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
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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
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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
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- 2017-11-14 13:18:13 +0000
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