Agenda Item 8 Regulatory and Other Committee Open Report on behalf of John O'Connor, Children's Services Manager, Education Support Report to: Lincolnshire Schools' Forum Date: 24 January 2019 Subject: Academies and Trust Update KeyDecision decision? Reference: No Summary: The purpose of this report is to provide information on the latest number of academies and pupils in academies, and academy trusts. Recommendation(s): The Schools' Forum is asked to note the contents of this report. Background The Schools Forum has asked for an update to be provided to each meeting on the number of academy conversions. This is the position as at the 1st January 2019. The pupil figures are based on the October 2018 census data (i.e. the latest published). The national academy trust data is the latest available from "Get Information About Schools". Since the effective date of the last report (1st September 2018), there have been four further academy conversions of primary schools. Louth Eastfield Infants' and Nursery Academy and Louth Lacey Gardens Junior Academy joined Wellspring Academy Trust, and Frithville Primary School and New York Primary School joined Horncastle Education Trust. The total number of primary academies has increased to 99 (35.2%) educating 25,350 (44.3%) full time equivalent pupils. Current Status of All Lincolnshire State Schools Schools FTE Nursery All 5 280 Maintained 5 100.0% 280 100.0% Academy 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Primary All 281 57,164 Maintained 182 64.8% 31,815 55.7% Academy 99 35.2% 25,350 44.3% Page 111 Secondary All 54 46,258 Maintained 3 5.6% 2,825 6.1% Academy 51 94.4% 43,433 93.9% Special All 21 1,817 Maintained 7 33.3% 620 34.1% Academy 14 66.7% 1,197 65.9% PRU All 1 41 Maintained 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Academy 1 100.0% 41 100.0% Total All 362 105,559 Maintained 197 54.4% 35,539 33.7% Academy 165 45.6% 70,020 66.3% By 1st July 2019, if conversions and sponsored conversions proceed according to their current target dates the position will be: Projected Six Month Status of All Lincolnshire State Schools Schools FTE Nursery All 5 280 Maintained 5 100.0% 280 100.0% Academy 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Primary All 281 57,164 Maintained 180 64.1% 31,200 54.6% Academy 101 35.9% 25,965 45.4% Secondary All 54 46,258 Maintained 3 5.6% 2,825 6.1% Academy 51 94.4% 43,433 93.9% Special All 21 1,817 Maintained 5 23.8% 251 13.8% Academy 16 76.2% 1,566 86.2% PRU All 1 41 Maintained 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Academy 1 100.0% 41 100.0% Page 112 Total All 362 105,559 Maintained 193 53.3% 34,555 32.7% Academy 169 46.7% 71,004 67.3% There are four more intended conversions to academy status prior to the 1st June. Wyberton Primary School and Boston Saint Thomas' Church of England Primary School are planning on joining Infinity Academies Trust on 1st April 2019 and Lincoln St Francis Special School and Lincoln St Christopher's School intend to join Community Inclusive Trust on 1st July. This will bring the number of Primary Academies to 101 (35.9%) and the number of full time equivalent pupils educated in Primary Academies to 25,965 (45.4%) The total number of all academies will rise to 169 (46.7%) and 71,004 (67.3%) pupils will attend those academies. Four further schools are currently in process to become converter or sponsored academies. Below is a list of the academy trusts that currently have the greatest number of academies in Lincolnshire. Total 1 Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust 11 2 Community Inclusive Trust 10 3 The Priory Federation of Academies 10 4 The Boston Witham Academies Federation 8 5 The David Ross Education Trust 8 6 Greenwood Academies Trust 6 7 CFBT Schools Trust 5 8 St Gilbert Of Sempringham Catholic Academy Trust 5 9 Horncastle Education Trust 4 10 The Lincolnshire Educational Trust Limited 4 Horncastle Education Trust has entered the table of the top ten most active trusts in Lincolnshire by virtue of Frithville Primary School, New York Primary School and Horncastle Banovallum School all joining Horncastle Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in the newly formed multi-academy trust. There are thirty-six active multi-academy trusts operating within Lincolnshire and a total of 120 Lincolnshire academies that are members of multi-academy trusts. This represents 72.7% of all Lincolnshire Academies. Forty-five (27.3%) (down from forty-seven) of Lincolnshire academies are not members of multi-academy trusts. Nine multi-academy trusts have just one Lincolnshire academy as a member; three of these are single Lincolnshire academy multi-academy trusts. The other six also have academies that are not within Lincolnshire. Eleven multi-academy trusts have two academies; nine of these trusts are currently based entirely within Lincolnshire. The largest academy trusts nationally that operate within Lincolnshire are Academies Enterprise Trust (Fifty-seven Academies, two in Lincolnshire), Both Greenwood Academies Trust and The David Ross Education Trust have 34 academies (six and eight within Lincolnshire respectively) and The Enquire Learning Trust (twenty-nine Academies, one in Lincolnshire). There are sixty academy trusts in Lincolnshire that have less than four schools. Page 113 Conclusion Consultation a) Have Risks and Impact Analysis been carried out?? No b) Risks and Impact Analysis Not relevant Background Papers This report was written by Adrian Clarke, who can be contacted on 01522 553216 or [email protected]. Page 114.