Exclusions data 2018-2020

The request was refused by The Kemnal Academy Trust (TKAT).

Dear The Kemnal Academy Trust (TKAT),

Please treat this request for information under the FOI Act 2000. I request this information from and broken down by the following three academic years, and by term if available:

September 1, 2017 to July 31, 2018
September 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019
September 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 (the academic year minus COVID closures)

To fulfil this request, follow this link and download a copy of the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...

Please return a completed copy of this spreadsheet via WhatDoTheyKnow within 20 working days.

1. Please provide data as collated from the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms pertaining to the total number of (FTE) pupils in years 9–11, broken down by ethnic origin and year group

2. Please supply data as collated from the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms pertaining to the total number of:*

a. fixed term exclusions lasting more than five days, or where the cumulative total was more than five days
b. fixed term exclusions of pupils with an EHCP
c. fixed term exclusions of pupils on SEND support but without an EHCP
d. fixed term exclusions of pupils with SEN, with or without an EHC plan, and on free school meals

*I ask for these figures to be broken down by ethnic origin and year group (Y9–Y11)

3. Please supply data as collated from the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms pertaining to the total number of:*

a. permanent exclusions
b. permanent exclusion of pupils with an EHC Plan
c. permanent exclusion of pupils on SEND support but without an EHCP
d. permanent exclusions of pupils with SEND, with or without an EHCP, and on free school meals

*I ask for these figures to be broken down by ethnic origin and year group (Y9–Y11)

4. The total number (and Full Time Equivalent if different) of transfers into Alternative Provision, broken down by ethnic origin and year group (Y9–Y11)

5. The number of exclusion decisions in years 9–11 resulting in a decision of reinstatement following a governing body's review, broken down by pupil ethnicity

6. What actions, if any, you are doing as a MAT to reduce the number of exclusions/suspensions that are issued in your academies.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,
Lucy Potter

TKAT Enquiries TKAT Enquiries, The Kemnal Academy Trust (TKAT)

Dear Lucy,

Thank you for your email.

We acknowledge your request for information under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Assuming we hold this information, we
will endeavour to supply the data to you as soon as possible, but no later
than 20 working days, from date of receipt.

We will advise you as soon as possible if we do not hold
this information or if there are exemptions to be considered and/or any
costs for providing the information. 

Yours sincerely,

The Kemnal Academies Trust

Office: 020 3740 1808

Website: [1]www.tkat.org

The Kemnal Academies Trust

Office: 020 3740 1808

Website: [2]www.tkat.org

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foi foi, The Kemnal Academy Trust (TKAT)

Dear Ms Potter
Thank you for your request dated 17/01/2022
This information is not held centrally and we estimate it would exceed the
Section 12 appropriate limit to coordinate and collate it from the
relevant 14 academies.  However, in line with our Section 16 obligations
to provide advice and assistance, we have identified we would be able to
provide the following within the appropriate limit:
Q1.We can provide this information broken down by ethnicity, and year
group for all requested academic years.  We cannot break down by term as
it would exceed the appropriate limit
Q4. We can provide this information broken down by ethnicity, and year
group for all requested academic years.  We cannot break down by term as
it would exceed the appropriate limit
Q5. We can provide this information broken down by ethnicity, and year
group for all requested academic years.  We cannot break down by term as
it would exceed the appropriate limit
Q6. We can provide this information
Please acknowledge this is acceptable and we will action the request
accordingly.  If this is not acceptable we will issue a refusal notice
outlining our reasons for doing so.

Yours sincerely,  

TKAT Freedom of Information Services

 

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Dear TKAT FOI Services,

Thank you for your helpful reply, and apologies for the delay in getting back to you.

Your response indicated that providing all of the information I asked for in my original request would exceed the appropriate time/cost limit. As suggested, I have therefore reduced my request in scope by requesting data from academic years, rather than terms, and from years 9-11 together, rather than each year group separately. I have also amended the question re: fixed-term exclusions of 5 days or more, to just fixed-term exclusions as recorded by your academies.

My refined request and spreadsheet are below; please use the link provided and download a copy of this new spreadsheet for your response. Thank you.

REFINED FOI REQUEST:

Please provide the following information, broken down by the academic years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20:

1. The total number of pupils in years 9–11 (inclusive), broken down by ethnic origin

2. In years 9-11, the total number of*
a) fixed-term exclusions
b) fixed-term exclusions of pupils with an EHCP
c) fixed-term exclusions of pupils on SEND support but without an EHCP
d) fixed-term exclusions of pupils with SEND (with or without an EHCP) and on free school meals

*I ask for these figures to be broken down by pupil ethnicity

3. In years 9-11, the total number of*
a) permanent exclusions
b) permanent exclusions of pupils with an EHCP
c) permanent exclusions of pupils on SEND support but without an EHCP
d) permanent exclusions of pupils with SEND (with or without an EHCP) and on free school meals

*I ask for these figures to be broken down by pupil ethnicity

4. The total number of transfers into Alternative Provision from years 9-11, broken down by pupil ethnicity

5. The number of exclusion decisions in years 9–11 resulting in a decision of reinstatement following a governing body's review, broken down by pupil ethnicity

6. What actions, if any, you are doing as a MAT to reduce the number of exclusions/suspensions that are issued in your academies.

To fulfil this request, please follow this link and download a copy of the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...

Please return a completed copy of this spreadsheet via WhatDoTheyKnow within the legal timeframe of 20 working days.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,
Lucy Potter

Dear TKAT FOI Services,

Apologies, the link I sent in my last reply appears to be broken. Please use this link to access and download the new spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Lucy Potter

foi foi, The Kemnal Academy Trust (TKAT)

Dear Ms Potter
Thank you for your reply
Please note that our previous reply states what we can supply within the
appropriate limit, for convenience listed below
Q1.We can provide this information broken down by ethnicity, and year
group for all requested academic years.  We cannot break down by term as
it would exceed the appropriate limit
Q4. We can provide this information broken down by ethnicity, and year
group for all requested academic years.  We cannot break down by term as
it would exceed the appropriate limit
Q5. We can provide this information broken down by ethnicity, and year
group for all requested academic years.  We cannot break down by term as
it would exceed the appropriate limit
Q6. We can provide this information
Your reply includes both Q's 2&3 which was not within the scope of what we
can provide within the appropriate limit.
So to clarify we can provide answers to Q's 1,4,5 and 6 as detailed above
within the time limit.
Please acknowledge this is acceptable and we will action the request
accordingly.  If this is not acceptable we will issue a refusal notice
outlining our reasons for doing so.

Yours sincerely,  

TKAT Freedom of Information Services

 

Email: [1][email address]

Website: [2]www.tkat.org

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Dear TKAT FOI Services,

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, questions 1, 4, 5 and 6 will not be much use to me in isolation. Instead of putting staff time/cost into responding to the last three questions, please can you provide data for questions 1, 2 and 3 instead? Or just questions 2 and 3, if needed? I am looking for this data to be broken down by ethnicity and year group for all requested academic years, but not by term. Please respond within 20 working days.

Yours sincerely,
Lucy Potter

foi foi, The Kemnal Academy Trust (TKAT)

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Dear Ms Potter
Please see attached document

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Yours sincerely,  

 TKAT Freedom of Information Services

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