Transparency data - New school proposals

‘Local authorities seeking proposers’ includes the:

• name of the local authority
• location of the new school
• phase of education
• capacity of the school
• sponsor application closing date
• link to the local authority specification and application form

‘Section 6A approved/under consideration schools’ contains details of:

• academies and free schools that have approval
• free schools that don’t have approval yet under the ‘academies/free school presumption’ section of the Education and Inspections Act 2006

It includes the:

• date of decision
• name of the local authority
• proposed location of the school at the time of approval
• phase of education
• proposed opening date at the time of approval (which can change)