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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Schools: Yorkshire and the Humber (17 November 2014)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations in Yorkshire and Humberside are currently not subject to any temporary or permanent withdrawal of approval for the sponsorship of new or additional schools by the (a) Secretary of State and (b) Regional Schools Commissioner to be academy sponsors for existing (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools, (iii) post-16 schools and colleges and (iv) three to 18 schools.

Asked by:
Mr Clive Betts (Labour)

Answer

In the accompanying table there are 76 approved sponsors who are currently sponsoring at least one school in Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region. Approval is not broken down by the age-range of schools that they are approved to sponsor.

The Department for Education continuously assesses the capacity and performance of sponsors to ensure they are in the best position to support the improvement of their schools, and sponsors are matched to schools on a case by case basis.

Approved sponsors with Schools in Yorkshire and Humber Government Office Region

Abbey Academies Trust

Academies Enterprise Trust (AET)

Airedale Academy

Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy

Aston Community Education Trust (ACET)

Beckfoot School

Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust

Bradfield School

Bradford College Education Trust

Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust

Bransholme and District Academies Partnership (Umbrella Trust)

Brighter Futures Academy Trust

Castleford Academy

CfBT Education Trust

Craven Education Academy Trust

David Ross Education Trust (DRET)

Diocese of Bradford, Leeds and Ripon

Diocese of Hallam

Diocese of Sheffield Trust

Diocese of Wakefield (Wakefield Diocese Academy Trust)

Diocese of York Educational Trust

Dixons Academy Trust

E-ACT

Ebor Academy Trust

Emmanuel Schools Foundation

Enquire Learning Trust

Focus-Trust

Greetland Primary Academy

Hartley Brook and Hatfield Trust

Healing Science Academy Ltd

Hinde House 3-16 School (Academy Trust)

Hull Collaborative Academy Trust

Hull College

Interserve Investments Ltd

Isle Education Trust

Leaf Trust

Leeds City College

Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust

Mercia Learning Trust

Moor End Academies Trust

Navigate Academies Trust

North Carr Collaborative Academies Trust

Northern Education Trust

Northern Star Educational Trust

Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Education Service (NRCDES)

Oasis Community Learning

Ormiston Academies Trust

Ossett Academy

Outwood Grange Academies Trust

Pioneer Academies Co-operative Trust

Pontefract Academies Trust

Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School

Sandhill Primary Academy

School Partnership Trust Academies (SPTA)

South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College

St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Multi Academy Trust

St Mary’s Academy Trust

Steel City Schools Partnership

Tapton School Academy trust

The Central Learning Partnership Trust

The Co-operative Group

The GORSE Academies Trust

The Hessle Academy Community Trust

The Inspire Trust

The Mirfield Free Grammar & Sixth Form

The Rodillian Academy

Tollbar Academy Trust

United Learning

University of Bradford

University of Hull

U-xplore

Wakefield City Academies Trust

Wellspring Academy Trust

White Woods Primary Academy Trust

Whitehill Community Academy

Wickersley School and Sports College


Answered by:
Edward Timpson (Conservative)
24 November 2014

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