Please provide the following information:
1. current pupil forecasts by primary and secondary planning area, showing capacity in the year of entry against forecast intake, and the resulting surplus or deficit, out to around 2031.
2. a list or map showing which schools sit within each planning area.
3. the Council’s most recent SCAP return to the DfE, if it can be shared, since that appears to contain most of the above already collated.
In response to questions 1-3, this information is exempt from disclosure under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means). Previous returns are published on this GOV.UK webpage https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/schoolcapacity/2024-25/explore
4. a brief note on the forecasting methodology, particularly the pupil yield multipliers applied to new housing.
This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means). The requested information regarding our Education Approach for Developer Contributions (Sep 2025) is already publicly available at https://www.devon.gov.uk/planning/planning-policies/pupil-place-planning/ This identifies the pupil yield we request for new housing.