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Free school applications: suitability and declarations form

Form for members and directors of academy trusts to submit personal information.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 18 August 2015
• Last updated: 20 July 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Free school applications: suitability and declarations

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The Department for Education will only allow suitable persons to establish and run publicly funded free schools.

This form is for free school applicants. Each current and proposed member and trustee of the academy trust must complete the form separately.

Make sure you fill in all the personal information required on the form. This is so that we can check your suitability to manage or run a free school.

Guidance on the free school application process is available.

Published 18 August 2015
Last updated 20 July 2022 + show all updates

1. 20 July 2022

   Updated suitability and declarations form.

2. 11 March 2019

   Updated form for free school applicants.

3. 1 August 2016

   Added application form and assessment criteria for wave 12.

4. 18 August 2015

   First published.