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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has published on academy schools and their entitlement to run consultancy businesses alongside the educational function of the school.

Edward Timpson

The Department’s Governance Handbook states that:

“An academy trust’s Articles of Association set out its ‘object’ and the powers that it may exercise to further that object. These powers include the power to establish or support any charitable companies or trusts formed for the trust’s object and to set up subsidiary companies to carry on any trade or business to raise funds for the trust.”

The Department’s Governance Handbook is available on GOV.UK at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-handbook

The model Articles of Association also require that the trust’s income and property shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the trust’s charitable objects. The Charity Commission provides guidance for charities on trading activity on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trustees-trading-and-tax-how-charities-may-lawfully-trade-cc35/trustees-trading-and-tax-how-charities-may-lawfully-trade.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools with a special educational needs focus were graded as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) requires improvement and (d) requires special measures in each year since 2010.

Edward Timpson

The Ofsted grades of all special free schools are set out in the below table. Please note that the first special free schools opened in September 2012 and therefore there were no Ofsted inspections of these schools until 2014.

Published report date	2014	2015	2016
Outstanding	1	1
Good	2	2
Requires Improvement		1
Inadequate			1

A list of all open special free schools can be found on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-open-schools-and-successful-applications

Ofsted reports for all schools in England can be found at: http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in which parliamentary constituencies she has visited since July 2014; and when she visited each such school.

Nick Gibb

My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Education has visited the following schools since July 2014. The list excludes political visits and those made as a constituency MP.

NAME	CONSTITUENCY	DATE
Glenthorne High School	Sutton and Cheam	September 2014
Bacon’s College	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	September 2014
Walter Evans C of E Aided Primary School	Derby North	September 2014
Hope Community School	Old Bexley and Sidcup	September 2014
King’s Maths Free School	Vauxhall	September 2014
Chaucer Junior School	Ilkeston and Erewash	October 2014
Fernwood School	Nottingham South	October 2014
Highlands School	Enfield North	October 2014
Surbiton High School	Kingston and Surbiton	November 2014
St Matthew’s CE Infant School	Esher and Walton	November 2014
Falcons School	Leicester East	November 2014
William Edwards School	Thurrock	November 2014
George Elliot School	Nuneaton	November 2014
Werneth School	Hazel Grove	December 2014
Nevill Road Infant School	Cheadle	December 2014
Outwood Grange Academy	Morley and Outwood	December 2014
Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace	Croydon North	December 2014
St Margaret’s C of E Primary School	Pudsey	December 2014
Ilkley Grammar School	Keighley	December 2014
Elton High School	Bury North	December 2014
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School	Rossendale and Darwen	December 2014
King’s Oak Academy	Kingswood	January 2015
Watermore Primary School	Thornbury and Yate	January 2015
Bath Studio School	Bath	January 2015
Durand Academy	Vauxhall	January 2015
New College Nottingham Basford Hall	Nottingham North	January 2015
Netherthorpe School	North East Derbyshire	January 2015
Priory City of Lincoln Academy	Lincoln	January 2015
ARK Conway Primary Academy	Hammersmith	January 2015
Brentford School for Girls	Brentford and Isleworth	January 2015
Corby Technical School	Corby	January 2015
Quest Academy	Croydon Central	February 2015
Rivers Primary Academy	Walsall North	February 2015
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School	Chorley	February 2015
Whitefield Infant and Nursery School	Pendle	February 2015
Clayton Hall Business and Language College	Newcastle Under Lyme	February 2015
Ark Little Ridge Primary School	Hastings and Rye	February 2015
The Eastbourne Academy	Eastbourne	February 2015
Yarm Primary School	Stockton South	February 2015
Priestmead Primary School	Harrow East	March 2015
The Green School for Girls	Brentford and Isleworth	March 2015
Fulham Boys School	Hammersmith	March 2015
Padstow School	North Cornwall	March 2015
Truro and Penwith College	Truro and Falmouth	March 2015
Helston Community College	St Ives	March 2015
Stoke Damerel Community College	Plymouth and Sutton Devonport	March 2015
Chessington Community College	Kingston and Surbiton	March 2015
St Eugene de Mazenod RC Primary School	Hampstead and Kilburn	March 2015
Wolverhampton Girls’ High School	Wolverhampton South West	March 2015
School 21	West Ham	June 2015
Passmores Academy	Harlow	June 2015
Mulberry School for Girls	Poplar and Limehouse	June 2015
King Solomon Academy	Westminster North	June 2015
Caludon Castle School	Coventry North East	June 2015
Brockington College	South Leicestershire	June 2015
Thomas Estley Community College	South Leicestershire	June 2015
Swiss Cottage School – Development and Research Centre	Hampstead and Kilburn	July 2015
Upton Cross Primary School	West Ham	July 2015
Alperton Community School	Brent North	July 2015
Ark Academy – Wembley	Brent North	July 2015
Corby Technical School	Corby	September 2015
Goldbeaters Primary School	Hendon	September 2015
Lilian Baylis Technology School	Vauxhall	September 2015
Yavneh College	Hertsmere	September 2015
Redhill School and Specialist Language College	Stourbridge	September 2015
King Edward VI Form College	Stourbridge	September 2015
Grace Academy Solihull	Solihull	September 2015
Thringstone Primary School	North West Leicestershire	September 2015
Sir John Moore CoE Primary School	North West Leicestershire	September 2015
Charles Dickens Primary School	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	September 2015
New College Worcester	Worcester	November 2015
The Christopher Whitehead Language School	Worcester	November 2015
John Taylor High School	Lichfield	November 2015
Brighton College	Brighton, Kemptown	November 2015
University of Birmingham School	Birmingham, Northfield	December 2015
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology	Nottingham South	December 2015
Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane	Tottenham	December 2015
Waldegrave School	Twickenham	December 2015
Trinity School	Carlisle	January 2016
Richard Rose Central Academy	Carlisle	January 2016
Newman Catholic School	Carlisle	January 2016
Fashion Retail Academy	Cities of London and Westminster	January 2016
Bethnal Green Academy	Bethnal Green and Bow	January 2016
Floreat School Wandsworth	Tooting	January 2016
The Westgate School	Winchester	January 2016
NAS Thames Valley	Reading West	January 2016
The Avenue School	Reading West	January 2016
Reading UTC	Reading East	January 2016
Comberton Village College	South Cambridgeshire	February 2016
Howard of Effingham School	Mole Valley	February 2016
The Elizabethan Academy	Bassetlaw	February 2016
The Crossley Heath School	Halifax	February 2016
The Chalet School	South Swindon	March 2016
Lydiard Park Academy	South Swindon	March 2016
King’s College School Wimbledon	Wimbledon	March 2016
King’s Maths School	Vauxhall	March 2016

