A note setting out the key legislative and practical issues surrounding the establishment of an Academy school in England under the Academies Act 2010, as amended by the Education Act 2011.

References to "Academy" in this note are to an Academy established under (or converted under) the Academies Act 2010. For information and guidance on the legal and practical issues arising in relation to the establishment of academies under the Education Act 1996 and the previous government's Academy Delivery Programme, see Practice note, Academies established under the Education Act 1996: overview.