Written question asked by Lord Gove (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 March 2017. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Academies: Sponsorship
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent schools currently sponsor academies; what independent schools sponsor academies; and which academies each such independent school sponsors.
- Answer
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As of 3 March 2017, eight organisations have been set up by independent schools for the purpose of sponsoring academies. They currently sponsor 11 academies in total.
Three free schools are sponsored by independent schools.
The following table contains the names of the relevant academies, the sponsor organisations to which they are linked, and the relevant independent school(s) that originally established the sponsor organisation.
Academy Name
Sponsor name
Independent School/ Independent School Organisation
Orchard Meadow Primary School
Blackbird Academy Trust
Dragon School
Windale Community Primary School
Blackbird Academy Trust
Dragon School
Theale Green School
Bradfield College
Bradfield College
The Bourne Academy
Canford School
Canford School
Birkenhead High School Academy
Girls' Day School Trust (GDST)
Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) â umbrella body of independent schools
The Belvedere Academy
Girls' Day School Trust (GDST)
Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) â umbrella body of independent schools
Haileybury Turnford
Haileybury Academy Trust
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Messing Primary School
New Hall Academy Trust
New Hall School
The Steiner Academy Hereford
Steiner Waldorf
Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship â umbrella body of independent schools
Wellington Primary Academy
Wellington College
Wellington College
The Wellington Academy
Wellington College
Wellington College
The following table contains the names of the relevant free schools and the sponsoring independent schools.
Free School Name
Independent School/ Independent School Organisation
New Islington Free School
Manchester Grammar School
London Academy of Excellence
Brighton College & a consortium of Eton College, Highgate School, City of London School
Holyport Free School
Eton College
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 68085
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Private education Schools Sponsorship Academies
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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