PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Academies (13 December 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average cost of converting a local authority maintained school to an academy.
Asked by:
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Asked by:
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Answer
The costs of becoming an academy vary from school to school. Schools that become academies each receive a standard pre-opening grant relative to their particular circumstances.
Currently, these tariffed grants contribute towards the costs of conversion incurred by schools in establishing the academy. These may include legal fees, as well as costs associated with transfer of land, transfer of software licences, HR and TUPE advice, setting up an Academy Trust and paying for school improvement capacity.
Answered by:
Edward Timpson (Conservative)
19 December 2016
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