Admission of summer born children to Reception at the age of five rather than four
Received: 30 October 2024
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information about requests for admission of summer born children to Reception at the age of five rather than four:1.The number of applications from parents of summer born children (those born between April 1 and August 31) asking to defer their child starting Reception for the academic years starting in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Please provide a breakdown by year.2.Of these, the number of applications which were successful and the number which were refused. Please provide a breakdown by year.3.The number of appeals by parents of summer born children if their application for delayed entry was refused. Of these, how many were successful. Please provide a breakdown by year.4.Any details about the council's policy on deferred school entry of summer born children. For example, do you automatically agree all requests or only agree requests where parents present very strong evidence.5.I would prefer to receive all the information electronically.If the decision is made to withhold some of this data using exemptions in the Data Protection Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.If the request goes beyond the scope of the time limits covered by FOI, please reduce the data by year starting from the oldest - ie please send the most recent data, starting with 2023/24, then 2022/23, etc.If some parts of this request are easier to answer than others, I would ask that you get in touch with me as soon as possible to ensure at least some of the data is released on time. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you within the 20-working day statutory time period.
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