Spurs are in talks with groups who want to open a free school at the club’s new 59,000-seater stadium.

Tottenham have revealed they have are keen to set aside a space at the new stadium – which they agreed to last week after reaching agreement on funding with Haringey Council and the Mayor of London – for education.

And the club is considering its options since receiving approaches from a number of organisations, after Education Secretary Michael Gove wrote to all Premier League clubs to ask them to consider setting up free schools.

In a statement, Spurs said: “Tottenham Hotspur Football Club believes that education has the potential to play an important role in the new stadium redevelopment and could bring great benefit to the wider community.

“The club has been approached by groups and organisations who are interested in exploring the opportunities on the Spurs site but is not endorsing any one particular proposal at this time and is keen to explore all the options before committing to anyone.

“All options for education provision will be considered in the context of club’s vision and ethos, the community benefit and financial viability.”

Last month, the Haringey Independent revealed that a group of parents and teachers campaigning to set up a sport-based free school in Tottenham has won the backing of prominent sponsor the Harris Federation, which runs 13 academies in south London.

The Academy of Entrepreneurial and Sporting Excellence, led by lawyer Stephanie Pinnock, could open to children aged between four and 19 by next September if the Department for Education approves the bid.

The group is currently looking for a site to base the school in Tottenham. The Harris Federation is sponsored by Lord Harris, whose Carpetright store was burned down by looters during the riots in August lat year.

Last week, Spurs said they would work with Haringey Council on plans to build a new stadium, new homes, shops and leisure facilities as part of the Northumberland Development Project, after failing in a bid to secure the Olympic Stadium in east London.

Free schools are schools run by groups of parents, teachers, charities, trusts, religious and voluntary groups, which are set up as academies and funded directly by the Government.

The idea was a key plank of the Conservatives’ manifesto during the build-up to the General Election, but has been criticised for being expensive and diverting funding from existing schools.