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Details of all schools in the pre-opening stage of the free school programme, including:
- type of school
- age group served
- local authority
- regional schools commissioner (RSC) region
There are many different types of free school, including:
- primary schools
- secondary schools
- all-through schools
- 16 to 19 year olds schools
- special free schools
- alternative provision free schools
There are also a small number of maths schools. These are specialist free schools for the most mathematically able 16 to 19 year olds.
Alongside free schools there are university technical colleges (UTCs) and studio schools. These are mainly for 14 to 19 year olds.
Section 6A of the Education Act 2011, which changed the arrangements for establishing new schools, is called the academy or free school presumption.
You can get details of all open free schools, UTCs and studio schools and open academies and academy projects in development.
Published 4 September 2018
Last updated 20 September 2022
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The list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage has been updated for September 2022.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for August 2022.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for July 2022.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for June 2022.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for May 2022.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for April 2022.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for March 2022.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for February 2022.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for January 2022.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for December 2021.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for November 2021.
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Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for October 2021.
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