Written question asked by Lord Hoyle (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative) on Friday, 29 June 2012.

Schools: Academies

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have received on the consultation exercise carried out by the directors of the proposed Chorley Sixth Form and Career Academy.[HL680]

Answer: The academy trust of the proposed Chorley Career and Sixth Form Academy provided the Department for Education with regular updates about the progress of its consultation, which ran from Wednesday 7 March to Friday 27 April. It received a range of responses to the proposal to establish a new secondary school and sixth form in Chorley which was reflected in the consultation report it provided to the department in May. As a result of a rigorous continued assessment of all free school proposals, we have since decided to withdraw the project as the plans for the school had not progressed sufficiently for it to proceed to opening.

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