The agency also spent 拢1.5bn on apprenticeships
The Education and Skills Funding Agency spent almost 拢4bn on its capital works programme in 2017-18, according to its annual report.
In its first annual report the ESFA revealed it had spent close to 拢61bn in the last financial year with just 7% of this being spent on its construction programme.
The accounts revealed the executive agency had spent 拢3.99bn on its capital works programme.
Of that 拢1.5bn was distributed via basic need schools capital grants, while 拢761m was maintenance capital grants given to local authority and voluntary aided schools.
The ESFA鈥檚 two big school construction programmes Priority School 黑洞社区 Programme and the Free Schools Programme had 拢1.7bn invested in them.
The Priority School 黑洞社区 Programme had 拢471m put into it, while 拢1.24bn was invested in academy capital grants and the Free Schools Programme.
Temporary sites for schools also cost the ESFA a chunk of cash, with this accounting for 拢42.1m of its expenditure.
The accounts also revealed how much the ESFA had invested in apprentices last year.
Funding 16 to 18-year-old apprentices cost 拢745.2m, while those aged over 18 were responsible for 拢813.7m of the ESFA鈥檚 spending.
Funding to support apprenticeships accounted for 拢21m of spending.
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