Wave 1
Seven proposals are being progressed from the Wave 1 process to open in 2012 or beyond:
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Approved to pre-opening stage |
Entered into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State |
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BBG Academy Bedford Free School Breckland Free School Harris Primary Free School Peckham Hull Free School Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School |
Bolingbroke Academy |
Further approved Free School applications where the funding agreement has been signed will be listed in due course.
Use the links on the left-hand menu to see interviews with two proposers who explain in their own words why they have put forward a proposal to set up a Free School.
Wave 2
On 10 October 2011, the Secretary of State announced the successful applications to open a mainstream Free School in 2012 and beyond that have been approved to pre-opening stage. Further details can be found in the press notice. You can also link to a film of the Secretary of State's announcement on the BBC website, and to the written record in Hansard.
On 14 November 2011, the Secretary of State announced the successful applications to open a special or alternative provision Free School in 2012 and beyond that have been approved to pre-opening stage. Further details can be found in the press notice, and in the written record in Hansard.
You can download the spreadsheet containing the list of approved Free Schools and the map which shows the approximate areas where they will be based from the 'Associated resources' part of this page.
Details of all the Free School applications to open a school in 2012 and beyond that the Department received through the Wave 2 application process are contained in the press notice, and you can read the Secretary of State’s speech at Policy Exchange in the 'In the News' section of this website.
