Dear Ms Cann

Request for Information RFI-3653-21

Thank you for your request for information relating to Stats on 11 plus/
year 6 transfer test which was received on 08 October 2021.

In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the council will respond to your request within 20 working days, saying
whether we have the information that you want, and if there will be any
charges. 

If, for any reason, we cannot provide you with the information, we will
tell you why.

If we need to clarify your request, we will contact you again.

Update – Your Information Rights Requests and Coronavirus:

Walsall Council is working extremely hard to ensure the safety and
wellbeing of all residents of the borough during this difficult period. As
part of this working practices and priorities within the council may need
to change in line with advice from the Government and our own Public
Health Service.

This may mean that our usual processes for responding to requests for
information will need to change, and unfortunately you may experience
delays in receiving the information you have requested.

We apologise in advance if we cannot respond within the statutory
timeframe of your request - however should your request be effected we
will let you know and will endeavour to keep you updated on our progress.

We ask that show understanding and patience as we work through this
difficult time and we assure that we will do our upmost to ensure you
receive a response to your request as soon as possible

In the meantime, if you need to contact me about your request, please do
so quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Julie Noble

Assurance Team, Resources and Transformation

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council,

Civic Centre,

Darwall Street,

Walsall, WS1 1DG

Email: [Walsall Council request email]

Service area: [1]walsall.gov.uk/ Information Governance and Assurance

Website:  [2]www.walsall.gov.uk

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Dear Ms Cann

Re: Request for Information Our Ref: RFI-3653-21 - STATISTICS FOR
11PLUS/YEAR 6 TRANSFER TEST

Further to our original email requesting information to allow us to
respond to this request for information, we do not appear to have received
a response.

Please forward the information required (detailed below) to
[1][email address] as soon as possible, to allow us to
respond to this request within the statutory time frame.

Information Rights Requests – Coronavirus Update

Whilst we appreciate that services may find it more difficult than usual
to respond to requests for information – unfortunaly as these are
statutory requests we are unable to refuse or cancel them.

We are however advising requestors that that there may be delays with
their requests and we are asking them for understanding and patience.

If changes to your service mean it is likely there will be a delay with
the information for this request  being available, or you envisage any
other difficulties, then we ask that you please contact us as soon as
possible and let us know so we can assist and advise you and update the
requestor.

If you have any questions or concerns about or any other aspect of your
request, then please email [2][Walsall Council request email]

If you are unable to provide this information, or have any concerns or
questions about this request then please contact us as a matter of
urgency.

Information Required:

(1) Information for your local authority area:

    - the total number of selective state schools which use the 11 plus /
transfer test to determine entry

    - the extent of the selective system, expressed as a percentage,
amongst all secondary schools

    - recent statistics (numbers and percentages) regarding the numbers of
children who pass the test and are educated at a private school

    - recent statistics (numbers and percentages) regarding the numbers of
children who pass the test and who qualify for free school meals

    - recent statistics (numbers and percentages) regarding the numbers of
children who pass the test and who have received private tuition/         
        coaching

    - copies of your authority's rules and guidance including to schools,
exam boards, or parents regarding (1) private tuition/ coaching for the
test and 

(2) how private tuition/ coaching for the test should be treated in the
appeals system.

Many thanks in advance for your assistance with this request.

Kind Regards,

Kim Pahal - Assurance Officer

Assurance Team, Resources and Transformation

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council,

Civic Centre,

Darwall Street,

Walsall, WS1 1DG

Email: [Walsall Council request email]

Service area: [3]walsall.gov.uk/ Information Governance and Assurance

Website:  [4]www.walsall.gov.uk

[5]http://int.walsall.gov.uk/portals/0/Comm...

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Dear Ms Cann,

I write to acknowledge and apologise for the delay in responding to your
request relating to Stats on 11 plus/ year 6 transfer test. As you know,
the council is required to respond to all requests for information under
the Freedom of Information Act within 20 working days, unless a ‘qualified
exception’ applies that requires the consideration of the Public Interest.

Walsall Council takes its obligations under this legislation extremely
seriously and I am sorry that in this case we have not met this timescale.

I would like to take this opportunity to assure you of our best
intentions in this regard. I can confirm that a full reply to your request
will be sent to you on or before 5th December 2021

If you have any queries in regard to this process, please do not hesitate
to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Kim Pahal - Assurance Officer

Assurance Team, Resources and Transformation

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council,

Civic Centre,

Darwall Street,

Walsall, WS1 1DG

Email: [Walsall Council request email]

Service area: [1]walsall.gov.uk/ Information Governance and Assurance

Website:  [2]www.walsall.gov.uk

[3]http://int.walsall.gov.uk/portals/0/Comm...

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Dear Ms Cann,

Freedom of Information Request - Our Ref: RFI-3653-21

Further to your request for information about 'Stats on 11 plus/ year 6
transfer test', please refer to the attached information for a copy of our
full response. 

Most of the information that we provide in response to Freedom of
Information Act 2000 requests will be subject to copyright protection.  In
most cases the copyright will be owned by Walsall Council. The copyright
in respect of other information may be owned by another person or
organisation, as indicated.

You are free to use any information supplied to you in response to this
request for your own non-commercial research or private study purposes.
The information may also be used for any other purpose allowed by a
limitation or exception in copyright law, such as news reporting.
 However, any other type of re-use, for example by publishing the
information in analogue or digital form, including on the internet, will
require the permission of the copyright owner.

I hope that the information provided is useful to you. However, if you are
dissatisfied, you should set out in writing your grounds for complaint and
send to: Corporate Assurance Manager, Resources & Transformation, Civic
Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall, WS1 1TP.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision.
Please remember that, generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you
have first exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the council. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF. [1]https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/

Yours sincerely, 

Kim Pahal - Assurance Officer

Assurance Team, Resources and Transformation

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council,

Civic Centre,

Darwall Street,

Walsall, WS1 1DG

Email: [Walsall Council request email]

Service area: [2]walsall.gov.uk/ Information Governance and Assurance

Website:  [3]www.walsall.gov.uk

[4]http://int.walsall.gov.uk/portals/0/Comm...

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message are personal and not necessarily those of Walsall MBC unless
explicitly stated.  E-mails sent or received from Walsall MBC may be
intercepted and read by the Council.  Interception will only occur to
ensure compliance with Council policies or procedures or regulatory
obligations, to prevent or detect crime. You should also be aware that any
email may be the subject of a request under Data Protection, Freedom of
Information or Environmental Information legislation and therefore could
be disclosed to third parties.

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unrelated third parties would be likely to cause harm or distress. If you
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