Education written question – answered at on 15 March 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education
(1) by what date he expects schools graded good by Ofsted to be able to apply for academy status;
(2) what criteria he plans to use to determine the schools which will be first to be invited to apply for academy status;
(3) what account he plans to take of the (a) contextual value added by and (b) the financial position of a school in determining which schools are next to be invited to apply for academy status.
We want to give all schools that wish to do so the opportunity to become academies. Schools rated as Outstanding and schools rated as Good with one or more Outstanding features in their most recent Ofsted inspection can already apply to become an academy in their own right.
All schools can apply as part of a chain where at least one school in the chain is either outstanding or good with outstanding features. In addition to the Ofsted inspection applications are considered according to a range of factors including whether there is a substantial budget deficit and plans to support a weaker school.
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