These documents show:

• the total number of open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs in England
• details of schools that are in the process of getting academy status
• progress schools are making towards converting to academy status
• sponsored academy projects in development and the agreed sponsor

We update this data monthly as more academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs open. Older versions of this publication can be found by visiting the https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/*/https:/www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development" class="govuk-link">National Archives.

Details of successful free school and UTC applications are available.

The Secretary of State for Education announced these pilots on 28 April 2021. They were developed in partnership with the Church of England and the Catholic Education Service.

While there are a significant number of strong Church of England and Catholic multi-academy trusts, as a group, they have a smaller proportion of academies compared to non-Church schools. He explained the aims of the pilots during this speech.

The secondary school and multi-academy trust performance data (based on revised data) shows:

• attainment results for pupils at the end of key stage 4
• the progress made by pupils between the end of primary school to the end of secondary school

‘Local authorities seeking proposers’ contains details of all local authorities seeking proposers to establish a new academy or free school.

It includes the:

• name of the local authority
• location of the new school
• phase of education
• capacity of the school
• sponsor application closing date
• link to the local authority specification and application form

‘Section 6A approved and under consideration schools’ contains details of:

• academies and free schools that have approval
• free schools that do not yet have approval under the academies and free school presumption section of the Education and Inspections Act 2006

It includes the:

• name of the local authority
• proposed location of the school at the time of approval
• phase of education
• proposed opening date at the time of approval (which can change)

Read the free school presumption guidance for further information about the process for establishing new schools.