D-day for schools on rebuilding schemes

West Midlands and Staffordshire schools were today finding out if refurbishment or rebuilding will go-ahead as MPs accused the government of plunging education into chaos.

But there was relief in Wolverhampton as plans on replacing every secondary school in the borough were confirmed.

Education secretary Michael Gove has cut £5bn off the Building Schools for the Future programme.

Pupils in Staffordshire, Dudley, Walsall and Wyre Forest now look set to be stuck with outdated buildings.

However, Wolverhampton schools will get rebuilding because contracts with developers were signed two days before the General Election.

Two thirds of Birmingham's rebuild has been stopped or put on hold.

Walsall loses out on £100m for six schools and Darlaston and Shelfield academy projects and the University Technical College (UTC) planned for the site of Sneyd School are on hold.

Walsall Council leader councillor Mike Bird said: "I sincerely hope the minister will see the sense in having what will be one of the first urban colleges as a major step forward."

An emergency report goes to his cabinet meeting next week. Walsall North Labour MP David Winnick said: "The scheme locally is in chaos. They talk about some of the projects being up for discussion, but what does that mean?"

The developer behind Wolverhampton's project, inspiredspaces, is part of the city's construction giant Carillion and is working on schemes elsewhere.

The first phase of the project,rebuilding Highfields School and Penn Fields School and the co-location of the Kings School and Tettenhall Wood School, is set to begin at the end of this month with the new buildings opening in 2012.

Dudley was not in today's list. Its bid for £80m was rejected in March meaning no prospect of major works.

How the cuts will affect our schools

Decisions on projects for refurbishing and rebuilding schools in the West Midlands region:

Wolverhampton

North Wolverhampton Academy unaffected; South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy unaffected; Aldersley High School unaffected; Colton Hills Community School unaffected; Coppice Performing Arts School unaffected; Deansfield High School unaffected; Green Park Special School unaffected; Heath Park Business and Enterprise unaffected; Highfields Science Specialist School unaffected; Midpoint Centre unaffected; Moreton Community School unaffected; Moseley Park and Technology College unaffected.

New Park Special School unaffected; Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Sports College unaffected; Parkfield High School (proposed for closure) unaffected; Pendeford B & E college (proposed for closure) unaffected; Penn Fields Special School unaffected; Penn Hall Special School unaffected; Smestow School unaffected; St Edmunds Catholic School unaffected; St Peters Collegiate CE School unaffected; Tettenhall Wood Special School unaffected; The Braybrook Centre unaffected; The Kings CE School unaffected; The Orchard Centre unaffected; Wednesfield High School unaffected; Westcroft Sport and Vocational College unaffected; Wolverhampton Girls High School unaffected.

Sandwell

George Salter Collegiate Academy - for discussion; Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy - for discussion; Shireland Collegiate Academy - for discussion; Alexandra High - unaffected; Batman's Hill PRU - unaffected; Bristnall Hall - stopped; Heathfield - stopped; Holly Lodge - unaffected; Manor - stopped. Meadows - stopped; Menzies - stopped; New KS4 and Tharpeutic Units - unaffected; North KS3 PRU - unaffected; Oldbury - unaffected; Perryfields - stopped; Ruskin House PRU - unaffected; St Michaels CE High - unaffected; Stuart Bathurst RC - stopped; Westminster - unaffected; Whiteheath PRU - unaffected; Wodensorough - unaffected; Wood Green — stopped.

Walsall

Grace Academy, Darlaston Academy for discussion; Shelfield Community Academy for discussion; Alumwell B & E College stopped; Frank F Harrison stopped; Joseph Leckie Technology College stopped; Pool Hayes Arts & Community College stopped; Shire Oak Science College stopped; The Streetly Sports College stopped; Walsall UTC still up for discussion

Staffordshire

Blake Valley Technology College Academy for discussion; Landau Forte Academy unaffected.

Belgrave High School stopped; Fair Oak School stopped; Hagley Park School stopped; Kettlebrook Pupil Referral Unit stopped; Queen Elizabeth's Mercian School stopped; Rawlett Community Sports College stopped; Two Rivers High School stopped; Wilnecote High School stopped.

Worcestershire

Tudor Grange Academy, Worcester Academy for discussion; Baxter College stopped; King Charles 1st High School stopped; PRU Worcester 6a stopped; Stourminster Special School stopped; Stourport High School stopped; The Bewdley School stopped; Wolverley CE Secondary School stopped.

Birmingham

Aston Engineering Academy UT Academy for discussion; Birmingham Ormiston Academy unaffected; College High Academy for discussion; Harborne Hill Academy for discussion; Heartlands Academy for discussion; Sheldon Heath Academy for discussion; Shenley Court Academy for discussion; St Albans Academy for discussion; Aston Manor stopped; Bartley Green stopped; Baskerville - stopped.

Bordesley Green Girls stopped; Cardinal Wiseman RC Birmingham stopped; Castle Vale stopped; Golden Hillock stopped; Hodge Hill stopped; Holy Trinity RC stopped; Holyhead stopped; Kings Heath stopped; Queensbury stopped; Washwood Heath stopped.

Broadway unaffected; Four Dwellings unaffected; George Dixon unaffected; Holte unaffected; International School unaffected; Mayfield unaffected; Moseley unaffected; Park View unaffected; Queensbury unaffected; Saltley unaffected; Stockland Green unaffected; Waverley unaffected.