams Education editor 14 Jul 2026 19:00 1 min read
Pilot scheme in England to convert empty classrooms into community hubs

Policy to create youth clubs and health centres aims to tackle surplus of school spaces created by falling pupil numbers Classrooms left empty by falling numbers of pupils could soon be converted into youth clubs or health centres, as part of a pilot scheme to be announced this week. In the pilot a group of local authorities in England will be given £3.1m by the Department for Education to fund their initial plans for repurposing empty school buildings or unused facilities into community assets,

Policy to create youth clubs and health centres aims to tackle surplus of school spaces created by falling pupil numbers

Classrooms left empty by falling numbers of pupils could soon be converted into youth clubs or health centres, as part of a pilot scheme to be announced this week.

In the pilot a group of local authorities in England will be given £3.1m by the Department for Education to fund their initial plans for repurposing empty school buildings or unused facilities into community assets, with the first conversions expected to be up and running next year.

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