List of decisions made: June 2026
Updated 31 July 2026
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Decisions made by: East of England
This is a list of decisions taken in June 2026.
Cambridgeshire
Converter academy orders
Project 1
An application for St Helen’s Primary School (URN: 110888), Cambridgeshire, to convert to an academy and join Meridian Trust.
Representations received
No representations were made for this project.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to the school and trust.
Project 2
An application for Mayfield Primary School (URN: 110666), Cambridgeshire, to convert to an academy and join Eastern Learning Alliance.
Representations received
No representations were made for this project.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to the school and trust.
Essex
Converter academy orders
Project
An application for Cold Norton Primary School (URN: 114904), Essex, to convert to an academy and join Quantum Multi Academy Trust.
Representations received
No representations were made for this project.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to the school and trust.
Peterborough
Significant changes to an open academy
Project
An application for NeneGate Academy (URN: 149368), Meridian Trust, Peterborough, to increase its published admission number (PAN) by 27 and change its admission age range from 8 to 16 to 7 to 16 for November 2026.
Representations received
Not applicable.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to school and trust.
Norfolk
Trust changes: voluntary transfer
Project
An application for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (URN: 151217), St John the Baptist Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, Norfolk, to transfer to Sapientia Education Trust.
Representations received
No representations were made for this project.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to school and trust.
Significant changes to an open academy
Project
An application for The Open Academy (URN: 135650), The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust, Norfolk, to change its age range to 11 to 16 to remove its sixth-form provision.
Representations received
Not applicable.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to school and trust.
Suffolk
Significant changes to an open academy
Project 1
An application for Mildenhall College Academy (URN: 139867), Academy Transformation Trust (ATT), Suffolk, to seek approval to extend its existing building on a pre-planned and previously approved site footprint to increase pupil capacity.
Representations received
Not applicable.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to school and trust.
Project 2
An application for Mildenhall College Academy (URN: 139867), ATT, Suffolk, to seek retrospective approval for the relocation and consolidation of Mildenhall College Academy onto a single site at The Hub, Mildenhall, which opened in June 2021.
Representations received
Not applicable.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to school and trust.
Establishing a new academy through the free school presumption route
Project 1
An application for a sponsor for Brightwell Lakes Free School, The Children’s Endeavour Trust, Suffolk.
Representations received
No representations were made for this project.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to school and trust.
Project 2
An application for a sponsor for North Felixstowe, Unity Schools Partnership, Suffolk.
Representations received
No representations were made for this project.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to school and trust.
Central Bedfordshire
Trust changes
Project
An application for The Firs Lower School (URN: 137756), Central Bedfordshire, to transfer from The Firs Lower School to The Pyramid Schools Trust.
Representations received
No representations were made for this project.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to school and trust.
Converter academy orders
Project
An application from Kingsmoor Lower School (URN: 109507), Central Bedfordshire, to convert to become an academy and join The Pyramid Schools Trust.
Representations received
No representations were made for this project.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feed back decision to school and trust.