None of the council-run schools in Wokingham contain the dangerous RAAC concrete, Wokingham Borough Council has confirmed.

Inspections of council-run schools for RAAC across the borough were completed this week – after some 154 schools across England were ordered to fully or partially close by the government.

RAAC was used in construction between the 1950s and 1990s, and many more than the 156 schools the government has identified could contain it, along with other buildings.

But it contains tiny holes that make it more brittle, and allow water in that can cause metal bars inside them to rust.

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The government came under fire from opposition politicians and teaching unions, who accused it of acting too late to ensure dangerous buildings were made safe before the start of term.

But government education secretary Gillian Keegan said that some 15,000 schools had been asked to complete a survey for RAAC in March 2020 – and that some 10 per cent had yet to respond.

Wokingham Borough Council did not confirm whether any of the schools it is responsible for were among those asked to complete the survey – or whether any of them were among those alleged not to have not returned them by last week.

But a spokesperson confirmed that by Friday, September 8 all council-run schools in the borough had been surveyed and inspected, and no RAAC had been found.