Speeches

Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-03-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on academy conversions.

Edward Timpson

There have been 4897 academy conversions during the current and preceding five financial years. During the same period, the department has spent £323 million to support schools to become academies.

Further details are in the table below:

Financial Year

Academy Conversions

Costs

2015-16 (April 15 – January 16)

530

£17m

2014-15

899

£48m

2013-14

964

£59m

2012-13

1079

£65m

2011-12

1165

£67m

2010-11

260

£67m

Total

4897

£323m