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Decisions to be taken: September 2026

Updated 1 September 2026

Applies to England

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This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regions-group-school-decisions-yorkshire-and-the-humber/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 decisions made page 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 8 September 2026. Any comments submitted after this deadline may not be considered.

In your email, you should 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

Note that we will 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.

South Yorkshire

Converter academy orders

  • An application from Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (URN 106643), Barnsley, to convert and become an academy and join St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

  • An application from St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (URN 106641), Barnsley, to convert and become an academy and join St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

  • An application from St Helen’s Catholic Primary School (URN 106640), Barnsley, to convert and become an academy and join St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

  • An application from Dore Primary School (URN 132152), Sheffield, to convert and become an academy and join Mercia Learning Trust.

Trust changes

  • An application for Abbey School (URN 142768), Rotherham, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Bader Academy (URN 147864), Doncaster, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Bents Green School (URN 151461), Sheffield, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Coppice School (URN 147582), Doncaster, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Crags Community School (URN 143481), Rotherham, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Discovery Academy (URN 149087), Sheffield, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Heatherwood School (URN 147515), Doncaster, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Hilltop School (URN 142795), Rotherham, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Kelford School (URN 142797), Rotherham to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Kenwood Academy (URN 149427), Sheffield, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Kingfisher Academy (URN 147136), Sheffield, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Lotus Academy (URN 150029), Sheffield, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for North Ridge Community School (URN 147829), Doncaster, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Pennine View School (URN 144346), Doncaster, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Seven Hills School (URN 151685), Sheffield, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for The Willows School (URN 149642), Rotherham, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for West Riding Academy (URN 152330), Barnsley, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

  • An application for Willow Park School (URN 151377), Sheffield, to transfer from Nexus Multi Academy Trust to Ebor Academy Trust and form Nexus Ebor Schools Trust.

West Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire

Converter academy orders

  • An application from Dalton School (URN 131849), Kirklees, to convert and become an academy and join South Pennine Academies.

  • An application from Martin Frobisher Infant School (URN 108148), Wakefield, to convert and become an academy and join Waterton Academy Trust.

Project types

Refer to the glossary of project types for information on the different types of project.

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