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Dear Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School,

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please disclose the following:

Do you have mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral) toilets for pupils? Yes/No

If yes, please:

list location of toilet blocks and disclose for each toilet block:

number of mixed sex toilets with shared handwashing facilities
number of mixed sex toilets with self-contained hand washing in each toilet
number of toilets in separate girls toilet blocks
number of toilets and number of urinals in separate boys toilet blocks

For stand alone separate single mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral) toilets for student use, please disclose the:
number of stand alone accessible toilets on site
number of stand alone toilets on site, not fitted out for accessible use

Please provide the following information:

current policies or rules on use of toilets

documents/reports presented to the governing body on:
converting single sex toilets to mixed sex toilets, and
discipline problems relating to use of pupil toilets.

Have you reported any sexual assaults to the police 2021 to date?
Yes/No

If yes, please state year, and location(s) of the alleged sexual assault(s).

For new build and converted mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral) toilets in your school, please disclose:
Risk assessments
equality impact assessments

For converted toilets, date(s) of conversion and cost of work

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Dear E Yates,

 

Further to your request for information received on 21^st May 2024 under
the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I enclose Star
Academies’ response within this email.

 

You asked:

list location of toilet blocks and disclose for each toilet block:

number of mixed sex toilets with shared handwashing facilities
number of mixed sex toilets with self-contained hand washing in each
toilet
number of toilets in separate girls toilet blocks
number of toilets and number of urinals in separate boys toilet blocks

For stand alone separate single mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender
neutral)  toilets for student use, please disclose the:
number of stand alone accessible toilets on site
number of stand alone toilets on site, not fitted out for accessible use

Please provide the following information:

current policies or rules on use of toilets

documents/reports presented to the governing body on:
converting single sex toilets to mixed sex toilets, and
discipline problems relating to use of pupil toilets.

Have you reported any sexual assaults to the police 2021 to date?
Yes/No

If yes, please state year, and location(s) of the alleged sexual
assault(s).

For new build and converted mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender
neutral) toilets in your school, please disclose:
Risk assessments
equality impact assessments

For converted toilets, date(s) of conversion and cost of work

Our response:

 

 1. Do you have mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral) toilets
for pupils? Yes/No

 1. If yes, please:

                                                              i.      list
location of toilet blocks and disclose for each toilet block: English,
Clark, Sixth form and main school

 1. number of mixed sex toilets with shared handwashing facilities none
 2. number of mixed sex toilets with self-contained hand washing in
each toilet none 
 3. number of toilets in separate girls toilet blocks 17
 4. number of toilets and number of urinals in separate boys toilet
blocks no urinals, 16 toilets

 

                                                             ii.      For
stand alone separate single mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender
neutral)  toilets for student use, please disclose the:

 1. number of stand alone accessible toilets on site 3
 2. number of stand alone toilets on site, not fitted out for
accessible use 0 for pupils

 

 2. Please provide the following information:

                                                              i.     
current policies or rules on use of toilets- please provide more
information on what is requested

                                                             ii.     
documents/reports presented to the governing body on:

 1. converting single sex toilets to mixed sex toilets, and
 2. discipline problems relating to use of pupil toilets. None
available

 

 3. Have you reported any sexual assaults to the police 2021 to date?
Yes/No

                                                              i.      If
yes, please state year, and location(s) of the alleged sexual assault(s).

 1. For new build and converted mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender
neutral) toilets in your school, please disclose:

At the present time we have no new buildings to report on

 

                                                              i.      Risk
assessments

                                                             ii.     
equality impact assessments

                                                           iii.      For
converted toilets, date(s) of conversion and cost of work

 

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