Full list of free schools approved for 2014 opening

Full list of the 102 free schools in England approved by the department for education for opening in September 2014

Full list of free schools approved for 2014 opening

A total of 102 new free schools are approved from the department for education for opening in 2014 and beyond. 

The new schools planned embrace the marco polo academy, a bilingual english-mandarin primary college in barnet, and therefore the phoenix in oldham, a military-style academy staffed by former troopers, that had its initial application in 2012 turned down. 

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List of 2014 free schools

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School Name	Local Authority	Phase	Type	Region
Source: DfE Source: Public domain
ARK Blended Learning Academy	To be confirmed in the pre-opening stage	All through	Mainstream	London
ARK Ealing Primary Academy	Ealing	Primary	Mainstream	London
ARK North Enfield Academy	Enfield	Secondary	Mainstream	London
Ascot Road Community Free School	Hertfordshire	Primary	Mainstream	East of England
Aspire Academy	Essex	All through	Alternative provision	East of England
Aspire Academy	Worcestershire	Secondary	Alternative provision	West Midlands
Aspire Academy	Hull	10-16	Alternative provision	Yorkshire & The Humber
Beal 14-19 Business Innovation Hub	Redbridge	14-19	Alternative provision	London
Bolton Free School	Bolton	Secondary	Mainstream	North West
Bray Free Primary School	Windsor and Maidenhead	Primary	Mainstream	South East
Bromley Bilingual Primary School	Bromley	Primary	Mainstream	London
Burlington Danes Primary Academy	Hammersmith and Fulham	Primary	Mainstream	London
Burnley High School	Lancashire	Secondary	Mainstream	North West
Canary Wharf College 2	Tower Hamlets	Primary	Mainstream	London
Chapeltown Academy	Sheffield	16-19	Mainstream	Yorkshire & The Humber
Chetwynde School	Cumbria	All through	Mainstream	North West
City Gateway Hackney	Hackney	14-19	Alternative provision	London
City Gateway Newham	Newham	14-19	Alternative provision	London
City United Ltd (CUL) Academy Trust	Birmingham	13-16	Alternative provision	West Midlands
Cobham Free School (Senior Department)	Surrey	Secondary	Mainstream	South East
Coventry Leadership Academy for Girls	Coventry	Secondary	Mainstream	West Midlands
Crawley Free School	West Sussex	All through	Mainstream	South East
Dixons Free School	Bradford	Secondary	Mainstream	Yorkshire & The Humber
DV8 Academy	Waltham Forest	16-19	Mainstream	London
East London Academy of Music	Tower Hamlets	16-19	Mainstream	London
East London Free School	Newham	All through	Mainstream	London
Eden School	Blackburn with Darwen	8-16	Special	North West
Education Links	Newham	Secondary	Alternative provision	London
Essa Primary School	Bolton	Primary	Mainstream	North West
Evendons Primary School	Wokingham	Primary	Mainstream	South East
Falcons’ Primary School, Leicester	Leicester	Primary	Mainstream	East Midlands
Gateway Academy	Brent	Secondary	Mainstream	London
Gladstone School	Brent	Secondary	Mainstream	London
Harperbury Free School	Hertfordshire	Secondary	Mainstream	East of England
Harris Invictus Free School	Croydon	Secondary	Mainstream	London
Harris Primary Free School Beckenham	Bromley	Primary	Mainstream	London
Harris Primary Free School Bromley	Bromley	Primary	Mainstream	London
Harris Primary Free School Chafford	Thurrock	Primary	Mainstream	East of England
Harris Primary Free School East Dulwich	Southwark	Primary	Mainstream	London
Harris Tottenham Free School	Haringey	All through	Mainstream	London
Harris Westminster Free School for Post 16	Westminster	16-19	Mainstream	London
Hemel Hempstead Community Free School	Hertfordshire	Primary	Mainstream	East of England
Holy Trinity International School	Worcestershire	All through	Mainstream	West Midlands
INSPIRE Special Free School	Medway	Secondary	Special	South East
Island Free School	Isle of Wight	Secondary	Mainstream	South East
Islington Free Primary School	Islington	Primary	Mainstream	London
Ixworth Free School	Suffolk	Secondary	Mainstream	East of England
Jane Austen College	Norfolk	Secondary	Mainstream	East of England
Jubilee Primary School	Kent	Primary	Mainstream	South East
Khalsa Engineering Academy	Bradford	Primary	Mainstream	Yorkshire & The Humber
Kingsway New Primary School	Manchester	Primary	Mainstream	North West
London Enterprise Academy	Tower Hamlets	Secondary	Mainstream	London
Malcolm Arnold Primary Free School	Northamptonshire	Primary	Mainstream	East Midlands
Marylebone Boys School	Westminster	Secondary	Mainstream	London
Meridian Water Academy - Primary Department	Enfield	Primary	Mainstream	London
Milton Keynes Free School	Buckinghamshire	Primary	Alternative provision	South East
National Autistic Society (NAS) Cheshire East Free School	Cheshire East	All through	Special	North West
