Updated: Added links to each local authority's specification.
In July 2018, we launched a joint special and AP free schools wave, where we first asked local authorities to set out their case for why a new school would benefit their area.
We have now announced the 39 successful local authority bids and are inviting applications from proposer groups to open the new schools in these areas.
Local authority type of school specification Bexley special school Bexley specification Bromley special school Bromley specification Bury special school Bury specification Cornwall special school Cornwall specification Dorset special school Dorset specification Essex special school Essex specification Halton special school Halton specification Hartlepool special school Hartlepool specification Hertfordshire special school Hertfordshire specification Hull special school Hull specification Kent special school Kent specification Kingston upon Thames special school Kingston upon Thames specification Leeds special school Leeds specification Leicestershire special school Leicestershire specification Newham special school Newham specification Norfolk special school Norfolk specification North Lincolnshire special school North Lincolnshire specification North Somerset special school North Somerset specification North Yorkshire special school North Yorkshire specification Northumberland special school Northumberland specification Oxfordshire special school Oxfordshire specification Plymouth special school Plymouth specification Reading special school Reading specification Richmond upon Thames special school Richmond upon Thames specification Rochdale special school Rochdale specification Salford special school Salford specification Sandwell special school Sandwell specification Sheffield special school Sheffield specification Shropshire special school Shropshire specification Solihull special school Solihull specification Somerset special school Somerset specification Stockport special school Stockport specification Stoke-on-Trent special school Stoke-on-Trent specification Suffolk special school Suffolk specification Tees Valley special school Tees Valley specification Warwickshire AP school Warwickshire specification Warrington special school Warrington specification Wiltshire special school Wiltshire specification Worcestershire AP school Worcestershire specificationIf you are interested in applying to run any of these schools you need to register your interest first using the pre-application registration form.
The ‘how to apply’ guidance explains the criteria that all applications will be assessed against.
The deadline for proposer groups to submit an application to run one of the special or alternative provision free schools is midday on Monday 30 September 2019.
More information on opening a free school is available.
Contact the New Schools Network if you need more advice on how to set up a free school.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-free-school-applications
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