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Petition · past parliament

Stop the Government from turning all schools into Academies.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

George Osbourne is planning to announce in his latest Budget that all school should be turned into Academies. This means even more privatisation of the education system.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Scrap plans to force state schools to become academies.

Timeline

15 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Mar 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.