FOI release

Name, local authority, previous school name and faith designation of applications to open a free school: wave 3

Published 19 February 2013

Applies to England

  • Date requested: 6 July 2012
  • Publish date: 19 February 2013
  • Updated: 19 February 2013

1. Request

Following the Freedom of Information request set out below, the department is publishing the requested information.

A list of free school proposals received by the Department for Education during the third wave (i.e. received in 2012 for opening from September 2013), giving for each:

  • The name of the project
  • The local authority/area of the proposed school
  • The previous name (if applicable) of the proposed school
  • The faith (if any) of the proposed school
  • Whether the proposal was received in the first wave or the second wave

2. Release

The attached table contains the following information in relation to wave 3 free school applications:

  • Name of proposed free school as stated in application
  • Proposed local authority in which the free school would be situated
  • Name of independent school if converting to free school status
  • Faith designation

Note: The applications listed with faith designation were self-identified as such by the applicants during the application process.