The government has overseen a new programme for schools. Mossbourne community academy in Hackney, London, was built in 2004. Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian
The government's building schools for the future programme is cruising towards mediocrity, according to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (Cabe).
It says 80% of the schools rebuilt or renewed schools under the BSF programme, which aims to renew or rebuild all of England's 3,500 secondary schools, are mediocre or not yet good enough. Some are too noisy, hot or cold and others encourage bullying.
A survey by Cabe in 2006 found that half of schools were badly designed and poorly built.
And, despite the programme's good intentions, if the school improvements are badly designed, is it worse than leaving them as they are?
This time last year, research found that buildings were more to blame for school failures than teachers.
Has your school been revamped? Have you had any problems with the design? Do those doing the redesign listen to your ideas and specific needs?
