Admission of Children outside their normal age group – Summer Born, Reception Class
Emer Mander-O'Beirne made this Freedom of Information request to Dovers Green Primary School This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Dovers Green Primary School,
Title of Request - Admission of Children outside their normal age group – Summer Born, Reception Class
In accordance with The Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to make a Freedom of Information Request. I would like the answers to be sent electronically please.
1. How many requests has the school received pertaining to 'admission of children outside their chronological age group' from parents of summer born children regarding entry into school for the first time, to reception class at compulsory school age for the school years
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2. How many of these requests (for entry into school for the first time into Reception at Compulsory School Age) have been granted for the school years
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
3. How many of these requests (for entry into school for the first time into Reception at Compulsory School Age) have been refused for the school years
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
4. How many of the granted requests (for entry into school for the first time into Reception at Compulsory School Age) had SEN for the school years
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
5. How many of the granted requests (for entry into school for the first time into Reception at Compulsory School Age) had Medical Issues (without a SEN) for the school years
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
6. How many of the granted requests (for entry into school for the first time into Reception at Compulsory School Age) were for no other reason than the child was summer born for the school years
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
7. How many requests for entry into school for the first time into Reception at Compulsory School Age, are still under consideration for the school year 2019-2020?
Yours faithfully,
Emer Mander-O'Beirne
Dear Emer Mander - O'Beirne
Your request for information is very similar to a previous request you have made during July this year. I attach our response concerning this outlining the role of the admissions authority in this process prior to the school becoming an academy. This still applies in this case.
Within the body of your request you have also asked for information for school years in the future. At the moment I cannot comment on 2019-2020 as these places have not been allocated and application deadlines have not been met.
The school is unaware of any Formal Complaints associated with your request concerning point 2 of your enquiry and therefore the rest of the questions concerning complaints are not applicable. Again it might be worth contacting the Local Authority Admissions team to see if they received any complaints of this nature concerning the school.
If I have misunderstood the nature of the request and your specific points of public interest, I would be happy to talk this through with you.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Hill
Business Director & Data Protection Officer
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