School Admissions

1) How many children in school years 7-11 with an EX34 post code are attending: 
a) Braunton Academy – 37
b) Pilton College, Barnstaple – 39
c) Park School, Barnstaple – 2
 
2) How many children aged 11-16 with an EX34 post code were being home educated on 1st January 2023. 

31.

3) How many children aged 11-16 with an EX34 post code are now being home educated on 1st January 2024.

65.
 
4) How many children were on roll as students at Ilfracombe Academy on the first day of the academic year 2023/2024 – Autumn term. and how many of those were on the Special Educational Need (SEN) register?

Compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is £450 or 18 hours of officer time. There are 1750 students in the school and it would take a two minutes to check if each one was there on the first day of term and if they had SEN support. 1075 x 2 minutes = 2150 minutes which is over 33 hours and therefore over the 18 hours.

In the interests of providing advice and assistance, the Council can provide the following information. The Autumn census took place on Thursday 5th October 2023 at this point 1075 pupils attended Ilfracombe Academy of which 170 were registered as having SEN Support and 29 with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

5) How many children were on roll as students at Ilfracombe Academy on the first day of the Spring term – 2024 and how many of those were on the SEN register?

Compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is £450 or 18 hours of officer time. There are 1750 students in the school and it would take a two minutes to check if each one was there on the first day of term and if they had SEN support. 1075 x 2 minutes = 2150 minutes which is over 33 hours and therefore over the 18 hours.

In the interests of providing advice and assistance, the Council can provide the following information. The spring census took place on Thursday 18th January 2024 at this point 1039 pupils attended Ilfracombe Academy of which 132 were registered as having SEN Support and 30 with an EHCP.

6) What was the average attendance percentage of all pupils attending Ilfracombe Academy for the Autumn Term in

a) 2022 (split into how many authorised and how many unauthorised)

This information can be found at the following link Average attendance 2022-23.

b) 2023 (split into how many authorised and how many unauthorised)?

This information can be found at the following link Average attendance 2023-24.