free schools that do not yet have approval under the academies/free school presumption section of the Education and Inspections Act 2006
It includes the:
date of decision
name of the local authority
proposed location of the school at the time of approval
phase of education
proposed opening date at the time of approval (which can change)
Read the Free school presumption document for guidance on the process for establishing new schools.
Published 16 December 2013 Last updated 13 July 2022 +show all updates
'Local authorities seeking proposers' - added Cambridgeshire County Council (Darwin Green primary school). 'Section 6A approved/under consideration schools' - Gloucestershire County Council (Stroud primary special school) moved from schools under consideration to schools approved.
Added West Northamptonshire Council a special all-through school and Brent Council a special secondary school to 'Local authorities seeking proposers'.
A special all through school in North Surrey and a special primary school in Potters Bar have moved from Local authorities seeking proposers to Section 6A approved/under consideration schools, as schools under consideration. The North Surrey school is now listed as North Surrey Grove Farm.On Section 6A approved/under consideration schools, schools approved has been updated, with 16 changes to school names, 16 to opening dates and one to capacity.
