There are 927 foundation schools and 15 foundation special schools as of the 17 July 2007.
Trust Schools are foundation schools that have acquired a foundation established otherwise than under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Prior to the commencement of the relevant provisions of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (25 May 2007), foundation schools did not have to follow a statutory process to acquire a foundation. The Department accordingly did not collect information on how many foundation schools acquired foundations before this date.
There are over 200 schools currently working towards acquiring Trust status—over 140 primary, secondary and specials schools, alongside 69 full pathfinder schools. As of the present time, no schools have implemented proposals to become foundation schools with foundations (Trust Schools) under the Education and Inspections Act 2006. However, the first of the pathfinder schools plan to become Trust schools from September 2007.