Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Cantle Report on education and cohesion in Oldham, published in 2006, how many independent schools have opened since 2010.
Since 1 January 2010, 573 independent schools have opened in England, of which 151 have subsequently closed. Since 1 January 2010, five independent schools have opened in Oldham, all of which are still open.