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Premises management and applicable standards

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

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Requirement and scope

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Maintained school

Statutory duty [1]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Statutory duty [2]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Premises management includes relevant building, health and safety and asbestos duties. The academy excerpt establishes asbestos management specifically; it does not certify every premises standard or demand a universal standalone policy.

Official wording

7.5 Health and safety

School premises and the accommodation and facilities provided must be kept up to a standard, where, as much as reasonably possible, the health, safety and welfare of pupils are guaranteed as required by regulation 6 of The School Premises (England) Regulations 2012.

Maintained schools: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

7.15.4 Asbestos in trusts

Trusts and responsible bodies have a duty to manage asbestos in their academies effectively, in compliance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

Academy trusts: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. Maintained schools: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-15T15:01:39+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
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    Official content identity
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    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    1d3f2f6c58228e0a50a9591032bcf659d1f5c1c9da375fc1053abb88fdb64829

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintained-schools-governance-guide/maintained-schools-governance-guide

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  2. Academy trusts: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-20T12:52:21+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    11ac340ef6b86f38865ce0ece27f1d47949e810ddfde066af3779588c1d1b8c2
    Official content identity
    21a3425c-77ff-4fae-b81d-42b5214b2ad2
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    b99d266b3aa58de32e2f1428cb9a45065a6e52e26c65344e9df5ecacac19b1a4

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-trust-governance-guide/academy-trust-governance-guide

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  3. Standards for school premises

    Reviewed edition matches. GOV.UK metadata checked; captured PDF matches the reviewed edition. Live file bytes are unverified.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2015-03-09T14:11:11+00:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    37ff21e082681813b7ca8d4c221e401e15abde01f0bab27d44544388eb6318c4
    Official content identity
    5ef7565a-7631-11e4-a3cb-005056011aef
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    96883cf9c39afb5c0e2c16ab88b1d6d84b2904ebdbea2f9fcdbb0731d9bf2858
    Reviewed PDF digest (SHA-256)
    4fd3261dc38dfd565107ea12160d322e04aa5604b4624ad4794e4c8811106810

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a800013ed915d74e622be2b/Advice_on_standards_for_school_premises.pdf

    Official attachment · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a800013ed915d74e622be2b/Advice_on_standards_for_school_premises.pdf

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