Northumberland Secondary School Admissions

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Dear Northumberland County Council,

My full name is Dr. Ines Lee. I am a lecturer in Economics at the University of York. I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information on each secondary school in your borough:

- School Name
- Local Authority Establishment Number (LAESTAB)
- Unique Reference Number (URN)
- The number of children admitted under a distance criterion for year 7 entry
- The distance of the furthest child admitted under a distance criterion for year 7 entry

I would like this information for the school years 2013/14 through to 2014/15.

Many thanks,
Dr Ines Lee

Information Governance, Northumberland County Council

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Our Ref: 12913  

Dear Dr Lee,

INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information which will be dealt with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries about this matter please contact us. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Kind regards,
Wayne

Information Governance
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF

Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [email address]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk

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Our Ref: 12913   

Dear Enquirer, 

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to information
on each secondary school. 

 

Right of Access 

 

Section 1(1) of the Act provides any person making a request for
information to a public authority is entitled. 

 

(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds
information of the description specified in the request (which Section
1(6) of the Act designates as the "duty to confirm or deny"), and 

 

(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him. 

 

The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the
document or record which contains it. 

 

The Act creates a general right of access to information held by public
authorities subject to various exemptions. 

 

Northumberland County Council confirms that it holds the information you
have requested, please see the following information in response. 

 

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request the
following information on each secondary school in your borough: 
 
- School Name 
- Local Authority Establishment Number (LAESTAB) 
- Unique Reference Number (URN) 
 

This information can be found on the School Admissions public website -
School Handbooks 

 
School Admissions 

[1]https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Educat...

 
 

Handbooks 

[2]https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Educat...

 
 

- The number of children admitted under a distance criterion for year 7
entry.  I would like this information for the school years 2013/14 through
to 2014/15. 

2013/2014 (17 Children) 

2014/2015 (17 Children) 

 
 

- The distance of the furthest child admitted under a distance criterion
for year 7 entry.  I would like this information for the school years
2013/14 through to 2014/15. 

2013/2014 (4.914) 

2014/2015 (7.332) 

 
 

Complaints 

 

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request an internal review by writing within 2 months
from the date of this response to the Information Governance Office: 

 

Information Governance Office, Northumberland County Council, County Hall,
Morpeth, NE61 2EF 

Email: [3][email address

 

Information Commissioner 

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a
right by Section 50 of the Act to apply to the Information Commissioner
for a decision as to whether your request has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act at: 

 

The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF 

Tel: 0303 123 1113, Email: [4][email address

 

There is no charge for making an appeal. 

 

Yours faithfully, 

 

FOI Coordinator - 

Information Governance Office 

Northumberland County Council 

County Hall 

Morpeth 

Northumberland 

NE61 2EF 

 

Tel: 0345 600 6400 

Email: [5][email address

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Dear Northumberland County Council,

Thank you for your reply. I have a few follow up questions

1) The two links provided above are broken
2) Which schools do the distances stated above respond to?

Yours faithfully,

Ines

Information Governance, Northumberland County Council

Good morning

Thank you for your email. I have provided the links again - please let us know if there do not work.

https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Educat...

https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Educat...

Kind regards

Zoe

Zoe Sheridan
Information Governance Specialist
Information Governance
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF

T: 01670 623307
E: [email address]

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Dear Zoe,

Thank you. I can now access the links.

The handbook for 2014/15 (e.g. see here - https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Northu...) doesn't contain the information on furthest distance admitted under the distance criteria. Are you able to provide me with the information requested in my first request?

For each secondary school in your borough in years 2013/14 and 2014/15:
- School Name
- Local Authority Establishment Number (LAESTAB)
- Unique Reference Number (URN)
- The number of children admitted under a distance criterion for year 7 entry
- The distance of the furthest child admitted under a distance criterion for year 7 entry

Yours sincerely,

Ines

foi children, Northumberland County Council

Dear Requester
I have provided the response again via this email with the hope that you
are able to access the links and the response.  The distance criterion is
shown as well.
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request the
following information on each secondary school in your borough:
- School Name
- Local Authority Establishment Number (LAESTAB)
- Unique Reference Number (URN)
This information can be found on the School Admissions public website -
School Handbooks
School Admissions
[1]https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Educat...
Handbooks
[2]https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Educat...
- The number of children admitted under a distance criterion for year 7
entry.  I would like this information for the school years 2013/14 through
to 2014/15.
2013/2014 (17 Children)
2014/2015 (17 Children)
- The distance of the furthest child admitted under a distance criterion
for year 7 entry.  I would like this information for the school years
2013/14 through to 2014/15.
2013/2014 (4.914)
2014/2015 (7.332)
Thanks
Freedom of Information Officer

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From: Information Governance <[Northumberland County Council request email]>
Sent: 27 September 2023 11:44
To: foi children <[email address]>
Subject: FW: FOI Standard Response
 
Hi

We've had a follow up to the FOI - is this something you are able to
assist with please?

Thanks

Zoe

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