The longest distance taken into account that a child was offered a school place at Bourne Grammar School - Find a freedom of information request

Request

I would like to know the following please:

1. What is the longest distance taken into account that a child was offered a school place at Bourne Grammar School over the last five years?

2. What is the longest distance taken into account that a child was offered a school place at Bourne Grammar School, based on proximity criteria (so not including children with more highly prioritised criteria such as sibling, looked after children etc.) over the last five years?

3. How many children/pupils were offered a place at Bourne Grammar School for the last five years when the child's home address post code was 9.5 or more miles?

Decision

1. Longest Straight Line Distance (Criteria)

• September 2024 - 16.012 (Sibling)

• September 2023 - 17.186 (Sibling)

• September 2022 - 16.268 (Sibling)

• September 2021 - 16.625 (Sibling)

• September 2020 - 16.352 (Sibling)

2. Just Longest Straight Line Distance

• September 2024 - 8.984

• September 2023 - 9.188

• September 2022 - 10.75

• September 2021 - 7.459

• September 2020 - 12.304

3. How Many pupils over 9.5 straight line miles (Criteria)

• September 2024 - 10 (Siblings)

• September 2023 - 20 (Siblings)

• September 2022 - 32 (22x Siblings/10x Distance)

• September 2021 - 34 (Siblings)

• September 2020 - 28 (15x Siblings/13x Distance)

Reference number
10523137
Date request received
16 September 2024
Date of decision
25 September 2024