The government is likely to put in place a more formal delivery strategy for its primary school capital build programme this autumn, officials have said.

Tim Byles, chief executive of schools delivery body Partnerships for Schools, which is managing the £45bn secondary school Building Schools for the Future programme, said: “Work is under way on a more systematic approach to primary building, and I’d expect to see something around the autumn.”

Speaking after a fringe event, schools minister Jim Knight added: “Work on the primary sector is gaining momentum. There are huge amounts of money for school buildings.”

Currently, primary school building is delivered ad-hoc, with some schools tagging delivery onto BSF programmes. It has been suggested that a framework like the academy framework could be introduced, but it is likely Local Education Partnerships will play a major role.