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Record Ref : FOI 12109
Date Received : 15/04/2026
Date Completed : 12/05/2026
Organisation : Reform UK
Application Type : Political Party
Category : Education Services
Question
Recorded information relating to school place planning, admissions, and transport within the authority.
1. Demand vs Capacity Analysis Please provide:
• Any modelling, analysis, or reports comparing:
o parental preferences vs available school places
o catchment demand vs actual admissions
• Any documents identifying schools with:
o consistently high demand (oversubscription)
o consistently low demand (surplus places)
• Any internal assessments of “unpopular” or under-subscribed schools
2. Out-of-Catchment Trends Please provide:
• A breakdown of out-of-catchment placements by school for the last 5 academic years (if available beyond previous FOI)
• Any analysis or reports explaining:
o why parents are choosing schools outside catchment areas
o trends in parental preference over time
3. Transport Costs and Impact Please provide:
• Total annual cost of home-to-school transport for the last 5 financial years
• The proportion of that cost attributable to:
o pupils attending schools outside their nearest or catchment school
• Number of pupils receiving transport to:
o nearest suitable school
o non-nearest / out-of-catchment school
4. Strategic Planning and School Balancing Please provide:
• Any strategy documents, plans, or reviews relating to:
o balancing pupil numbers between schools
o reducing surplus places
o managing oversubscription
• Any discussions or reports on potential:
o school reorganisations, mergers, or closures linked to surplus capacity
5. Performance and Demand Correlation Please provide:
• Any analysis or reports examining links between:
o school performance (e.g. Estyn outcomes)
o parental preference / admissions demand
6. Internal Communications Please provide:
• Internal emails, briefings, or reports (within the last 3 years) discussing:
o pressure on specific schools
o parental preference trends
o concerns about falling rolls or surplus places
Answer
1. Demand vs Capacity Analysis Please provide:
• Any modelling, analysis, or reports comparing:
o parental preferences vs available school places – Nursery overview attached, data not monitored for other intakes
o catchment demand vs actual admissions – Primary and Secondary catchment summaries attached.
• Any documents identifying schools with:
o consistently high demand (oversubscription) – Capacity Overview attached. This is completed on a monthly basis to monitor oversubscription / surplus places.
o consistently low demand (surplus places)
• Any internal assessments of “unpopular” or under-subscribed schools - NIL
2. Out-of-Catchment Trends Please provide:
• A breakdown of out-of-catchment placements by school for the last 5 academic years (if available beyond previous FOI) – we are only able to access current information as our system does not currently allow to look at this data historically. Please see attached Primary and Secondary catchment summaries.
• Any analysis or reports explaining:
o why parents are choosing schools outside catchment areas - NIL
o trends in parental preference over time - NIL
3. Transport Costs and Impact Please provide:
• Total annual cost of home-to-school transport for the last 5 financial years
Year Amount
2021 1,560,694.23
2022 2,204,821.99
2023 2,621,572.49
2024 2,805,226.62
2025 2,786,487.39
• The proportion of that cost attributable to:
o pupils attending schools outside their nearest or catchment school - Nil
• Number of pupils receiving transport to:
o nearest suitable school - 1533 mainstream pupils attending nearest suitable school
o non-nearest / out-of-catchment school - 0 Out of catchment
4. Strategic Planning and School Balancing Please provide:
• Any strategy documents, plans, or reviews relating to:
o balancing pupil numbers between schools - NIL
o reducing surplus places - NIL
o managing oversubscription - NIL
• Any discussions or reports on potential:
o school reorganisations, mergers, or closures linked to surplus capacity - NIL
5. Performance and Demand Correlation Please provide:
• Any analysis or reports examining links between:
o school performance (e.g. Estyn outcomes) - NIL
o parental preference / admissions demand - NIL
6. Internal Communications Please provide:
• Internal emails, briefings, or reports (within the last 3 years) discussing:
o pressure on specific schools – Please see attached FOI 12109 – Point 6 – Correspondence
o parental preference trends - NIL
o concerns about falling rolls or surplus places - NIL