School places for children of compulsory school age - Find a freedom of information request

1) How many children of compulsory school age are known to live in your Local Authority (LA) as of 1st September 2024?

2) How many state school places for children of compulsory school age are there in your LA boundaries?

3) How many independent school places for children of compulsory school age are their in your LA Boundaries?

4) How many compulsory school age children residing in your LA are categorised as being children missing education as of 1st September 2024?

5) How many compulsory school age children are electively home educated as of 1st September 2024?

6) How many compulsory school age children residing in your LA are receiving their education outside of a school setting funded by the LA as of 1st September 2024

7) If a parent moves into your LA and requests a school place using figures from last 3 years what is the average amount of days it takes from the parental request until the child is enrolled in a school?

8) If a parent was Electively home educating (EHE) and stops EHE and requests a school place using figures from last 3 years what is the average amount of days it takes from the parental request until the child is enrolled in a school?

9) If a parent withdraws there child from an independent school and requests a school place using figures from the last 3 years what is the average amount of days it takes from the parental request until the child is enrolled in a local school?

10)

a) Does the LA facilitate any education for the child between the parental request and school enrolment?

b) If no why not?

1) There is no information available as the last census was May 2024

2) 106,910

3) This information can be found on the Independent School Council website

4) 1777

5) 1912

6) 94

10) Yes.