cost to economy

Overheated classrooms

Heatwave costs pupils £456m in future earnings

The recent UK heatwave could reduce pupils' future earnings by an estimated £456m, after soaring temperatures forced more than 500 secondary schools to close or partially close on 25th June 2026.

The estimate comes from Fund the Future, an initiative pioneered by Yopa, which analysed school closures reported during the recent heatwave before applying previous government research...