Matford Brook Academy, a school described as state-of-the-art when it opened in 2023, has not had any students enter the main building. Multiple accounts report that pupils have never set foot inside because of structural problems identified at or after the school’s opening. As a result, the facility is now facing demolition rather than being brought into use. The reports indicate that the school’s construction issues have been significant enough to stop normal operations from starting in the main building, despite the school having opened. The decision to demolish is presented as a response to unresolved safety or structural concerns, with the implication that the building cannot be used as intended. The coverage does not describe the specific nature of the structural issues, but it consistently links the planned demolition to the failure to put the building into service for students. The situation underscores that the school’s opening has not translated into on-site instruction within the main premises due to the construction defects.