Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 101355

Free Schools: Witham

Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what evidential basis she has indicated that she is minded to cancel the Department's support for the development of the proposed Lodge Farm Primary School, Witham; and what assessment she has made of the po

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Mainstream projects were evaluated against consistent criteria on the need for places, value for money, and whether they would provide a distinctive or innovative education offer or risk negatively impacting other local schools. We will invest at least £3...

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