Information Requests and Compliance People Directorate Lynton House 255-259 High Road Essex IG1 1NY Private & Confidential

For Addressee Only Email: [email protected] Wendy Taylor [email protected] Our Reference: 10970609

Date: 09 December 2020

Dear Wendy Taylor,

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your request for information received on 19th November 2020.

Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides two distinct but related rights of access to information which impose corresponding duties on public authorities. These are:

• The duty to inform the applicant whether or not information is held by the authority and, if so, • The duty to communicate that information to the applicant.

Please see below a copy of your request and the information being released to you.

Request

I would like to know the breakdown of school exclusions by ethnicity over the last 2 years

I am particularly interested to know the number of Black British, African and Afro-Caribbean pupils as compared to Asian and white pupils and whether the nos reflect the ethnic makeup of the school.

Response

Permanent exclusions of pupils between 5-18years from Redbridge LA schools in academic years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 (combined)

Total: 97 Permanent Exclusions

By School

Beal High School *

Caterham High School 13

Chadwell Heath 7

Director of People | Adrian Loades Ilford County High School *

Isaac Newton Academy *

Kantor King Solomon High School 6

Loxford School Trust 6

Mayfield School 20

Oaks Park High School *

Seven Kings School *

The Forest Academy *

The *

Trinity Catholic High School *

Ursuline Academy Ilford *

Valentines High School 7

Wanstead High School *

Woodbridge High School *

Primary Schools * *denotes number 5 or below, redacted information

By Ethnicity Not Known 18 Any Other Black Background * Any Other Ethnic Group * Asian / Black * Bangladeshi 9 Black - Congolese * Black - Somali * Black Caribbean 7 Gypsy / Roma * Indian * Kashmiri Pakistani * Mirpuri Pakistani * Other Asian * Other Black African * Other Mixed Background * Other Pakistani 11

Director of People | Adrian Loades Pakistani * Refused * Sri Lankan Other * White - British 13 White / Black Caribbean * White Eastern European * White European * *denotes number 5 or below, redacted information

Ethnic make-up of Redbridge schools: Information not held

If you are dissatisfied with the outcome or the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within 20 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original email or letter and should be addressed to:

Information Officer, 7th Floor (Front), Lynton House, 255-259 High Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1NY or [email protected]

If you are still dissatisfied with the Council’s response after the internal review you have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF Telephone: 01625 545 700 Website: www.ico.gov.uk

Although the Borough of Redbridge has considered your request strictly in accordance with the Act, if any or all of the information provided is to be published or broadcast, we would like the opportunity to comment on the information provided, in so far as that publication or broadcast refers to, or in any way identifies, the London Borough of Redbridge before the information is published or broadcast. The London Borough of Redbridge’s Press Office can be contacted on [email protected]

Please quote the reference number 10970609 in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

Ian Shrubb Senior Support Officer Information Requests and Compliance

Director of People | Adrian Loades