Academies
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools secured academy status in each year since 2010; and how many of these were in a multi-academy trust.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
The attached information details the current number of open academies and free schools, by phase and their respective year of opening, as well as the proportion of state-funded schools this represents.
Of the 11,224 open academies and free schools as of 1 December 2024, 10,352 are part of a multi-academy trust.
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