DofE approve applications for 131 new free schools

The Department of Education has given the go ahead for 131 new free schools to be built to provide an extra 69,000 school places across the country.

The government has pledged to open 500 new free schools by 2020.

So far, 124 have opened since 2015, with a further 376 set to open by 2020.

 

The Department of Education approved the following free schools in Wave 12:

111 free schools in total creating 67,718 new school places:

18 schools in the East of England, creating 8,875 places

9 schools in the East Midlands, creating 8,105 places

7 schools in Yorkshire and the Humber, creating 4,006 places

2 schools in the North East, creating 204 places

5 schools in the North West, creating 4,610 places

27 schools in the South East, creating 15,429 places

15 schools in the South West, creating 7,721 places

12 schools in the West Midlands, creating 9,060 places

16 schools in London, creating 9,708 places

 

20 local authorities have been given the go ahead to create special schools to cope with the increase in students with disabilities or with learning difficulties, which will see the number of approvals reach 131.

Education Secretary Justine Greening said: “We need schools that can bring out the best in every single child no matter where they’re growing up, how much their parents earn, or however different their talents are.

“That’s why these new schools are so important – they give us the school places we need for the future, and they also give parents more choices to find a great school place in their area that’s right for their child.”

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