Admission of children outside their normal age group - summer born, reception class

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Samantha McCormick

Dear Dudley Council,

1. How many requests has Dudley Council received pertaining to 'admission of children outside their normal age group' from parents of summer born children regarding entry into reception class at compulsory school age for the school years 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 respectively?

2. How many of these requests have been granted and how many have been refused by Dudley Council for the school years 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 respectively?

3. How many requests are still under consideration for the school year 2015-2016?

Yours faithfully,

Samantha McCormick

InfoGovernance CS, Dudley Council

 
Directorate of Children’s Services
Westox House, 1 Trinity Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1JQ           
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RFI 11180               Nina Meredith                   27 April
2015           01384 816956
 
 
 
Samantha McCormick
 
Dear Ms McCormick
 
Freedom Of Information Act 2000 - Information Request 11180
 
Your request for information received on 20/04/2015 has now been
considered and the information requested is detailed below.
 
1. How many requests has Dudley Council received pertaining to 'admission
of children outside their normal age group' from parents of summer born
children regarding entry into reception class at compulsory school age for
the school years 2013-2014,2014-2015 and 2015-2016 respectively?
2013-14  Information not held
2014-15  0
2015–16  2
2. How many of these requests have been granted and how many have been
refused by Dudley Council for the school years 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and
2015-2016 respectively?
 
1 request agreed in 2015/16

3. How many requests are still under consideration for the school year
2015-2016?
 
1
 
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