Two new free schools have been approved for Ealing by the Department for Education.
North Twyford Church of England High School, Ealing, will be a secondary school with 1,000 places for ages 11 to 18 and 350 post-16 places, set to open in September 2016.
It will be run by the Twyford Church of England Academies Trust, which opened the William Perkin Church of England High School, Greenford, in September 2013, and runs the Twyford Church of England High School in Acton.
All pupils will follow a core programme of English, maths, science, languages, history, geography and RE.
They will have longer afternoons for sport and creative programmes and will all have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument.
The school will aim to embed a positive ethos within a distinctively Christian framework of values while applying a non-faith, open admissions policy.
Executive Headteacher Alice Hudson said: “I am delighted to hear we have been given the go-ahead to develop a further school to meet the needs of Ealing’s growing population.
“Support from the local community and primary schools for a school with the same distinctive characteristics as Twyford and William Perkin has been very strong and it is great the Department for Education has responded to the parental demand.”
The opening of ARK Ealing Academy, a secondary school for ages 11 to 19, has also been given the go-ahead.
The mixed school due to open in 2017 will have 900 secondary places and will eventually include 300 post-16 places.
ARK is a multi-academy sponsor with a track record of running successful academies and free schools. The school will follow the successful ARK model by having a strong focus on pupil success, a commitment to developing and building on aspirations and motivating pupils to achieve regardless of their background or prior attainment.
