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Written question asked by Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 31 October 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 November 2017. It was answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 November 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Academies: North West

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many academies have been established in the North West of England in each of the last two years to date.

Answer

As of 1 October 2017, a total of 148 academies, free schools, studio schools and University Technical Colleges (UTCs) have opened in the past two years in the North West region of England - 76 opened in the 2016 calendar year and 72 have opened in the 2017 calendar year to date. The breakdown of these is as follows:

North West

2016

2017

Total

Academy Converter

51

47

98

Sponsor Led Academy

16

20

36

Free School

6

3

9

Studio school

1

2

3

UTC

2

0

2

Grand Total

76

72

148

As at 1 October 2017 a total of 1942 academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs have opened in the past two years in England. The breakdown of these is as follows:

England

2016

2017

Total

Academy Converter

681

662

1343

Sponsor Led Academy

228

256

484

Free School

44

47

91

Studio school

4

3

7

UTC

11

6

17

Grand Total

968

974

1942


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2750
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Academies North West
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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