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

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Dear Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea,

1. How many requests has Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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,

H Guy

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF: 2015-0476

 

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Robin Yu

Information Protection Assistant

Information Governance Team

Information Systems Division (ISD)

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX

Tel: 020 7938 8226

 

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Dear Sir/Madam

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF: 2015-0476

 

I am responding to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000,
which we received on 9 April 2015, for information held by the Council.
You requested:

 

1. How many requests has Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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 entry = 0 requests received.

2014 entry = 1 request

2015 entry = 6 requests

 

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

 

2013 entry = See above

2014 entry = 0 approved, 1 refused

2015 entry = 3 approved, 3 refused

 

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

 

2015 entry = 1 (initially refused and updated information has now been provided for reconsideration)

 

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Yours faithfully

 

Robin Yu

Information Protection Assistant

Information Governance Team

Information Systems Division (ISD)

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX

Tel: 020 7938 8226

 

Web: [2]http://www.rbkc.gov.uk

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