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Contents

1. Foreword by Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP 6

2. Purpose of this report 8

3. Background to the academies programme 9

4. Data relating to the number, type and location of academies 11

Case study: Darlington local authority 12

5. Giving schools the freedom to innovate 16

Freedom from local authority (LA) control and greater control of budgets 16

Case study: Dulwich Hamlet Junior School 16

Freedoms around the delivery of the curriculum 16

Case study: Haywood Academy 16

The ability to set school term dates 17

Case study: David Young Community Academy 17

The freedom to set teacher pay and conditions 17

Case study: Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy 17

6. Performance of converter academies 18

Converter performance continues to outstrip that of local authority (LA) maintained schools 18

Converter academies also perform well in Ofsted inspections. Data from Ofsted shows that converter academies are more likely to retain or improve their Ofsted ratings than local authority run schools 18

Case study: St Thomas More Catholic School 19

Primary schools are converting in increasing numbers 19

Case study: Bolton Brow Primary Academy 20

Case study: Southwark Primary School 20

The first alternative provision academies are now open and the number of special academies continues to grow 20

Case study: The Bridge Alternative Provision Academy 21

Case study: Fosse Way School 21

7. Performance of sponsored academies 22

Increased focus on transforming underperforming primary schools into sponsored academies 22

Case study: Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane 22

Case study: Ryecroft Primary Academy 22

Sponsored academy performance improves the longer they are open 23

Case study: Nene Park Academy 23

Case study: Wilmington Academy 23

Case study: King Solomon Academy 24

The number of high quality academy sponsors continues to grow 24

Case study: Outwood Grange Academies Trust 26

Case study: George Spencer Academy 26

8. School-to-school support: Academies working together 27

Benefits of being part of a chain of schools 27

Case study: The Harris Federation 27

Converting in partnership - strong schools 28

Case study: The Primary Academies Trust 28

Converting in partnership - weaker schools 28

Case study: The Williamson Trust 28

Multi-academy trusts 28

Funding for primary schools joining a chain 29

Case study: Northampton Primary Academy Trust 29

Mixed multi-academy trusts 29

Case study: Parish Church of England Primary School 30

Teaching school alliances 30

Case study: Tudor Grange Academy 30

9. How academies cater for vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils 31

Pupils eligible for free school meals 31

Special educational needs 32

Outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils 33

Case study: Harris Academy Greenwich 34

Case study: Westminster Academy 35

Case study: Archbishop Sentamu Academy 35

10. Robust intervention on underperformance and safe management of the system 36

Acting quickly to tackle underperformance 36

Case study: Etone College 37

Underperforming sponsors 37

Case study: North Shore Academy 37

Financial Accountability 38

11. Finance and value for money 39

12. Free schools 40

Performance and attainment 41

Costs 41

Case study: Canary Wharf College 41

Case study: Perry Beeches lll The Free School 41

13. University technical colleges and studio schools 43

University technical colleges (UTCs) 43

Case study: Liverpool Life Sciences UTC 43

Studio schools 44

Case study: Devon Studio School 45

14. Further analysis for academies sector and equalities analysis 46

Ethnic group 46

Gender 46

Special educational needs 47

15. Secretary of State as Principal Regulator 49

16. Conclusion 51

Annex A. proportion of pupils that achieved level 4 or above in reading, writing and mathematics, by pupil characteristics 52

Annex B. proportion of pupils that achieved 5+ A-C including English and mathematics GCSEs (including equivalents), by pupil characteristics 53

Figure 1. The number of academies opened by year, up to and including the 2012/13 reporting year 11

Figure 2. The number of academies by type and age range during, and by the end of, the 2012/13 reporting year 12

Figure 3. The percentage of state-funded mainstream secondary schools that were open as academies as at 31 July by local authority. 14

Figure 4. The percentage of state-funded mainstream primary schools that were open as academies as at 31 July 2013 by local authority. 15

Figure 5. Total number of academy sponsors July 2013 24

Figure 6. Proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals by academy status, January 2013 31

Figure 7. Proportion of pupils with special educational needs by academy status, January 2013 33

Figure 8. Breakdown by gender, ethnicity and special educational needs of pupils in academies and all state funded schools (as proportion of all pupils), January 2013 48

Figure 9. The proportion of pupils that achieved level 4 or above in reading, writing and mathematics at key stage 2 in 2012 and 2013 in sponsored academies, converter academies, local authority maintained mainstream schools and all state-funded schools by pupil characteristics 52

Figure 10. The proportion of pupils that achieved 5+ A-C at GCSE (including equivalents) including English and mathematics GCSE in 2012 and 2013 in sponsored academies, converter academies, local authority maintained mainstream schools and all state-funded schools by pupil characteristics 53