What is a Free School?

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• An Academy created under Academies Act 2010

• A school independent of a local authority operated by an “academy trust”

• A company limited by guarantee

• A charity which is exempt from registration with the Charity Commission

• A school which receives capital and revenue funding by the DfE

• A Free School is a company governed by:

              

1. articles of association

2. a funding agreement

3. education legislation