According to the report of the first annual evaluation of Building Schools for the Future (BSF), headteachers believe that the present school buildings are not suitable for modern learning & teaching and are actually in average or poor condition. Thus, these school buildings are incapable of meeting the needs of the students as well as the staff.

A survey conducted on 1918 schools proved that nine out of ten were of the opinion that BSF would be enhancing the all-round quality of learning and teaching. Over 60% were of the belief that BSF would be developing behaviour and over three quarters had faith in BSF's broadening the pupils' curriculum.

A single report by PricewaterhouseCoopers informed that a huge number of headteachers considered the Government's secondary school building programme to be improving the quality of teaching, behaviour and learning, as well as altering the existing premises.

The Government is in the process of investing £9.3 billion in BSF in the following three years. This investment is part of the entire £21.9 billion capital funding settlement for 2008-11.

According to Jim Knight, Minister for Schools, headteachers wish to sweep off the under investment in secondary school buildings as well as the severe lack of maintenance legacy, which the Government is fully committed to do.

The first school that was going through the whole BSF process is Bristol Brunel Academy, which was opened in September. By next spring, there will be more schools that will be opened. The effort is to get around 200 remodelled or newly constructed schools opened in a year.