Special Educational Needs: Free Schools
Commons · Question 109239 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was originally made available for the provision of the planned 92 new special and AP free schools that were commissioned by the previous Government and were subject to a value for money review
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 5 Feb 2026
For the 18 schools where no trust had been appointed and which were in the earliest stages of development local authorities will receive funding for 2487 school places in Summer 2026, equivalent to places the school would have provided.For local authoriti...