Free Schools: Bolton
(asked on 16th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the most recent estimate is of the funding required to establish a free school in Bolton.
This question was answered on 24th October 2017
The capital cost of establishing a free school varies, depending on the type and size of the school and the site available. There is an approved primary free school project in Bolton (Great Lever Primary) but a suitable site has not yet been secured.
The Department has provided Bolton Council with £27 million to fund new school places between 2011 and 2017 and a further £18 million for 2017 to 2020.