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Convert to an academy: guide for schools

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 January 2015, see all updates

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1. Contents

How maintained schools can apply to convert to academy status.

If you are the headteacher or chair of governors of a maintained school converting to an academy, you must complete the following steps.

1. 1. Before you apply How to prepare for your school's application to convert to an academy.
2. 2. Apply to convert What to provide in your academy conversion application form, and information about notifying your local authority.
3. 3. Prepare for conversion What actions you should take while DfE assesses your academy conversion application.
4. 4. Transfer responsibilities to the academy trust What responsibilities you should transfer to your academy trust as part of your school's conversion to academy status.
5. 5. Prepare to reopen as an academy What final preparations you should complete before your school can reopen as an academy.
6. 6. Reopen as an academy What actions you should take in the first few months after your school reopens as an academy.