Original document : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-transfers-information-for-academy-trusts

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Guidance

Academy transfers: information for academy trusts

How to transfer an academy from one trust to another.

From:
Department for Education
Published
28 February 2019
Last updated
2227 DecemberMarch 20222025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Information note for academy trusts about academy transfer

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Annex A – Outgoing trust agreement letter

MS Word Document, 39.9 KB

Annex B – Incoming trust agreement letter

MS Word Document, 40.1 KB

Annex C - Draft service level agreement for school improvement support

MS Word Document, 24.6 KB

Annex D - Negotiating offer closure letter

MS Word Document, 40.1 KB

Commercial transfer agreement model: outgoing academy trust ceases to operate

MS Word Document, 426 KB

Commercial transfer agreement model: outgoing academy trust continues to operate

MS Word Document, 436 KB

Information note for trusts – finances and liabilities

PDF, 229 KB, 8 pages

Details

This information is for trusts organising the transfer of an academy from its current trust (‘the outgoing trust’) to another trust (‘the incoming trust’).

If you want to discuss the transfer of an academy into or out of your trust, speak to your main contact at the Department for Education. If you do not know who your contact is, contact your regional director’s office.

Updates to this page

Published 28 February 2019
Last updated 2227 DecemberMarch 2022 + show2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

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Update history

2025-03-27 09:46
Added ‘Commercial transfer agreement model: outgoing academy trust ceases to operate’ and ‘Commercial transfer agreement model: outgoing academy trust continues to operate’ for use in academy transfer cases.

2022-12-22 16:54
We have clarified information on how, when and why trusts should engage stakeholders. Updates are in the ‘delivery’ and ‘regional director approval’ sections.

2022-08-25 16:24
Changed references to regional school commissioners to regional directors and DfE project leads to DfE delivery officers, and updated information about the number of academy transfers in the ‘Information note for academy trusts about academy transfer’.

2022-07-04 10:25
Changed references to headteacher boards to advisory boards in the ‘Information note for academy trusts about academy transfer’.