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2016 to Question 30916, if she will publish details of the 26 related party transactions by academy trusts classified as irregular or improper by the Education Funding Agency.

Edward Timpson

Related party transactions by academy trusts can be classified as irregular or improper if they are not dealt with in accordance with Parliament’s intentions, legislation, the terms of the trust’s funding agreement, the Academies Financial Handbook or the trust’s internal procedures. This includes spending money other than for the purposes intended by Parliament or without the appropriate standards of conduct.

Academy trusts operate under a robust accountability system which holds them to account for the results they achieve and their use of resources. This includes a requirement to publish audited accounts each year allowing the wider public the chance to hold academy trusts to account to help make sure that spend is securing better outcomes for pupils.

The 26 related party transactions are irregular and noted in the table below (together with our findings from reviewing 2013/14 financial statements). It is important to note that irregular classification can occur where there is insufficient evidence to form an opinion.

Concern type	Summary of concern	Number of breaches
At cost	The trust either confirmed that services from a related party were not provided at cost or there was insufficient evidence of this.	5
Off-payroll	The trust confirmed that they were not compliant with HM Treasury’s off-payroll requirements for a senior member of staff.	5
Procurement	The trust confirmed they did not follow an adequate procurement process for certain purchases from a related party.	6
Procurement issues/ recruitment of family	The trust confirmed they did not follow an adequate procurement process for certain purchases from a familial related party.	1
Procurement/ at cost	The trust confirmed they did not follow an adequate procurement process for certain purchases from a related party. The trust also either confirmed that services from a related party were not provided at cost or there was insufficient evidence of this.	9

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the 22 new free schools announced by her Department on 5 February 2016 are being sponsored by trusts and chains which currently run schools which have an inadequate Ofsted rating.

Edward Timpson

Twenty two free school applications were approved as part of Wave 10, which was announced on 5 February 2016. One of the approved applications has a sponsor (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) which also sponsors The Forest High School, judged by Ofsted to be inadequate in May 2015. However, the inspection was conducted only two months after the trust was asked to take over the academy and since then Ofsted has assessed the academy to be taking effective action towards the removal of special measures. The trust is working in partnership with an outstanding special school to establish the free school.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the 22 new free schools announced by her Department on 5 February 2016 will be located in but not adjacent to planning areas where there will be a need for additional school places by September 2017.

Edward Timpson

Of the 22 new free schools announced on 5 February 2016, 17 are mainstream schools for which basic need in the areas was assessed. Five of the 22 schools are not mainstream schools, so have been excluded; basic need does not apply in their application. Of these 17 schools, 13 are in planning areas where there is projected to be a need for places in September 2017.

When assessing both the basic need for places in the local area and the standards of local schools, we define local schools as those that fall within the ‘straight-line’ distance of the proposed free school location within which at least 80% of the pupils in the area travel to school (at the relevant phase). This is intended to act as a proxy catchment area for the new free school. The local area is then defined as the planning areas in which these local schools are situated. Of the 17 schools, 15 have need for 2017 and one has need beyond 2017.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2016 to Question 30916, for what reasons related party transactions by academy trusts can be classified as irregular or improper by the Education Funding Agency.

Edward Timpson

Related party transactions by academy trusts can be classified as irregular or improper if they are not dealt with in accordance with Parliament’s intentions, legislation, the terms of the trust’s funding agreement, the Academies Financial Handbook or the trust’s internal procedures. This includes spending money other than for the purposes intended by Parliament or without the appropriate standards of conduct.

Academy trusts operate under a robust accountability system which holds them to account for the results they achieve and their use of resources. This includes a requirement to publish audited accounts each year allowing the wider public the chance to hold academy trusts to account to help make sure that spend is securing better outcomes for pupils.

The 26 related party transactions are irregular and noted in the table below (together with our findings from reviewing 2013/14 financial statements). It is important to note that irregular classification can occur where there is insufficient evidence to form an opinion.

Concern type	Summary of concern	Number of breaches
At cost	The trust either confirmed that services from a related party were not provided at cost or there was insufficient evidence of this.	5
Off-payroll	The trust confirmed that they were not compliant with HM Treasury’s off-payroll requirements for a senior member of staff.	5
Procurement	The trust confirmed they did not follow an adequate procurement process for certain purchases from a related party.	6
Procurement issues/ recruitment of family	The trust confirmed they did not follow an adequate procurement process for certain purchases from a familial related party.	1
Procurement/ at cost	The trust confirmed they did not follow an adequate procurement process for certain purchases from a related party. The trust also either confirmed that services from a related party were not provided at cost or there was insufficient evidence of this.	9