Collection

School organisation

Documents about making significant changes to schools (for example, expansion), closing schools and opening new schools.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 28 January 2014
• Last updated: 15 November 2018 — See all updates

Information on how schools and local authorities can respond to local demand and population changes. These may include significant changes to existing provision (for example, expanding a school, age range changes), opening new provision and school closures.

Documents

• New school proposals
  • 6 December 2024
  • Transparency data
• Academies: making significant changes or closure by agreement
  • 14 November 2024
  • Guidance
• School organisation: local-authority-maintained schools
  • 2 October 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Establishing a new academy: free school presumption
  • 13 May 2024
  • Guidance
• Rural primary schools designation
  • 18 December 2024
  • Transparency data

Published 28 January 2014
Last updated 15 November 2018 + show all updates

1. 15 November 2018

   Removed 'Changes to the system of school organisation'. Added 'Voluntary-aided schools: capital scheme'.

2. 23 July 2015

   Added the document 'Establishing a new school: free school presumption'.

3. 28 January 2014

   First published.