Cumbria County Council Information Governance Team Cumbria House 117 Botchergate Carlisle CA1 1RD T: 01228 221234 E: [email protected] E-mail: 23 October 2018 Your reference: Our reference: IG 00955 Dear FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - DISCLOSURE The council has completed its search relating to your request for information about school admissions, which was received on 03 October 2018. The council does hold information within the definition of your request. Request I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act about applications to schools, made under the exceptional medical or social needs admission (EMSNA) rule. Can you please tell me: -How many applications did you have for entry to schools this academic year (2018/19), which requested special consideration on the grounds of a child's exceptional medical or social needs. Please break down this information by primary and secondary school. -How many applications on these grounds you received for each of the four preceding academic years (2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18) -How many applications on these grounds were successful each year -How many applications on these grounds were declined each year -Figures for how many primary and secondary schools accepted EMSNA applicants and how many children were accepted in total. (Eg 200 successful applicants across 50 schools in 2018/19. 150 across 40 schools in 2017/18). For this academic year only: -A breakdown of the grounds and evidence given by successful applicants, (eg that their child has autism and their desired school has specialist teachers.) -A breakdown of the medical and/or social needs reasons given by parents whose applications were unsuccessful, (eg that their child has asthma or needs to stay in particular friendship group.) -Details of the school in your area accepting the highest number of EMSNA applicants: the name of the school and how many applicants it accepted. -And any other comments you would like to make on the issue Response In Cumbria, the local authority (LA) is the admission authority for community and voluntary controlled schools. Foundation, voluntary aided, free schools and academies are own admission authority schools and are therefore responsible for their own admissions. Please see attached list that sets out those schools for which the LA is the admission authority and the schools that have responsibility for their own admissions. The LA Admission Arrangements do not include an exceptional medical or social needs criterion so the response to all questions is zero. Serving the people of Cumbria cumbria.gov.uk Cumbria County Council Some own admission authority schools do include an exceptional medical or social needs criterion as part of their oversubscription criteria but as these schools are responsible for their own admissions, the LA would not hold the information requested. If you seek this information you should direct your request to the schools direct. Contact details for schools in Cumbria are available online at https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/schooldata/ Disclaimer Most of the information that we provide in response to requests submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases the copyright will be owned by Cumbria County Council. However the copyright in other information may be owned by another person or organisation, as indicated on the information itself. You are free to use any information supplied in this response 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. Where the copyright owner is the council you will need to make an application under the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005. For information where the copyright is owned by another person or organisation you must apply to the owner to obtain their permission. If you are dissatisfied with the way the council has responded to your request you can request an Internal Review. If you would like to request a Review please contact the Information Governance Team using the details at the top of this letter. Further information can be found on the council’s website: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/council- democracy/accesstoinformation/internalreviewscomplaints.asp Yours sincerely, Information Governance Team Corporate, Customer and Community Services Serving the people of Cumbria cumbria.gov.uk Subject to any school converting to foundation or academy status, the LA is the Admission Authority for the following community and voluntary controlled infant and primary schools All Saints’ CE Primary School Fellview Primary School Allithwaite School Frizington Community Primary School Allonby Primary School Goodly Dale Community Primary School Alston Primary School Gosforth CE School Arlecdon Primary School Grange CE Primary School Armathwaite School Grasslot Infant School Asby Endowed School Great Orton School Ashfield Infant School Greystoke School Barrow Island Community Primary School Haverigg Primary School Beckstone Primary School Hawkshead, Esthwaite Primary School Belle Vue Primary School Hensingham Primary School Bewcastle School Heron Hill Primary School Blennerhasset School High Hesket CE School Bolton Primary School Holm Cultram Abbey CE School Bookwell Primary School Holme Community School Bransty Primary School Holme St Cuthbert School Bridekirk Dovenby CE Primary School Houghton CE School Brisbane Park Infant School Inglewood Infant School Brook Street Primary School Ireby CE School Brough Community Primary School Irthington Village School Broughton in Furness CE School Jericho School Broughton Moor Primary School Kells Infant School Brunswick School Kingmoor Infant School Burgh by Sands Primary School Kirkbampton CE School Burlington CE Primary and Nursery School Kirkbride Primary School Caldew Lea School Kirkby Stephen Primary School Cambridge Primary School Kirkby Thore School Captain Shaw’s CE School Kirkoswald CE School Cartmel CE Primary School Lamplugh CE School Chapel Street Infant s and Nursery School Lanercost CE School Clifton School Langwathby CE School Coniston Primary School Lees Hill CE School Croftlands Infant and Nursery School Levens CE School Crosscanonby St John’s CE School Lindal and Marton Primary School Cummersdale School Lindale CE School Cumwhinton School Long Marton Community Primary School Dane Ghyll Community Primary School Low Furness CE Primary School Derwent Vale Primary School and Nursery Lowca Community School Distington Community School Maryport Infant School* Ellenborough and Ewanrigg Infant School Milburn School Ennerdale and Kinniside CE Primary School Millom Infant School Milnthorpe Primary School Silloth Primary School Montreal CE Primary School Sir John Barrow School Moor Row Community Primary School Skelton School Moresby Primary School South Walney Infant and Nursery School Nenthead Primary School St Bees Village School Netherton Infant School St Bridget’s CE School, Brigham Newbarns Primary School St Bridget’s CE School, Parton Newlaithes Infant School St George’s CE School Page 1 of 4 Newton Primary School St James’ CE Infant School, Whitehaven Newtown Community Primary School St Michael’s CE Primary School, Dalston Norman Street Primary School St Michael’s Infant and Nursery School North Walney Primary School Staveley CE School Old Hutton CE School Stoneraise School Orgill Primary School Storth CE School Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School Temple Sowerby CE Primary School Pennine Way Primary School Thornhill Primary School Pennington CE School Threlked CE Primary School Petteril Bank Primary School Thursby Primary School Plumbland CE School Thwaites School Plumpton School Upperby Primary School Ramsden Infant School Valley Primary School and Nursery Raughton Head CE School Vicarage Park CE Primary School Richmond Hill School Vickerstown School Robert Ferguson Primary School Victoria Infant and Nursery School, Barrow Rockcliffe CE School Victoria Infant School, Workington Roose School Westfield Nursery and Primary School Seascale Primary School Wigton Infant School Sedbergh Primary School Wreay CE Primary School Shankhill CE Primary School Subject to any school converting to foundation or academy status, the LA is the Admission Authority for the following community and voluntary controlled junior schools Ashfield Junior School Monkwray School Clack Combe Junior School Newlaithes Junior School Croftlands Junior School North Lakes School Ewanrigg Junior School Seaton St Paul’s CE Junior School George Romney Junior School South Walney Junior School Greengate Junior School St James’ CE Junior School, Whitehaven Inglewood Junior School Thomlinson Junior School Kingmoor Junior School Victoria Junior School, Workington Maryport CE Junior School* Subject to any school converting to foundation or academy status, the LA is the Admission Authority for the following community and voluntary controlled secondary schools: Beacon Hill Community School The Nelson Thomlinson School Dowdales School Netherhall School John Ruskin School Solway Community School The Lakes School Ulverston Victoria High School Millom School Page 2 of 4 The governing body or academy trust is the Admission Authority for the