British schools are falling apart and it's affecting pupils' performance, leading architects have said.
The Royal Institute of British Architects found only 5% of England's more than 60,000 school buildings were in "top condition" with almost a quarter rated "poor".
But for every young person who attended a crumbling British school - the findings are hardly surprising. That's because you'll remember such delights as...
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When your playground was cut in half to house a "temporary" classroom
![Richard Webb at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/670790](https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5732fa821300001a013813f3.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale)
Richard Webb
All those other "temporary" classrooms that were *at least* 20 years old
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Basher Eyre
When bike sheds were replaced with transparent metal structures to scupper secret smokers
![David Hatch at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/19599](https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5732fbb32200008f032563ab.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale)
David Hatch
When first period was in a multi-storey block miles from your second period class
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Blane Chalmers
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That posh 'Main Entrance' where staff parked their cars and the grass was perfect but you weren't allowed to spend break time
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Peter Cox
When the toilets didn't work - and you knew it was bad when the staff ones were out of order
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The absolute state of the walls and windows, and the moss. Lots and lots of moss
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The wonky toilet seats
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