Written questions

Multi-academy Trusts

2026-07-01 · Department for Education · 15625 · Official question

James McMurdock

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of multi-academy trusts on the autonomy of individual schools.

Answer

Multi-academy trusts are partnerships of schools. They are at their best when they combine the collective capacity of the group with the diversity of the component individual schools. We are committed to enhancing the local responsiveness of trusts in a s...