According to Labour, 15,632 schools in England are not yet academies and on average converting to
academy status costs # 44,837.
Not exact matches
Councils had to spend more than # 22m covering the
costs of schools converting to
academy status in the last two years, even though they are moving free from local authority control and are funded from Whitehall.
Schools converting to
academy status receive a # 25,000 grant towards legal expenses and other
costs, but PRUs working from more than 1 site may need more legal support to get through the process.