Guidance and application forms for proposer groups applying to open a local authority commissioned special or alternative provision (AP) free school.
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On 19 July 2020, we announced the successful proposer groups to open and run 37 or the 39 new special and alternative provision free schools. These schools were part of the joint special and alternative provision free schools wave, where we asked local authorities to set out their case for why a new school would benefit their area. As a result, we selected 39 local authorities where we invited applications to establish a special or alternative provision school.
Two of the competitions for special free schools in Bromley and Shropshire failed to appoint a trust, so we are relaunching these 2 competitions. The specification for the Shropshire competition can be found on the local authority website. The specification for the Bromley competition will be published on the local authority website shortly.
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.
Published 13 November 2013
Last updated 20 July 2020 + show all updates
