From the application round beginning in March, 227 are for mainstream schools, 34 are for alternative provision schools (such as pupil referral units) and 20 are for schools for children with special educational needs.
Speaking at a Policy Exchange event today (20 June), Gove said: "The latest application round closed just two weeks ago and, as the free schools team in the department goes through the proposals, we’re already seeing some interesting things. Encouragingly, there has been no drop-off in momentum: despite introducing a more rigorous application process, we have received 281 applications to set up a free school in 2012."
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