All mainstream schools that have been approved are deemed to be in areas with a need for high quality places, with London getting half the approvals.
The free schools groups will now finalise their plans in readiness to open from September 2015. Chief among their tasks will be to secure a site.
Approved free school proposals
East of England
Bedford Technical Academy, Bedford
- secondary (ages 13 to 18), 624 places
Grove House School, Essex
- special school (ages 9 to 19), 105 places
The Ongar Academy, Ongar, Essex
- secondary (ages 11 to 19), 600 secondary places, 200 post-16 places
St John’s Church of England Primary School, Hertfordshire
- primary (ages 4 to 11), 420 places
East Midlands
Wootton Park School, Northamptonshire
- all through (ages 4 to 18), 420 primary places, 600 secondary places, 240 post-16 places
Channeling Positivity, Nottinghamshire
- alternative provision secondary school (ages 13 to 16), 56 places
Daventry Special Academy, Northamptonshire
- all through special school (ages 4 to 18), 175 places
Green Oaks Academy Special School, Northamptonshire
- all through special school (ages 3 to 18), 97 places
Harington School, Rutland, east Midlands
- sixth-form college (ages 16 to 19), 300 post-16 places
North East
Wynyard Church of England Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees, north-east of England
- primary (ages 4 to 11), 420 places
South East
Eaglewood Free School, Hampshire
- alternative provision (ages 7 to 16), 72 places
Forest Bridge School, Windsor and Maidenhead
- all through special school (ages 4 to 16 years), 96 places
Hope Community School, Southampton
- primary school (ages 4 to 11), 420 places
The SASH 2 School, Slough
- all through (ages 4 to 19), 840 primary places, 900 secondary places, 200 post-16 places
South West
Bristol Futures Academy, Bristol
- alternative provision secondary school (ages 11 to 16), 100 places
West Midlands
The British Sikh School, Wolverhampton
- secondary (ages 11 to 19), 840 places
Finham Park 2, Coventry
- secondary (ages 11 to 18), 800 places
Rugby Free Primary School, Warwickshire
- primary (ages 4 to 11), 420 places
London
ARK Ealing Academy, Ealing, London
- secondary school (ages 11 to 19), 900 secondary places, 300 post-16 places
ARK Wembley Primary Academy, Brent
- primary (ages 4 to 11), 630 places (plus 60 in nursery)
The Atam Academy, Redbridge
- all through (ages 4 to 19), 420 primary places, 840 secondary places
Barnet Free Primary School, Barnet
- primary (ages 4 to 11), 420 places
The Beckenham Academy, Bromley
- secondary (ages 11 to 18), 900 secondary places, 300 post-16 places
The Citizen School, Lewisham
- all through (ages 4 to 18), 630 primary places, 450 secondary places, 150 post-16 places
Edison Primary School, Hounslow
- primary (ages 4 to 11), 630 primary places
Floreat Brentford Primary School, Hounslow
- primary (ages 3 to 11), 420 places (plus 52 nursery places)
Harris Lambeth Sixth-Form Academy, Lambeth
- 16 to 19 provision, 600 post-16 places
Harrow Bilingual Primary School, Harrow
- primary (ages 4 to 11), 420 primary places
Harrow View Primary School, Harrow
- primary (ages 3 to 11), 630 places (plus 26 nursery places), 12 special educational needs places
Ideas College, Greenwich
- alternative secondary provision (ages 11 to 16 years), 48 places
North Twyford Church of England High School, Ealing
- secondary (ages 11 to 18), 1000 secondary places, 350 post-16 places
One Degree Academy, Brent, London
- all through (ages 4 to 18) 420 primary places, 300 secondary places, 120 post-16 places
Pinner High School, Harrow, London
- secondary school (ages 11 to 18), 900 mainstream places, 240 post-16 places, 12 special educational needs places
Riverside Primary School, Barking and Dagenham
- primary (ages 4 to 11), 630 places
Trinity High School, Merton
- secondary (ages 11 to 19), 900 secondary places, 300 post-16 places