9 July 2009

Dear Ms Brody,

Re: Your request for information: 3933

Thank you for your request for information received on 3 July 2009 in which you requested:

Can you please provide me with 1) The number of Primary School Applications that were made from residents of Village Ward in Southwark for the 2008/2009 intake?

2) How many of these applications were allocated to their first preference school

3) How many of these applications were allocated to any of their preference schools.

4) Is it possible to break this information down to postcode level e.g. those living in postcodes beginning with SE24?

Your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and you will receive a response within 20 working days of the date that we received your request.

If the information you requested contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted before a decision is taken on whether or not to release the information to you. You will be informed if this is the case.

The Act defines a number of exemptions that may restrict the release of the requested information. There will be an assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the information may not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your rights of appeal.

The information provided will be in English, normal font size. If you require alternative formats, e.g. other language, audio, large print, etc. please notify us.

Further information on the Freedom of Information Act is available through the Information Commissioner at the:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire.

SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Internet: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Sean Harrington

Information Governance Officer - Children's Services