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The Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill would amend the Academies Act 2010 to apply different requirements to secure 16 to 19 academies (secure schools). Changes would include reducing the minimum notice period the government must provide before terminating a secure school’s funding agreement from seven to two years.
The Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill would amend the Academies Act 2010 to apply different requirements to secure 16 to 19 academies (secure schools). Changes would include reducing the minimum notice period the government must provide before terminating a secure school’s funding agreement from seven to two years.
Letter dated 05/07/2022 from Baroness Barran to Lord McLoughlin regarding the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee report on the Schools Bill: government amendments to the delegated powers in the Bill relating to: schools with a religious character, children not in school registration, and independent education institutions. 4p.
Letter dated 05/07/2022 from Baroness Barran to Lord McLoughlin regarding the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee report on the Schools Bill: government amendments to the delegated powers in the Bill relating to: schools with a religious character, children not in school registration, and independent education institutions. 4p.
To ask Her Majesty's Government who can apply for an Academy Order to be revoked under section 5D of the Academies Act 2010; and what criteria are used for making a revocation.
To ask Her Majesty's Government who can apply for an Academy Order to be revoked under section 5D of the Academies Act 2010; and what criteria are used for making a revocation.
A maintained school governing body may apply to my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, to use his powers to revoke an academy order. The governing body must have agreed to apply for revocation by a majority vote for the application to be considered by the Secretary of State.
The department’s statutory guidance on schools causing concern makes clear that the Secretary of State’s power to revoke an academy order will only be used in very exceptional circumstances. These circumstances may include where a maintained school is not viable, and it is most appropriate for it to close, or where Ofsted have re-inspected the school and judged that it is no longer inadequate, and the current leadership and management is capable of driving continued improvement.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the criterion used by the Secretary of State to revoke an Academy Order under section 5D of the Academies Act 2010; which schools have had an Academy Order revoked; and in each case, what were the reasons for the Academy Order being revoked.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the criterion used by the Secretary of State to revoke an Academy Order under section 5D of the Academies Act 2010; which schools have had an Academy Order revoked; and in each case, what were the reasons for the Academy Order being revoked.
The department’s statutory ‘Schools causing concern’ guidance (attached) makes clear that the Secretary of State’s power to revoke an academy order will only be used in very exceptional circumstances – for example, where the maintained school is not viable and therefore it is most appropriate for it to close. Details of the 29 schools which have had an academy revoked and the reasons for revocation are set out in the attached table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons she exercised an academy order under section 4 of the Academies Act 2010 in appointing a sponsor for the Hewett School in Norwich.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons she exercised an academy order under section 4 of the Academies Act 2010 in appointing a sponsor for the Hewett School in Norwich.
An Academy Order was issued because the Hewett School is a failing school which Ofsted judged to require special measures in October 2014 and has had GCSE results consistently below local and national averages for the past five years. The Academy Order was issued on 25 March after consultation with the central Norwich Foundation Trust. The Government’s policy is to tackle swiftly failing schools wherever they are. We believe that the best way to secure rapid and long-term improvement at the Hewett School is for it to become an academy with the support of a strong sponsor. Inspiration Trust was the named sponsor due to its strong track record of school improvement.
The Department for Education and Norfolk County Council meet regularly. Recently the Council’s proposals for a ‘Learning Village’ on the Hewett site have formed part of these discussions. The department has had an initial meeting with the Inspiration Trust to seek their views about the future of the land. A meeting between all three parties is scheduled later this month.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how often her Department has made an academy order under section 4 of the Academies Act 2010 in each year since 2010; and in what region each school so affected is based.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how often her Department has made an academy order under section 4 of the Academies Act 2010 in each year since 2010; and in what region each school so affected is based.
5065 local authority maintained schools have been issued with academy orders since May 2010.
RSC Region | Number of Academy Orders approved |
East Midlands & Humber | 793 |
Lancashire & West Yorkshire | 480 |
North | 296 |
North East London & East | 583 |
North West London & South Central | 697 |
South London & South East | 742 |
South West | 743 |
West Midlands | 731 |
Total | 5065 |
RSC Region | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
East Midlands & Humber | 28 | 185 | 266 | 160 | 121 | 33 | 793 |
Lancashire & West Yorkshire | 26 | 128 | 134 | 77 | 86 | 29 | 480 |
North | 12 | 75 | 72 | 56 | 41 | 40 | 296 |
North East London & East | 41 | 175 | 101 | 106 | 121 | 39 | 583 |
North West London & South Central | 48 | 218 | 207 | 124 | 61 | 39 | 697 |
South London & South East | 43 | 224 | 145 | 152 | 126 | 52 | 742 |
South West | 47 | 247 | 137 | 127 | 126 | 59 | 743 |
West Midlands | 27 | 148 | 192 | 129 | 139 | 96 | 731 |
Grand Total | 272 | 1400 | 1254 | 931 | 821 | 387 | 5065 |
Not all local authority maintained schools that receive an academy order go on to open as an academy; some withdraw their application and others move out of scope for intervention. In addition, others are still in the pipeline to convert to academy status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are circumstances in which a consultation under Sections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Academies Act 2010 would not occur during pre-election purdah.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are circumstances in which a consultation under Sections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Academies Act 2010 would not occur during pre-election purdah.
The timing and conduct of the consultation are the responsibility of the governing body of the school. Maintained school governing bodies are not subject to the same restrictions as Government during the pre-election period and would not be prohibited from conducting a statutory consultation during it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidelines her Department has issued on how a consultation under sections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Academies Act 2010 should be undertaken.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidelines her Department has issued on how a consultation under sections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Academies Act 2010 should be undertaken.
The Department for Education’s document, Convert to an academy: guide for schools, provides advice to schools on how to pursue conversion to academy status, including information on conducting a statutory consultation. The guidance can be found here: www.gov.uk/guidance/convert-to-an-academy-information-for-schools
(2) how many times he has used his powers under schedule 1 of the Academies Act 2010 to ensure that land is transferred from an existing governing body directly to an academy trust;
Alex Cunningham:
(2) how many times he has used his powers under schedule 1 of the Academies Act 2010 to ensure that land is transferred from an existing governing body directly to an academy trust;
Alex Cunningham:
We have published guidance which sets out how publicly funded land and school playing fields are protected. This guidance is available at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice
If land ceases, or will cease, to be used for an academy, the Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), may need to make a determination in order to protect the public investment in the land. The Secretary of State will consider a range of factors including:
1. The degree of public investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;
2. The degree of private investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;
3. The length of time that the land has been in public use;
4. The value of the land at the date of determination.
Information about the number of academies where land has been transferred from a governing body to an academy trust is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.