www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-open-schools-and-successful-applications<\/a><\/p> <\/p>
The Department for Education does not collect data on the numbers of pupils enrolled at each free school on the day it opens. However, every free school is closely monitored both before it opens and again during the autumn term to ensure it has a sufficient number of pupils to make it viable. As in previous years, the Department\u2019s annual collection of pupil numbers will take place in January and we will publish the data for every school in the country in summer 2015.<\/p>"}
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Our online survey of free schools asked only whether they were operating terms and school years that were different to other schools in the local area. It did not collect data on the actual lengths of terms and school years in the free schools.<\/p>
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Responding to such surveys is voluntary and, after reminders were issued via email and phone, we did not seek detailed reasons for non-response.<\/p>
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Ofsted has no role in overseeing admissions. It is for the free school trust to ensure that its admission arrangements comply fully with the Admissions Code.<\/p>
My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education can agree different arrangements (\u2018derogations\u2019 from the Code) for individual academies and free schools, but only in limited circumstances, and where there is demonstrable evidence that it would benefit local children. 54 free schools and three academies have specified derogations.<\/p>
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