Information for schools interested in becoming an academy and information for existing academies, local authorities and sponsors.
Open academies and academy projects in development
Information on all academies open in England, and those in the process of becoming academies.
General information 03 May 2013
What is an academy?
Find out what academies are and how they differ from maintained schools. Also hear heads of schools that have become academies talk about how they made the change.
General information 15 January 2013
Academies annual report 2010/11
This annual report gives information on the number of academies opened during the 2010/11 academic year, and reports on the educational performance of the sector as a whole.
General information 26 June 2012
Principal Ms Smita Bora talks about transforming children’s lives at Westminster Academy.
Mark Currell describes how five schools joined to form a multi academy trust.
Matthew Butler describes how changes at Oasis Academy, Brightstowe, and sponsor support helped double GCSE results. 
Mrs Anne James, headteacher of The Mosley Academy, talks about her school's conversion to academy status.
Peter Duffy talks about using academy status to innovate at Bolton St Catherine's Academy.
Executive Principal Mark Ducker describes the work of the STEP Academy Trust.
