PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Free Schools: Religion (4 January 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the religious character is of existing free schools.
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Answer
The department publishes information on the religious character of all schools, including free schools, on the Get Information about Schools website. As set out in the table below, of the 442 free schools open as of 1 January 2019, 76 have a faith designation.
Schools designated with a religious character have specific freedoms over how they deliver religious education, appoint staff and their admissions.
Faith | Designation |
Christian | 11 |
Church of England Churhc | 22 |
Church of England/Christian | 1 |
Greek Orthodox | 1 |
Hindu | 5 |
Jewish | 6 |
Multi-Faith | 3 |
Muslim | 17 |
Orthodox Jewish | 1 |
Sikh | 9 |
Total | 76 |
Answered by:
Anne Milton (Independent)
11 January 2019
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