Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 108622

Free Schools: Walsall

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

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Question

Valerie Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, if she will make it her policy to undertake a new assessment against the (a) selection criteria and (b) geographical context on Swift

Answer

Josh MacAlister

The criteria for the mainstream free schools pipeline review were set out in the Written Ministerial Statement laid on 22 October 2024. The department assessed the local need for school places, value for money and whether projects would provide a distinct...

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