Indicators
- Impact indicator 23: Number of academies opened nationally.
- Impact indicator 24: Number of Free Schools opened nationally.
- Impact indicator 25: Academies and Free Schools opened nationally as a percentage of all mainstream schools.
About the indicators
These indicators measure the numbers of academies and Free Schools that have opened nationally and the number of state-funded, mainstream academies and Free Schools as a percentage of total state-funded mainstream schools. These indicators refer only to converter academies and sponsor-led academies.
Why do we measure it?
The Government believes that all schools should become academies or Free Schools which benefit from greater freedoms to innovate, raise standards and to increase the variety of schools in areas where there is demand.
The data
Data for these indicators is available in a table as a pdf download on this page and also in the graph below.
Source: Academies published lists on the Department for Education website (details given below)
Further information
Information on these indicators and associated data can be found within our statistical first release.
Further information is available on open academies and academies in development.
Information about open Free Schools.
