This guidance sets out the deadlines for schools wanting to open as an academy in a chosen month.
Guidance for schools converting to academy status is also available.
Added the key dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 December 2023 and 1 January, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2024. Removed the dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 June, 1 July, 1 August, 1 September, 1 October 2023 as the dates have now passed.
Added the key dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 September, 1 October and 1 November 2023. Removed the dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 February, 1 March, 1 April and 1 May 2023, as those dates have now passed.
Added the key dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 June, 1 July and 1 August 2023. Removed the dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 January 2023, as the dates have now passed.
Added attachments for schools converting to academy status on 1 April and 1 May 2023. Removed expired documents for November and December 2022.
Added attachments for schools converting to academy status on 1 January, 1 February and 1 March 2023. Removed expired documents for August, September and October 2022.
Added documents for schools converting to academy status on 1 November and 1 December 2022 and removed expired documents for May, June and July 2022.
Added documents for schools converting to academy status on 1 September and 1 October 2022 and removed expired documents for March and April 2022.
Updated documents for schools converting to academy status on 1 May, 1 June and 1 July 2022 and added document for 1 August. Removed expired document for February 2022.
Added documents for schools converting to academy status on 1 May, 1 June, 1 July 2022 and removed expired documents for November and December 2021 and January 2022.
Added documents for schools converting to academy status on 1 January, 1 February, 1 March, 1 April 2022 and removed expired documents.
Added documents for schools converting to academy status on 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2021. Removed expired documents for February, March and April 2021.
Added documents for schools converting to academy status on 1 May, 1 June, 1 July, 1 August, 1 September 2021 and removed expired documents for October, November, December 2020 and January 2021.
Added key dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 January, 1 February, 1 March, 1 April 2020.
Added October, November and December dates and removed March, April and May.
Added documents for schools converting to academy status on 1 July, 1 August and 1 September 2020 and removed expired documents for November 2019 to February 2020.
Added documents for schools converting to academy status on 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2020, removed expired documents for September and October 2019, and displaye