List of decisions made: August 2026
Updated 30 September 2026
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This is a list of decisions taken in August 2026.
West
Sponsored Academy Orders
Project
Maiden Erlegh Trust to sponsor Carterton Community College, Oxfordshire.
Representations received
- 2 representations were received for this project.
- When received in time, representations are shared in advance with RG decision makers, who consider them before they take a decision.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feedback decision to the school or trust and local authority.
Kent, Medway and Surrey
Significant changes to an open academy
Project
Temple Hill Primary School, The Golden Thread Alliance, Kent. Adding a SEN unit or resourced provision.
Representations received
No representations were made for this project.
Decision
Approve.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further actions required
Feedback decision to the school or trust and local authority.
Academy opening approved in principle
List of academies approved to open the following month.
Project
Broughton Fields Primary School, Preston Hedges Trust, Milton Keynes.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.
Project
Burnt Oak Primary School, The Bluebell MAT, Medway.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.
Project
Coombe Road Primary School, The Pioneer Academy, Brighton and Hove.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.
Project
Downs View Infant School, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust, Kent.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, diocese and local authority.
Project
Horsted Infant School, The Bluebell MAT, Medway.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.
Project
Horsted Junior School, The Bluebell MAT, Medway.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.
Project
Lane End Primary School, Chiltern Way Academy Trust, Buckinghamshire.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.
Project
Marsh School, Marlow Education Trust, Buckinghamshire.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.
Project
Pippins School, Marish Academy Trust, Slough.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.
Project
Portfields Primary School, Inspiring Futures Through Learning, Milton Keynes.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.
Project
St Francis’ Catholic Primary School, Maidstone, Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership, Kent.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, diocese and local authority.
Project
St Mark’s Church of England Primary School, The Tenax Schools Trust, Kent.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, diocese and local authority.
Project
Staplehurst School, Coppice Primary Partnership, Kent.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.
Project
Swingate Primary School, The Bluebell MAT, Medway.
Conflicts of interest
None.
Further action required
Feedback decision to the school or trust, and local authority.