Proposals: November 2025
Updated 9 February 2026
Applies to England
Proposals listed for decision by London this month
Camden
Convertor Academy Order
n application for St Eugene De Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary School (100047) and Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School (100048) to convert and become academies and join All Saints’ Trust (TR03162)
Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster
Convertor Academy Order
An application for St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (100357) in Hammersmith and Fulham and St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School (101143) and St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School (101144) in Westminster to convert and become academies and join Saint John Southworth Catholic Academy Trust (TR03141).
Sutton
Trust Change
An application for Wandle Valley Academy (137507), part of Parallel Learning Trust (TR02687), to transfer into Alternative Learning Trust (TR03900).
Convertor Academy Order
An application for Foresters Primary School (102986) to convert and become an academy and join Leo Academy Trust (TR00456).
Tower Hamlets
Trust Change
An application for all three academies in Canary Wharf College Ltd (TR00383) to transfer into University Schools Trust (TR02349).
Glossary of project types
Converter academy orders
Where the governing body of a local authority maintained school has applied to become an academy and wants to join an existing academy trust or set up a new academy trust with other local authority maintained schools.
Sponsored academy orders
Where a local authority maintained school is becoming an academy because it has been judged inadequate by Ofsted or is not making the necessary improvements, meaning it is currently judged as requires improvement, having been judged below good in its previous inspection.
Establishing a new academy through the free school presumption route
Where a local authority has identified a need for a new school in its area and invited applications from trusts to be accountable for the new school.
Significant changes to an open academy
A change which may have a ‘significant’ impact on the local school environment, through changing the number and/or type of school places and/or where they are offered.
Trust changes
Where an academy is moving from one academy trust to another, including where two or more academy trusts are coming together and academies within 3 those trust are moving to the new trust. It also includes where a single academy trust applies to become a multi academy trust.