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Decisions to be taken: September 2026

Updated 31 August 2026

Applies to England

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This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regions-group-school-decisions-north-west/decisions-to-be-taken-september-2026

These decisions will be taken in September 2026.

This list of decisions may change before the decision is made. We will provide an explanation in the list of ‘decisions made’ for September 2026 if this happens.

Submit a comment about an item on this list of decisions

If you have any comments about this list of decisions to be taken, email rg.nw@education.gov.uk .

Comments must be submitted by email by 7 September 2026. Any comments submitted after this deadline may not be considered.

Your email should include:

  • the school or academy name (and where this is about a ‘trust change’, also state the name of the recipient trust), and the local authority area of the school or academy
  • your relationship to the school or academy
  • your comments on the proposal
  • any alternative proposals you may have
  • any other comments on the school’s or academy’s future

Note that we will not respond to emails. Any representations received via email may be required to be released if a Freedom of Information (FOI) request is received by the Department for Education.

Liverpool City Region, Warrington, Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester and Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool and Lancashire and Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness

Trust changes

An application from Omega Multi Academy Trust to transfer the following academies to Wade Deacon Trust.

  • Great Sankey High School, (139152), Warrington local authority
  • Park Road Community Primary School, (145387), Warrington local authority
  • Chapelford Village Primary School, (145388), Warrington local authority
  • Westbrook Old Hall Primary School, (145389), Warrington local authority
  • Burtonwood Community Primary School, (145390), Warrington local authority
  • Alsop High School, (148226), Liverpool local authority
  • Bradshaw Primary School, (150572), Warrington local authority

An application from Worth Primary School, (139459), Cheshire East local authority to transfer from Worth Primary School Trust and join The True Learning Partnership Trust.

Project types

See the glossary of project types for information on the different types of project.

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