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<p>In 2016/17, £11,115,184 was allocated to multi-academy trusts (MATs) in the north
through the Regional Academy Growth Fund (RAGF). A list of these trusts and how much
each MAT received is attached.</p><p> </p><p>A list of all MATs that received capacity
funding through RAGF is listed on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regional-academy-growth-fund-award-recipients"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regional-academy-growth-fund-award-recipients</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Between 1 March 2017 and 1 May 2018, 173 schools have opened in trusts in the
north that were awarded RAGF. This includes sponsored and converter academies which
reflects the aims of the fund. It does not include free schools, studio schools, university
technical colleges, academies that may have joined through re-brokerage from another
trust, or schools that opened as part of these trusts before 1 March 2017 or those
in the process of joining.</p><p> </p><p>A list of all open sponsored and converter
academies can be found on GOV.UK along with the trust they joined and the date of
opening within that trust: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>In 2018/19, £11.3 million was provisionally allocated to MATs in the north
through the MAT Development & Improvement Fund (MDIF). In line with the department’s
normal practice, we expect to publish details of the recipients of the MDIF on GOV.UK
in due course.</p>
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