Schools: Free Schools

House of Lords written question – answered at on 7 June 2011.

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Photo of Lord Adonis Lord Adonis Labour

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will specify the locations, and sponsoring organisation, of each of the free schools scheduled to open in September 2011.

Photo of Lord Hill of Oareford Lord Hill of Oareford The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education

To date, 32 proposals for Free Schools have been given approval to move to business case stage and beyond, of which a number will open in September 2011. The proposers of these schools are not "sponsors" as such, but individuals and groups who are keen to set up a new school in response to local demand.

The names and locations of the 32 proposals are provided below

Name of proposed school Local authority
All Saints Junior School Reading
ARK Atwood Primary Academy Westminster
ARK Bolingbroke Academy Wandsworth
ARK Conway Primary Academy Hammersmith and Fulham
Batley Grammar School Kirklees
BBG Parents Alliance Kirklees
Bedford and Kempston Free School Bedford Borough
Brandon Free School Suffolk
Bristol Free School Bristol
Canary Wharf College Tower Hamlets
Discovery New School West Sussex
Eden Primary School Haringey
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School Barnet
Harris Peckham Primary Free School Southwark
King's Science Academy Bradford
Krishna-Avanti Primary School Leicester City
Langley Hall Primary Academy Slough
Maharishi School Lancashire
McAuley College Academy Kingston upon Hull
Moorlands School Luton
Nishkam Free School Birmingham
Priors Free School Warwickshire
Rainbow Primary School Bradford
Redbridge Primary School (E-ACT) Redbridge
Rivendale Free School Hammersmith and Fulham
St Luke's C of E Primary School Camden
Sandbach School Cheshire East
Stour Valley Community School Suffolk
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Blackburn with Darwen
The Free School Norwich Norfolk
West London Free School Hammersmith and Fulham
Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy Enfield

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