Academies
(asked on 20th July 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications from maintained schools to convert to academy status were (a) approved and (b) declined by each regional schools commissioner in 2015.
The table below shows the total number of applications received in 2015 from Local Authority maintained schools and how many of these were subsequently approved or declined. The information is split by the RSC region in which the schools are located. Please note that the decision to approve or decline may in some instances have been made by ministers.
RSC region | Total number of applications received in 2015 | Number of applications received in 2015 that were approved | Number of applications received in 2015 that were declined |
East Midlands & Humber | 59 | 43 | 3 |
Lancashire & West Yorkshire | 42 | 35 | 1 |
North | 63 | 49 | 0 |
North East London & East | 55 | 55 | 0 |
North West London & South Central | 55 | 52 | 0 |
South London & South East | 56 | 49 | 1 |
South West | 90 | 74 | 0 |
West Midlands | 113 | 100 | 1 |
Total | 533 | 457 | 6 |
A small number of applications received in 2015 have been withdrawn or not yet decided.
The data is correct as at 1 July 2016.