Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies are part of (a) a multi-academy trust, (b) a collaborative partnership and (c) an umbrella trust.
As of 1 July 2014 there are 2,167 academies in multi-academy trusts and there are 36 academies in umbrella trusts.
Academies are not required to provide the Department for Education with information about collaborative partnerships. However, research published by the Department for Education in July showed that 87% of academies are supporting other schools. The research can be found here:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/do-academies-make-use-of-their-autonomy