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Decisions to be taken: July 2026

Updated 30 June 2026

Applies to England

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This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regions-group-school-decisions-south-east/decisions-to-be-taken-july-2026

These decisions will be taken in July 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 7 July 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

Converter academy orders

  • An application from Nettlebed Community School (URN: 123037) Oxfordshire, to convert and become an academy and join River Learning Trust.

Significant changes to an open academy

  • An application for Beechview Academy (URN: 142609) Marlow Education Trust, Buckinghamshire, to make the following change:

    • amalgamating 2 or more academies

Coastal

Converter academy orders

  • An application from St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, (URN: 114566), East Sussex, to convert and become an academy and join Bosco Catholic Education Trust.
  • A proposal for Specialist Schools Trust to sponsor Vermont School, (URN: 11625), Southampton.

Kent, Medway and Surrey

  • To discuss the sponsor options for Wayfield Primary School, (URN: 143909), Medway.

Trust changes

  • A proposal for Sandwich Technology School, (URN: 136317), Kent, to transfer to Barton Court Academy Trust.

Significant changes to an open academy

  • An application for Linden Bridge, (URN: 144233), The Howard Partnership Trust, Surrey, to make the following changes:

    • removing (discontinuing) boarding provision
    • increasing the planned number of pupils in a special or AP academy

Project types

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

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