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Decisions to be taken: October 2026

Updated 30 September 2026

Applies to England

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

These decisions will be taken in October 2026.

This list of decisions may change before the decision is made. We will provide an explanation in the list of ‘decisions made’ for October 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.sw@education.gov.uk.

Comments must be submitted by email by the end of the day on 7 October 2026. Any comments submitted after this deadline may not be considered.

In your email, 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 by email may be required to be released if a freedom of information request is received by the Department for Education.

Devon

Significant changes to an open academy

An application for Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road (URN: 136495), Ivy Education Trust, Devon, to change the age range from 11 to 18 to 11 to 16 on closing its sixth-form provision in August 2027.

Gloucestershire

A proposal for Gloucestershire Learning Alliance to sponsor Park Junior School (URN: 115539), Gloucestershire.

Converter academy orders

An application from Stonehouse Park Infant School, (URN: 115581), Gloucestershire, to convert and become an academy and join Gloucestershire Learning Alliance.

Somerset

A proposal for Wessex Learning Trust to sponsor Coxley Primary School (URN: 123641), Somerset.

Project types

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

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