Education

  • Knives in schools

    1. In the financial years 21/22, 22/23, 23/24 and 24/25, how many instances of a pupil coming into school with a knife or other sharp implement have been recorded at your school? (If you are a local authority/academy trust, please … Continue reading →

  • Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

    The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is due to give local authorities greater powers to prevent good/popular schools from expanding, on the grounds that such expansion would undermine bad/unpopular schools – which might cease to be viable and have to … Continue reading →

  • Radon levels in schools

    Please could we submit the following request under the Freedom of Information Act regarding each school or college in your authority.   1. Does the school have a system in place for measuring and dealing with radon levels?   Yes. 2. … Continue reading →

  • Fraudulent school admission applications

    Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000), I would like to please request the below information. This is regarding applications for school places that have been made/are suspected to be made using fraudulent information: 1. Does the council have a … Continue reading →

  • Digital Directory Contracts and Costs

    SEND Local Offer website and / or directory. 1. Who is the software/platform provider? In house development. 2. When does the current contract end? N/A. 3. What is the total contract value? N/A. 4. What is the name and position … Continue reading →

  • Private schools

    1. How many applications have your state schools had from private schools pupils seeking to transfer from their private school to your state schools in your council area between the academic years 2021/22; 2022/23; and 2023/24?   Within these questions, … Continue reading →

  • Forecasted pupil numbers

    Please can you show the forecasted number of surplus pupil spaces in secondary schools in the local authority by year group (Year 7 to Year 11) for academic year 2025/26. Please show this as one total figure rather than broken … Continue reading →

  • School Absences

    1. How many fines for school absences were issued by your council to parents in the school year 2023-24? 3202. 2. How many have been issued so far in the school year 2024-25? 457. 3. How many in school year … Continue reading →