Dear Sir / Madam

I am pleased to acknowledge your request for information, which has been
allocated the reference number NELC/31608/2425.

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Yours sincerely

North East Lincolnshire Council

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Dear Requester

Thank you for your information request, reference number NELC/31608/2425.
I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council holds the following
information

How many children of compulsory school age are known to live in your LA as
of 1st September 2024?

22,709

How many state school places for children of compulsory school age are
there in your LA boundaries?

33,568 (as per PAN/agreed numbers at all mainstream schools/academies in
LA)

How many independent school places for children of compulsory school age
are their in your LA Boundaries?

480

How many compulsory school age children residing in your LA are
categorised as being children missing education as of 1st September 2024?

63 (comprising applicants pending admission and CME)

How many compulsory school age children are electively home educated as of
1st September 2024?

414

How many compulsory school age children residing in your LA are receiving
their education outside of a school setting funded by the LA as of 1st
September 2024

53

If a parent moves into your LA and requests a school place using figures
from last 3 years what is the average amount of days it takes from the
parental request until the child is enrolled in a school?

The period from request to enrolment ranges from five school days to
never/no admission to school; this has been due to some applicants who do
not engage with a school place offer and elect to home educate following
offer of a school place or in cases of those families/children leaving the
local authority area after application and offer of a school place but
before admission to school had taken place.

If a parent was Electively home educating and stops EHE and requests a
school place using figures from last 3 years what is the average amount of
days it takes from the parental request  until the child is enrolled in a
school?

The period from request to enrolment ranges from five school days to
never/no admission to school; this has been due to applicants wishing
their child to remain home educated following offer of a school place or
in cases of those families/children leaving the local authority area after
application and offer of a school place but before admission to school had
taken place.

If a parent withdraws there child from an independent school and requests
a school place using figures from the last 3 years what is the average
amount of days it takes from the parental request until the child is
enrolled in a local school?

North East Lincolnshire Council don’t record or hold separate data for
children previously enrolled at an independent school; all school transfer
requests through the Local Authority are dealt with in the same process.

Dose the LA facilitate any education for the child between the parental
request and school enrolment?

If no why not?

No, this is due to funding and resource limitations; for school
applications pending allocation these would be processed within the
expected statutory timeframe for school admission requests (allocation
decisions within three school weeks and considered under Fair Access
Protocol if out of school for four or more weeks).  However, there is
limited targeted local tuition support focused upon EHCP, CIC and
vulnerable cases.

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you may contact the Office of the Information Commissioner.

Yours sincerely

North East Lincolnshire Council

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