Every school in England that is deemed to be inadequate by Ofsted will be turned into an academy, under the Education and Adoption Bill.

Published later in Parliament today (June 3rd), the bill will impact on up to 1,000 schools in England. The transformation would be as swift as possible.

The Department for Education will also benefit from new powers that will “sweep away bureaucratic and legal loopholes”, education secretary Nicky Morgan said.

This, she continued, will prevent individuals and organisations from putting “ideological objections above the best interests of our children”.

“Today's landmark bill will allow the best education experts to intervene in poor schools from the first day we spot failure,” Ms Morgan explained.

"At the heart of our commitment to delivering real social justice is our belief that every pupil deserves an excellent education and that no parent should have to be content with their child spending a single day in a failing school”

She went on to say that presently, hundreds of schools in largely disadvantaged areas are seeing positive signs of improvement because of the transition to academy status.

The great thing about the bill, the MP concluded, is that it will add speed to the process and ensure that children and young people do not miss out on experiencing the best education possible.

Academy schools are funded by central government and not local authorities. They do not have to follow the national curriculum but still have to abide by the normal codes of conduct and procedures for admissions, for example.