Speeches

Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-07-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications from maintained schools to convert to academy status were (a) approved and (b) declined by each regional schools commissioner in 2015.

Edward Timpson

The table below shows the total number of applications received in 2015 from Local Authority maintained schools and how many of these were subsequently approved or declined. The information is split by the RSC region in which the schools are located. Please note that the decision to approve or decline may in some instances have been made by ministers.

RSC region

Total number of applications received in 2015

Number of applications received in 2015 that were approved

Number of applications received in 2015 that were declined

East Midlands & Humber

59

43

3

Lancashire & West Yorkshire

42

35

1

North

63

49

0

North East London & East

55

55

0

North West London & South Central

55

52

0

South London & South East

56

49

1

South West

90

74

0

West Midlands

113

100

1

Total

533

457

6

A small number of applications received in 2015 have been withdrawn or not yet decided.

The data is correct as at 1 July 2016.