Its opening was delayed after a local authority analysis found that demand for secondary places in the area would not increase until 2018, which is when the school now proposes to open. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
Free school places cost more than those in local authority schools - 50 % more for secondary places and 33 % more at primary level, said the report. (bbc.co.uk)
In areas with the greatest need for additional secondary places, free schools have created an extra 76 places per 1,000 pupils. (educationbusinessuk.net)