Just one of 37 free schools for some of England’s most vulnerable children has opened in a permanent home two years after they were promised to address a chronic crisis in available spaces.
When the former education secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced the successful bids in 2020, he said the new special and alternative provision schools would “level up opportunities for children from all backgrounds so they can receive a world-class education”.
The first schools were due to open from this month. But Schools Week analysis found just one in its permanent building so far.
