Children Educated Outside of Mainstream Education

Please provide information on the number of children school aged children who are educated outside mainstream education.

This includes children who are off roll, home schooled, attending faith schools and are privately tutored children within the county of Devon for the school years 2022, 2023 and 2024.

If possible please break down into the following categories:

Primary

Years 1 and 2 (KS1)

Years 3 to 6 (KS2)

Years 7 to 9 (KS3)

Years 10 and 11 (KS4)

Please find the requested information here.

Please note the following abbreviations:

CME – Children Missing Education

EHE – Elective Home Education

EOTAS – Education Other Than At School

NEET – Not in Education, Employment or Training

The categories used on the spreadsheet are those used by Devon County Council for children educated outside of mainstream education. There is no further information held.

Some of the information has been redacted, this information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Personal Data).

Devon County Council can confirm the requested information is held; however, the Council cannot disclose personal information if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the Data Protection Act 2018. In this instance release of this information may identify the children. This would risk a disclosure of their personal information and would contravene the first data protection principle. Therefore, the information is withheld.