The other new types of academy which get a lot of attention – "free" schools, university technical colleges and studio schools – account for just 4% of the total.
The two types of academies are very, very different.
It also introduces a new type of funding mechanism – "academy financial assistance" – a grant process, rather than the current seven-year contract, which could put even more power into the hands of the secretary of state.
Also because of an editing error, the article misidentified the type of surgery that the academy's Web site cautions can lead to health risks like glaucoma, cataracts, corneal injury, reduced vision or blindness.
Model citizens of the type the academy loves to think will change the world for the better beat out nonconformist self-starters in the race for admissions and awards anytime.
A new type of state-funded school, the academy, was introduced under Prime Minister Tony Blair and expanded under the government led by David Cameron.
But "Dallas," a movie that has produced a fair amount of passion for its acting, subject matter and overall quality, better fits the type of message movie that many academy members like to honor.
(The same applies to "academies," another type of independent state-funded school set up by the previous, Labour, government).
I interviewed her over the phone, in 2009, and from her accent and tone I had the sense that I was speaking to an old-school Russian, a Soviet, the type of superlative athlete trained in the academies of sport.
