Land and school buildings transferred from LA to the CoE between 2010 and 31/12/2023
Case reference FOI2024/00403
Published 26 March 2024
Request
I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please can you provide a comprehensive list of educational assets (that is: land and school buildings) transferred from your local authority to the Church of England (also "Diocese") between 2010 and 31 December 2023.
I would be grateful if you could also provide the following information:
· the name and type (community, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, etc) of the school of which the property was owned by prior to transfer
Clarification: I mean "owned". So the name and type (community, VA, VC, etc) of the school and its assets prior to any transfer to the CofE (ie. John Smith Primary School was a community school prior to its merger with and subsequent asset transfer to St John Smith CofE Voluntary Aided School).
· whether the transfer of assets came about as part of a school merger
· if yes to the above, the name and type (community, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, free school, academy, etc) of school following the merger.
I would be grateful if you could provide the information in electronic form - preferably as a spreadsheet.
Response
I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please can you provide a comprehensive list of educational assets (that is: land and school buildings) transferred from your local authority to the Church of England (also "Diocese") between 2010 and 31 December 2023.
I would be grateful if you could also provide the following information:
· the name and type (community, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, etc) of the school of which the property was owned by prior to transfer
Clarification: I mean "owned". So the name and type (community, VA, VC, etc) of the school and its assets prior to any transfer to the CofE (ie. John Smith Primary School was a community school prior to its merger with and subsequent asset transfer to St John Smith CofE Voluntary Aided School).
· whether the transfer of assets came about as part of a school merger
· if yes to the above, the name and type (community, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, free school, academy, etc) of school following the merger.
I would be grateful if you could provide the information in electronic form - preferably as a spreadsheet.
A) Please see the attached FOI2024 00403 Response Spreadsheet, as requested.
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