A further three UTCs are in the process of being set up and two are already open, taking the total number of these specialist 14-19 academies to 18 by 2015.
Meanwhile, the government has approved 55 free schools to open at the start of the next academic year. These include 21 primary schools, 33 secondary schools, eight all-through schools and one 16 to 19 school.
Several alternative provision free schools, special free schools and studio schools are also likely to be approved later this year.
Education Secretary Michael Gove said free schools and UTCs will lead to a "revolution" in the education system.
"These new schools allow talented and experienced people to be imaginative and bold in creating great new schools," he said. "They will offer more choice to parents in the type of education their child receives and will raise standards in many communities where the need is great.
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