They merely transfer responsibility to the local authority, which has six days to find alternative educational provision.

The best will be nominated by their record of producing high-quality young talent, provision of coaches, facilities, educational provision and investment.

As a country, we have high ambitions in terms of health and educational provision, and so forth.

However, academies should lead to improvements in the state educational provision.

In that event, the state would need to afford some additional educational provision or fail in its duties.