Decisions to be taken: August 2026
Updated 31 July 2026
Applies to England
These decisions will be taken in August 2026.
This list of decisions may change before the decision is taken. We will provide an explanation 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.se@education.gov.uk.
Comments must be submitted by email by 6 August 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
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 (DfE).
West
Sponsored academy orders
A proposal for Maiden Erlegh Trust to sponsor Carterton Community College, (URN: 123236), Oxfordshire.
Coastal
Trust changes
A proposal for The Harbour School, (URN: 147720), Portsmouth, to transfer to Chiltern Way Academy Trust.
Project types
See the glossary of project types for information on the different types of project.