Larkmead School in Abingdon has opened after funding its own tests to check for unsafe concrete.
Headteacher Jonathan Dennett said the school has been "has been well maintained despite its age"A school has opened a week late for the new term after a dispute with the government over unsafe concrete.
It said the Department for Education was sent a questionnaire in July identifying three possibly-affected corridors.After conducting its own tests, the school said it was "in good, well-maintained condition and fully open" from Monday.A structural engineer visited the site on 3 August and issued a report to the DfE, which the school said it has not seen.
"They have been incredibly slow to process RAAC surveys which has resulted in unnecessary closures," she said. A government spokesperson said: "We are continuing to ramp up the surveys of suspected RAAC and where it is identified we are allocating schools with a case worker to help put in mitigations or temporary accommodation as quickly as possible."
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