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 March 2023 +show all updates
In Local authorities seeking proposers, Warwick, Myton Gardens in Warwickshire, Tamworth, Dunstall Farm in Staffordshire and Tamworth, Golf Course in Staffordshire have been removed. Airfield Farm in Leicestershire has been added.In 'Section 6A approved/under consideration schools', Myton Gardens in Warwickshire has been added to the 'Schools under consideration' tab and referred to as Myton Gardens. Tamworth, Dunstall Farm and Tamworth, Golf Course in Staffordshire have been added to the 'Schools under construction' tab. Thoresby Vale in Nottinghamshire, Kingsley Fields, Nantwich in Cheshire East and Cringleford, Norfolk have been removed from the 'Schools under construction' tab and moved to the 'Schools approved' tab. The opening date has been changed from 1 September 2024 to 2025.
2 new primary school projects in Staffordshire have been added to 'Local authorities seeking proposers' - Tamworth, Dunstall Farm and Tamworth, Golf Course.
In 'Local authorities seeking proposers', Waltham Village and Scartho Top have been removed. In 'Section 6A approved/under consideration schools', Waltham Village and Scartho Top have been added to the schools under consideration tab. Thoresby Vale's proposed opening date has b