Schools minister Nick Gibb revealed the government’s decision to withdraw Newham Free Academy from the free school programme in parliament this week.
The government approved the application for the east London free school in October last year, with a view to it opening this September.
Following a question from shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg, Gibb said: “Following careful consideration, we have judged that the proposal to establish Newham Free Academy has not progressed sufficiently for it to proceed to opening and it has been withdrawn from the free school programme.”
Twigg told CYP Now that the decision to drop plans for the school so close to its expected opening, raised concerns about a waste of public money.
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