Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 104918

Academies: Inspections

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how frequently academy trusts will be inspected; and whether inspection frequency will vary according to previous performance.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The government has tabled an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to bring in multi-academy trust inspections. Multi-academy trust inspections will raise standards and enable sharing of best trust-level practice, as well as incentivising...
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