Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how long Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) have taken, by year and by RSC, to find appropriate sponsors for schools from when they are notified that the school is in special measures to having a sponsor taking over that school.

We routinely publish all open academy details and academy projects in development.

These details can be easily accessed online and you can find this information here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development

The ‘Sponsored Pipeline’ tab features a list of sponsored academy projects currently in progress, the local authority in which they are located and, where applicable, the agreed sponsor.

We do not hold data on the time taken to match a sponsor with a school.

Information on school Ofsted inspection outcomes can be found on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/monthly-management-information-ofsteds-school-inspections-outcomes