Decisions to be taken: October 2026
Updated 30 September 2026
Applies to England
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.yh@education.gov.uk.
Comments must be submitted by email by 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’, 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 need to be released if a Freedom of Information (FOI) request is received by the Department for Education.
South Yorkshire
Converter academy orders
An application from St Joseph and St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School, (URN: 106769), Doncaster, to convert and become an academy and join St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust.
An application from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School, (URN: 106770), Doncaster, to convert and become an academy and join St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust.
West Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire
Sponsored academy orders
A proposal for St Lawrence Academies Trust Ltd to sponsor St Barnabas C of E Primary School, Barnetby, (URN: 118004), North Lincolnshire.
Trust changes
An application for Beckfoot Thornton, (URN: 143114), Bradford to transfer from Beckfoot Trust to Delta Academies Trust.
Significant changes to an open academy
An application for Rodillian Academy, (URN: 138336), Leeds, to close their sixth form.
Glossary of project types
The glossary of project types has information on the different types of project.