John Stevenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school academies there were in (i) Cumbria and (ii) England and Wales in (A) 2012-13 and (B) 2013-14.
Edward Timpson:
The number of academies in England and Cumbria is shown in the table below.
Number of open academies1 by phase in England2, January 2013 and January 2014
| Primary | Secondary | |||
| January 2013 | January 2014 | January 2013 | January 2014 | |
| (i) Cumbria local authority | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
| (ii) England | 1,006 | 1,789 | 1,638 | 1,893 |
Notes:
- Including free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools.
- The figures provided are for England only. The academies policy does not apply to Wales and education policy in Wales is devolved to the National Assembly for Wales.