TWO Bradford academy trusts have issued statements as the RAAC crisis continues. 

It emerged today that two more schools in the city - Christ Church Primary Academy, in Windhill, and Baildon C of E Primary School - are affected by the crumbling concrete crisis.

Around 150 schools were told by the Department for Education (DfE) to limit access and partially or fully close buildings due to RAAC being present, at the end of last week. 

RAAC - meaning reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete - is a type of construction material widely used in buildings from the 1950s to the 1990s.

In recent years there have been growing concerns that the material is now beyond its limit.

Christ Church Primary and Baildon C of E - part of the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT) - joined a list of settings impacted by the crisis that already included two Bradford Council-run schools - Crossflatts Primary School and Eldwick Primary School.

Now two other academy trusts have spoken about the situation with their schools.

Both Co-op Academies Trust - which runs seven schools in Bradford after the recent opening of Co-op Academy Penny Oaks - and Dixons Academies Trust - with 10 district schools under its banner - have revealed none of their schools in the city have been identified as having RAAC.

A spokesperson for Co-op Academies Trust said: "The national issue of RAAC has been an issue for several years within school buildings, we have been investigating this; we are confident that none of our schools are affected but will continue to monitor rigorously."  

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Dixons Academies Trust said: "None of our Bradford schools have been identified as having RAAC concrete, and so all are operating as normal."