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Lists of local authorities seeking academy and free school proposers, and of all academies and free schools already set up.
Information on all academies, free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) open in England, and those in the process of opening.
Details of successful applications for free schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) in the pre-opening stage.
Membership structure, draft agendas and notes of meetings for the south-west advisory board.
Membership structure, draft agendas and notes of meetings for the north-west advisory board.
Membership structure, draft agendas and notes of meetings for the East of England advisory board.
Membership structure, draft agendas and notes of meetings for the London advisory board.
List of local authorities who applied to open a special free school in waves 3 and 4, and those who were successful.
Membership structure, draft agendas and notes of meetings for the south-east advisory board.
Membership structure, draft agendas and notes of meetings for the Yorkshire and the Humber advisory board.
Membership structure, draft agendas and notes of meetings for the West Midlands advisory board.
Membership structure, draft agendas and notes of meetings for the north-east advisory board.
Membership structure, draft agendas and notes of meetings for the East Midlands advisory board.
Schedule of advisory board meetings and meeting preparation templates.
A list of partnership applications submitted in the 2022 alternative provision (AP) free schools wave, and those that were successful.
A list which confirms whether a school is rural under the Designation of Rural Primary Schools (England) Order 2023.
How we assess the need for a new mainstream school in a local area when we receive applications to open new free schools.
Details of applications for a free school in the wave 15 application round.
Membership structure, draft agendas and records of meetings for the West Midlands advisory board.
Membership structure, draft agendas and records of meetings for the north-west London and south-central England advisory board.
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