To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools each regional schools commissioner has responsibility for.
Answered on
5 July 2017
As at 1 June 2017 the numbers of academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs within each Regional Schools Commissioners’ (RSCs) region were as follows:
RSC region | Academy | Free School | Studio School | UTC | Total |
East Midlands & Humber | 1004 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1030 |
Lancashire & West Yorkshire | 635 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 699 |
North | 374 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 389 |
North East London & East | 815 | 59 | 2 | 7 | 883 |
North West London & South Central | 823 | 94 | 9 | 9 | 935 |
South London & South East | 923 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 983 |
South West | 949 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 985 |
West | 875 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 926 |
Total | 6398 | 346 | 38 | 48 | 6830 |
RSCs also work closely and co-operatively with local authorities to support improvement in maintained schools that are causing concern.
Further information on RSC responsibilities can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/schools-commissioners-group/about