Free Schools
Commons · Question 103942 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authority presumption free schools have been established since central applications were closed last year, broken down by (a), primary, (b) secondary, (c) post-16, and (d) special schools.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 21 Jan 2026
The number of free schools that have been opened through the free school presumption process since July 2024 is as follows:Primary23Secondary0All-through1Post-160Special8Alternative provision1 For comparison, the number of presumption free schools that we...