National Autistic Society (NAS) Vanguard School	Lambeth	Secondary	Special	London
North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College	North Somerset	14-19	Mainstream	South West
Nottingham Free School	Nottinghamshire	Secondary	Mainstream	East Midlands
Oasis Academy Romford	Havering	Primary	Mainstream	London
Oasis Academy Silvertown	Newham	Secondary	Mainstream	London
Oasis Community School Walthamstow	Waltham Forest	Secondary	Mainstream	London
On Track Chiltern	Bedfordshire	Secondary	Alternative provision	East of England
Paxton Academy Sports and Science	Croydon	Primary	Mainstream	London
Pentland Special School	Hillingdon	All through	Special	London
Perry Beeches III - The Free School	Birmingham	Secondary	Mainstream	West Midlands
Perry Beeches IV - The Free School	Birmingham	Secondary	Mainstream	West Midlands
Phoenix Free School of Oldham	Oldham	Secondary	Mainstream	North West
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Blackburn	Blackburn with Darwen	All through	Mainstream	North West
Raynes Park Community School	Merton	Primary	Mainstream	London
Riverview Special School	Barking and Dagenham	All through	Special	London
Salisbury Sixth Form College	Wiltshire	16-19	Mainstream	South West
School Partnership Trust Alternative Provision Academy	Leeds	All through	Alternative provision	Yorkshire & The Humber
School Partnership Trust Alternative Provision Academy	Doncaster	All through	Alternative provision	Yorkshire & The Humber
School Partnership Trust Alternative Provision Academy	North East Lincolnshire	All through	Alternative provision	Yorkshire & The Humber
Seva School	Coventry	All through	Mainstream	West Midlands
Slough Girls' Leadership Academy	Slough	Secondary	Mainstream	South East
Spalding Bilingual Free School	Lincolnshire	Primary	Mainstream	East Midlands
St Mary's Church of England Primary School	Ealing	Primary	Mainstream	London
Steiner Academy Bristol	Bristol	All through	Mainstream	South West
The Advance School, Norbury	Croydon	Primary	Mainstream	London
The Birmingham Free School	Birmingham	Secondary	Mainstream	West Midlands
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space	Islington	7-19	Special	London
The Earls Court Primary School	Hammersmith and Fulham	Primary	Mainstream	London
The Family School	Westminster	5-14	Alternative provision	London
The Heights Primary School	Reading	Primary	Mainstream	South East
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) Free School	Liverpool	Primary	Mainstream	North West
The Marco Polo Academy	Barnet	Primary	Mainstream	London
The North Kingston Secondary School	Kingston	Secondary	Mainstream	London
The Preston Free School	Preston	Secondary	Mainstream	North West
The Rise School	Ealing or Hammersmith and Fulham	All through	Special	London
The Ruth Gorse Academy	Leeds	Secondary	Mainstream	Yorkshire & The Humber
Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) Bradford	Bradford	Secondary	Alternative provision	Yorkshire & The Humber
Trinity Academy	Lambeth	Secondary	Mainstream	London
Turing House School	Richmond	Secondary	Mainstream	London
Waltham Forest Leadership Academy for Girls	Waltham Forest	Secondary	Mainstream	London
Walthamstow Primary Academy	Waltham Forest	Primary	Mainstream	London
Watford Town Community Free School	Hertfordshire	Primary	Mainstream	East of England
Weekend Arts College (WAC) Free School	Camden	14-19	Alternative provision	London
West Reading Education Network (WREN) Secondary School	Reading	Secondary	Mainstream	South East
XP. School (Doncaster)	Doncaster	Secondary	Mainstream	Yorkshire & The Humber

Please note: school names may change as projects progress.

Of the 102 free schools approved to open from 2014 onwards:
• 78 are mainstream schools
• 8 are special schools
• 16 are alternative provision
• 33 are primary
• 36 are secondary
• 11 are all-through age group schools
• 5 are 14-19 age group schools
• 5 are 16-19 age group schools
• 12 are other age groups

The category "mainstream schools" excludes special schools and alternative provision free schools. "Alternative provision" is the academy or free school equivalent of a pupil referral unit.

Types of schools and proposers:
• 70 set up by teachers, existing schools, and educational organisations
• 32 set up by parents, community, charity and other groups
• 15 designated faith schools, and will be able to select a maximum of 50% of their pupils on the basis of faith

Regional breakdown:
East Midlands – 5
East of England – 9
London – 46
North West – 11
South East – 11
South West – 3
West Midlands – 8
Yorkshire and Humber – 9

Source: http://4-youeducation.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-be-professional-teacher-or.html. 

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