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Written question asked by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Monday, 11 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 March 2024. It was answered by Damian Hinds (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Free Schools

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the free schools that have opened since 2011 by (a) type of school, (b) opening date and (c) closing date.

Answer

The department publishes information about open free schools, including the date they opened. This is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development.

On the Get Information about Schools site, it is possible, by using the filter of ‘free schools’ and ‘closed’ in a search function, to bring up a list of all free schools that are now closed. The site is available at: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Search?SelectedTab=Establishments.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17768
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Free schools
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk