Collection

School organisation

Documents about making significant changes to schools, including expanding schools, closing schools and opening new schools.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 28 January 2014
• Last updated: 18 May 2026 — See all updates

Information on how schools and local authorities can respond to local demand and population changes, including:

• opening new schools
• closing schools
• making significant changes to existing provision – for example, expanding a school

Documents

• Opening new schools
  • 18 May 2026
  • Statutory guidance
• School organisation: local-authority-maintained schools
  • 18 May 2026
  • Statutory guidance
• Academies: making significant changes or closure by agreement
  • 12 February 2026
  • Guidance
• Establishing a new academy: free school presumption
  • 18 May 2026
  • Guidance
• Rural primary schools designation
  • 18 December 2025
  • Transparency data
• New school proposals
  • 12 January 2026
  • Transparency data

Published 28 January 2014

Last updated 18 May 2026 + show all updates

1. 18 May 2026

   Added 'Opening new schools' to the collection.

2. 15 November 2018

   Removed 'Changes to the system of school organisation'. Added 'Voluntary-aided schools: capital scheme'.

3. 23 July 2015

   Added the document 'Establishing a new school: free school presumption'.

4. 28 January 2014

   First published.