Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2015 to Question 1084, what notice was given by each academy that has closed since 2010.

When the decision to close an academy is made, detailed discussions take place between a range of stakeholders to decide upon the best point in time for provision to cease. These stakeholders include the academy trust, the local authority, other local providers, and the learners themselves. The amount of elapsed time between the notice of closure given by an academy trust and the date of the closure varies on a case by case basis and will be influenced by a range of local factors. The primary concern is always the continued and uninterrupted education of those students affected by the closure.