Academies

Transfer of struggling academy shows pattern of delays

Analysis shows transfers take twice as long in some regions and that the speed of conversions has slowed since...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Elite sixth forms and northern BRIT School among free school bids

Only one in four of the more than 60 applications will be approved

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Future Academies appoints ex-Harris head as CEO

Ex-Harris Tottenham head Lawrence Foley will lead the trust launched by ex-minister Lord Nash, which faced staff and student...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

DfE loses £10.3m in unclaimed free school VAT refunds

Department admits tax was not claimed back for nine trusts' free school projects by the HMRC deadline

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Holland Park parents and NEU lose legal bid to block school transfer

Holland Park School's failed High Court claim against the DfE paves the way for it to join United Learning

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

The schools bill is dead, so where next for academies?

Can the government achieve its vision for the school system after shredding its flagship legislation?

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Academy reform limbo risks ‘good chap theory of government’

Calls for greater intervention powers after trust warned four times in six years over school performance

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Academy could transfer to fourth trust in a decade

Figures obtained by Schools Week reveal more than 50 schools have been run by three different trusts

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Welcome to the academy trust merger era

New analysis of government figures shows 2,460 trusts were running schools in October, down by 100 or 3.9% year...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger