Academies

(asked on 1st June 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Academy Orders made on behalf of a federated school have been made on or after 1 September 2012; and how many such applications (a) she has approved and (b) have an Academy Agreement in place.


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Edward Timpson
This question was answered on 4th June 2015

Guidance and an application form are available on GOV.UK for all maintained schools that are considering applying to convert to academy status - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/convert-to-an-academy-information-for-schools.

It is for schools to ensure that they have complied with relevant requirements at the point they make their application. We are exploring if there is a need to revise Regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 and whether additional guidance is needed to support federations of schools wishing to convert. The Department does not hold data on federated schools that have already changed their status and are now open as academies. There are currently 30 federated schools with an approved academy order. These schools will open as academies in due course, subject to them conducting a consultation, and satisfying the Department that they have completed the necessary legal checks and processes.

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