Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many grammar schools (a) sponsor academy schools, (b) sponsor free schools or (c) run multi-academy trusts; and what the Ofsted grades are for each school sponsored by a (i) university or (ii) multi-academy trust run by a university.
As at 1 October 2016 there were 14 sponsoring academy trusts established by grammar schools sponsoring a total of 30 academies. All 14 trusts are multi academy trusts (MATs).
There is one free school sponsored by a grammar school.
There are 32 grammar schools that are part of a multi academy trust.
The Ofsted categories for each school sponsored by a university are as follows:
Ofsted category | No. of academies | No. of free schools | Total |
Outstanding | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Good | 9 | 2 | 11 |
Requires Improvement | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Inadequate | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Not visited | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Source: Ofsted MI – 30 September 2016