Children Not In School
Dear Greenwich Borough Council,
How many children of compulsory school age are known to live in your LA as of 1st September 2024?
How many state school places for children of compulsory school age are there in your LA boundaries?
How many independent school places for children of compulsory school age are their in your LA Boundaries?
How many compulsory school age children residing in your LA are categorised as being children missing education as of 1st September 2024?
How many compulsory school age children are electively home educated as of 1st September 2024?
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
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?
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?
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?
Dose the LA facilitate any education for the child between the parental request and school enrolment?
If no why not?
Yours faithfully,
Michelle McAuley
Children Not In School
Dear Ms McAuley,
FOI request: FOI-2562
Thank you for your request dated 09/09/2024
Your request will be answered by 07/10/2024
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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Dear Ms McAuley
Freedom of Information request: FOI-2562
Thank you for your request dated 9^th September 2024.
Our response is as follows:
How many children of compulsory school age are known to live in your LA as
of 1st September 2024?
c39,500
How many state school places for children of compulsory school age are
there in your LA boundaries?
39,670
How many independent school places for children of compulsory school age
are their in your LA Boundaries?
Information not held.
How many compulsory school age children residing in your LA are
categorised as being children missing education as of 1st September 2024?
57
How many compulsory school age children are electively home educated as of
1st September 2024?
546
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
Currently 52 – students are receiving tuition or at an AP.
SEND response- 10 receiving EOTAS 80 children and young people on Tuition.
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?
Information not held in a reportable format.
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?
Three to four weeks for children who do not have an EHCP (School
Admissions Code stipulates that parents should have the outcome of their
application within 15 school days), six weeks in line with statutory time
scale for children with an EHCP.
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?
See previous answer.
Dose the LA facilitate any education for the child between the parental
request and school enrolment?
Interim tuition for children with an EHCP.
If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me,
quoting the reference number above.
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Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: Monday, September 9, 2024 9:08 AM
To: 'Children Not In School' <[FOI #1172369 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-2562: Freedom of Information request - Children Not In School
Dear Ms McAuley,
FOI request: FOI-2562
Thank you for your request dated 09/09/2024
Your request will be answered by 07/10/2024
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
8 [3]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
ü Please consider the environment before printing this email
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