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<p>The first round of the voluntary-aided (VA) capital scheme ran from November 2018
to February 2019. The successful bid, from the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia
(RCDEA) for a Catholic primary school in Peterborough, was announced in June 2019.
Following receipt of in-principle agreement from the Department to provide capital
funding, proposers are required to complete the statutory process to establish new
VA schools. Peterborough City Council approved the statutory proposals from RCDEA
on 27 January 2020.</p><p>A feasibility study will now be carried out before the Department
gives final agreement to provide funding. We will announce further information about
round two of the scheme in due course, taking into account lessons from the first
round.</p>
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