Home education and school attendance

If data is not available for 7th January 2021, please provide the nearest date to that and specify the date used:

1. How many children of compulsory education age were recorded as home educated in your local authority area as of Thursday 7th January 2021?

1,698

2. How many notices have been served by your authority on home educating parents, under the Education Act 1996 s437 (notice to satisfy) during the year to 7th January 2021?  

In the last 12 months there have been 8 notices.

3. How many School Attendance Orders (SAOs) have been served by your authority on home educating parents, during the year to 7th January 2021?

We do not issue School Attendance Orders on parents who we believe are home educating.  We issue SAO to children Missing in Education and who we believe are not receiving their statutory right to their education.

The number of SAO served on parents for academic year September 2020 to January 2021 was 8

4. How many SAOs were revoked by the authority during the year to 7th January 2021?

For academic year September 2020 to January 2021 the number revoked was less than 5.

5. How many SAOs were enforced by the authority during the year ending 7th January 2021?  

For academic year September 2020 to January 2021 the process is still ongoing, therefore this information is not held.

6. How many of these enforcements were upheld by the Court in the year up to 7th January 2021?

For academic year September 2020 to January 2021 the process is still ongoing, therefore this information is not held.

7. How many complaints and/or letters of concern in respect of matters relating to home education, or the conduct of authority staff involved with home education, have been received by your local authority in the year up to 7th January 2021.

None

8. How many of these complaints were partially or fully upheld? 

None