Academies
Category: Type of Establishment. Academies are all ability independent schools established by sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups working in highly innovative partnerships with central Government and local education partners. Sponsors and the DfE provide the capital costs for the Academy. Running costs are met in full by the DfE. They provide free education to secondary age pupils of all abilities, including provision for children with special educational needs and have state of the art facilities, through which they offer a broad and balanced curriculum including a Specialism. Some CTCs have become Academies.
