Free Schools
(asked on 15th December 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what free school project applications have been withdrawn or cancelled; and what each application had spent on (a) property and planning, (b) technical and consultant and (c) legal fees before withdrawal or cancellation.
As of 16 December 2014, 21 projects have withdrawn or been cancelled. These are listed below.
Name of School |
Rotherham Central Free School |
The Priory Rural Skills and Equestrian Free School |
Chorley Career and Sixth Form |
Newham Free Academy |
Rivendale Free School |
Barnfield Fernwood Free School |
The Bristol Primary School |
Warrington Montessori School |
Rainbow Schools (Nottingham) |
Northern Lights |
The Leeds Retail and Financial Services Academy |
Harris Free School Tottenham |
The Free School Leeds |
TLG Bradford |
Newark School of Enterprise |
The Inspirar Bilingual Academy |
Marco Polo Academy |
Oasis Community School Walthamstow |
Phoenix Free School of Oldham |
On Track Chiltern |
The Advance School Norbury |
When a project is cancelled or withdrawn, the Department for Education seeks to make alternative use of any capital spend on sites or otherwise.
Any capital costs spent on these projects are declared in the Department’s annual accounts at:
www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports
The March 2014 accounts will be published in the New Year.