Our policies and guides available on the conversion process from specialist teams.
Academy conversion dates
Schools currently applying for an academy order are asked to contact the Academies Team either by phone or email to discuss their plans and agree a managed conversion date.
Depending on when you are granted your academy order, the table below gives an indication of the earliest date on which you could convert. Please be aware that these dates are based on the minimum 16 week timeline and do not take into account factors such as the number of conversions already planned for that month or other complicating factors that may arise for your school(s) which may increase the time required. It is a guide for information and your conversion date will not be considered confirmed until it is has been agreed by your DfE project lead and OCC Academies Team.
Please also be aware that we do not advise 1 September or 1 January as a conversion date due to previous experience of the difficulties in completing the transfer documentation by the deadlines over the school holiday period. This position is also supported by DfE guidance.
| Month academy order received | Earliest possible conversion date (based on minimum timeline, subject to agreement from Academies Team) |
|---|---|
| September | 1 March |
| October | 1 April |
| November | 1 May |
| December | 1 June |
Academies guides
- Academies guide 1: How to become an academy in Oxfordshire – basic steps (pdf format, 95Kb)
- Academies guide 2: How to become an academy in special circumstances in Oxfordshire (pdf format, 60Kb)
- Academies guide 3: Officers guide to completion of the Commercial Transfer Agreement (CTA) and Land Transfer Documents (pdf format, 825Kb)
- Academies guide 4: Schools guide to completion of the Commercial transfer Agreement (CTA) and Land Transfer Documents (pdf format, 510Kb)
- Academies guide 5: List of solicitors used by Oxfordshire schools for their academy conversion process (pdf format, 155Kb)
- Academies guide 6: Shared use agreements in relation to the academies programme (pdf format, 115Kb)
- Academies guide 7: Operational Guidance for Schools Converting to Academy Status (pdf format, 311Kb)
- Academies guide 8 - Financial Procedures for Schools converting to Academy status.(pdf format, 140Kb)
Further information
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Please read these carefully and contact the pension services team (contact details within) if you have any queries.
Strategic working – Governor Services
Links to information for governing bodies on academies, such as the decision-making process and differences and implications of academies.
Finance information
See Academies guide 7 (above).
Traded services to schools - information about traded services offered to academies.
Links
- Guidance on the DfE funding available to academy trusts for sponsored academy projects
- Capital funding for multi-academy trusts (MATs)
Information for multi-academy trusts (MATs) that receive a formulaic capital funding allocation