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Watch: Freezing classrooms and leaking sewage - footage from schools across Britain

By Rahil Sheikh

BBC Panorama

Schools in urgent need of repair have told Panorama they are struggling to keep children warm in buildings that are "not fit for purpose".

At one primary in Devon, temperatures are so low that children keep gloves and coats on during some lessons.

The head teacher says despite parts of the school being seemingly impossible to heat, he has been told it does not qualify for extra money for repairs.

The Department for Education (DfE) says pupil and staff safety is "paramount".

According to the government's own figures, the average primary in England needs £300,000 worth of maintenance or upgrades, while the average secondary school needs an estimated £1.5m.

BBC Panorama's investigation reveals what some of that damage and decay means for pupils and teachers who experience it every day. We found: