Secondary School Admission Data

Ms D Clarke made this Freedom of Information request to Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

The request was partially successful.

From: Ms D Clarke

11 March 2010

Dear Gateshead Borough Council,

Please release the following secondary school admission data for
2010:

1. How many first preference applications were received for Lord
Lawson of Beamish Community School by the closing date?
2. How many first preference applications were received for Joseph
Swan School by the closing date?
3. How many offers made for Lord Lawson and Joseph Swan on 1 March
2010?
4. The net capacity assessment for Lord Lawson School?
5. How many pupils currently in each year group at Lord Lawson and
total number of pupils currently on roll?
6. Teacher to pupil rations for Year 7 at Lord Lawson School

Yours faithfully,

Ms D Clarke

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From: informationrights
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

12 March 2010

12 March 20010

Dear Ms Clarke

Subject: Freedom of Information - Legal and Corporate Services -
Litigation

I refer to the request, which you have made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 for records held by this department/office.

Acknowledgement

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From: Tanya Rossington
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

9 April 2010

Dear Madam

You requested the following information

1. How many first preference applications were received for Lord
Lawson of Beamish Community School by the closing date? - 279
2. How many first preference applications were received for Joseph
Swan School by the closing date? - 202
3. How many offers made for Lord Lawson and Joseph Swan on 1 March
2010 - LL = 254, JS=217
4. The net capacity assessment for Lord Lawson School? - 1496
5. How many pupils currently in each year group at Lord Lawson and
total number of pupils currently on roll? - Not held by us this data
available from the school
6. Teacher to pupil rations for Year 7 at Lord Lawson School - Not
held by us this data available from the school

The contact details for the school are Address: Birtley Lane, Birtley,
Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP.
Tel: 0191 433 4026 ,Fax: 0191 433 4027 ,E-mail: [1]N/A

In accordance with the Act we have decided to grant access to the
information is so far as we hold it the answers are shown in blue above.

Yours faithfully

Information Rights

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