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Decisions to be taken: May 2026

Updated 8 May 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-may-2026

These decisions will be taken in May 2026.

The 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 the list of decisions

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

Comments must be submitted by Friday 15 May 2026. Any comments submitted after this deadline may not be considered.

Your email should include:

  • the school or academy name (if this is about a ‘trust change’, please 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 by email may be required to be released if a freedom of Information (FOI) request is received by the Department for Education (DfE).

Coastal

Converter academy orders

  • An application from Coombe Road Primary School, URN: 114365, Brighton and Hove, to convert and become an academy and join The Pioneer Academy.

West

Converter academy orders

  • An application from Marsh School, URN: 110234, Buckinghamshire, to convert and become an academy and join Marlow Education Trust.

Trust Changes

  • An application for Sash Education Trust, Slough, to merge with The Arbib Education Trust.

Significant changes to an open academy

  • An application for Waingels, URN: 142166, Orchard Learning Alliance, Wokingham, to make any of the following change:
    • adding an SEN unit or resourced provision

Kent, Medway and Surrey

Converter academy orders

  • An application from Portesbury School, URN: 125474, Surrey, to convert and become an academy and join London South East Academies Trust.
  • An application from Milford School, URN: 125014, Surrey, to convert and become an academy and join LEO Academy Trust.
  • An application from Bell Farm Primary School, URN: 125058, Surrey, to convert and become an academy and join LEO Academy Trust.
  • An application from Dunton Green Primary School, URN: 118272, Medway, to convert and become an academy and join Medway Anglican Schools Trust.
  • An application from St. Edmund’s Church of England Primary School, URN: 130948, Medway, to convert and become an academy and join Medway Anglican Schools Trust.
  • An application from St Pauls’ Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN: 118590, Medway, to convert and become an academy and join Medway Anglican Schools Trust.
  • An application from St Nicholas CEVC Primary School, URN: 118643, Medway, to convert and become an academy and join Medway Anglican Schools Trust.

Trust Changes

  • An application for London South East Academies Trust to merge with IRIS Academies Trust SAT.
  • A proposal for Sandwich Technology School, URN: 136317, Kent, to transfer to Barton Court Academy Trust.

Project types

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

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