Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 404 on Pioneer Academy: Finance, what additional financial assistance has been offered to Pioneer Academy in the event that they become the sponsor of Moulsecoomb Primary.

The Pioneer Academy has been offered ‘full sponsorship’ funding, which means it is eligible to receive up to £110,000 in pre-opening costs before Moulsecoomb opens as an academy.

The Pioneer Academy has not yet been offered any additional financial assistance. Further support is sometimes provided to fund additional costs, such as necessary capital works.