Academies: North West
(asked on 31st October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many academies have been established in the North West of England in each of the last two years to date.
As of 1 October 2017, a total of 148 academies, free schools, studio schools and University Technical Colleges (UTCs) have opened in the past two years in the North West region of England - 76 opened in the 2016 calendar year and 72 have opened in the 2017 calendar year to date. The breakdown of these is as follows:
North West | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
Academy Converter | 51 | 47 | 98 |
Sponsor Led Academy | 16 | 20 | 36 |
Free School | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Studio school | 1 | 2 | 3 |
UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Grand Total | 76 | 72 | 148 |
As at 1 October 2017 a total of 1942 academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs have opened in the past two years in England. The breakdown of these is as follows:
England | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
Academy Converter | 681 | 662 | 1343 |
Sponsor Led Academy | 228 | 256 | 484 |
Free School | 44 | 47 | 91 |
Studio school | 4 | 3 | 7 |
UTC | 11 | 6 | 17 |
Grand Total | 968 | 974 | 1942 |