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Decisions to be taken: September 2026

Updated 31 August 2026

Applies to England

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

These decisions will be taken in September 2026.

This list of decisions may change before the decision is taken. We will provide an explanation in the list of decisions made page if this happens.

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

Comments must be submitted by email by 7 September 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 do 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.

Warwickshire

Significant changes to an open academy

  • An application for Newton Regis CofE Primary School, (URN 140139), Birmingham Diocesan Multi Academy Trust, Warwickshire, to change of age range without changing the school type.

  • An application for Austrey CofE Primary School, (URN 140125), Birmingham Diocesan Multi Academy Trust, Warwickshire, to change age range without changing the school type.

Birmingham

Converter academy orders

  • An application from City of Birmingham School, (URN 103146), Birmingham, to convert and become an academy and form a new trust called City of Birmingham Schools.

Dudley

Converter academy orders

  • An application from Sycamore Short Stay School, (URN 134768), Dudley, to convert and become an academy and join Dudley Academies Trust.
  • An application from Ashwood Park Primary School, (URN 103818), Dudley, to convert and become an academy and join St Martin’s Multi Academy Trust.

Staffordshire

Converter academy orders

  • An application from Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School, (URN 124294), Staffordshire, to convert and become an academy and join St Chad’s Academies Trust.
  • An application from Thomas Russell Junior School, (URN 124150), Staffordshire, to convert and become an academy and join John Taylor Multi Academy Trust.

Project types

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

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