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100950

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department has given to primary schools to ensure that they can provide sufficient places.
	tabling member constituency	Winchester
	tabling member printed	Steve Brine
	uin	905650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We are investing £5 billion over this Parliament to support local authorities in their duty to secure sufficient school places for their area.</p><p> </p><p>This has already enabled local authorities to create 260,000 additional pupil places between May 2010 and May 2013, including 212,000 primary places, with more in the pipeline for September 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/10/2014 17:17:46 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine

58105

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's School Admissions Code, published in February 2012, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the consistent and effectual application of sections 2.16 and 2.17 of that code to primary education admissions for summer-born children.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	198714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>We published advice on the admission of summer-born children in July 2013. We are now monitoring the impact of this advice and have committed to review it one year after its publication.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are investigating cases referred to them to ensure admission authorities are complying with the provisions in the Code.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 10/06/2014 12:38:12 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

64928

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children in England starting primary school in September 2014 who have received a place at their first choice school.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	203229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Data on the proportion of children made an offer of their first choice school for England has recently been published as part of the Statistical First Release ‘Secondary and primary school applications and offers: 2014'. This is published online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-applications</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 07/07/2014 14:50:48 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

79038

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to allow a relaxation of up to four additional places in the maximum number of pupils in an infant class in areas where the demand exceeds the number of places available at the local catchment area school.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
	uin	206793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to raise the infant class size limit of 30 pupils per school teacher. The Department for Education believes that smaller infant classes have a positive effect on the progress of younger pupils.</p><p>However, there are already a small number of prescribed exceptions where the limit of 30 pupils per teacher can lawfully be exceeded. These exceptions exist to protect the most vulnerable children such as children in care, children with a statement of special educational needs or children who move into an area where there is no other suitable school place available for them.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 12:02:09 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

99720

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which primary schools in each local authority area have more than 600 pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	210963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Data on the number of pupils enrolled at all maintained schools, academies (including free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges) and non‑maintained special schools, is collected through the school census.</p><p>Pupil numbers for individual schools are included within the underlying data of the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2014’[1] statistical first release.</p><p>A table listing all primary schools with more than 600 pupils is attached to this answer.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 21/10/2014 13:49:27 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws attachment 1 file name SchoolsPupils2014_PupilNumbersOver600.xlsx title Primary schools with more than 600 pupils
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

1454861

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	148176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Most children start school in the September following their 4<sup>th</sup> birthday. The department has not made an assessment of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2020 the department published guidance for local authorities and advice for parents on delaying entry to school for summer born children. This includes guidance on transition to secondary school for children who delayed their start at school. The guidance helps admission authorities to understand the framework within which they must operate when responding to parental requests for summer born children to be admitted out of their normal age group. Admission authorities must make decisions based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. Survey data shows that almost 9 in 10 requests were approved in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Any change allowing the parents of summer born children the automatic right to delay their child’s entry to reception, and for the child to remain with that cohort throughout their education, would require primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148177 148178 148179 148180 question first answered 31/03/2022 14:26:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455045

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to introduce legislative proposals to clarify the guidance to local authorities on when parents apply to defer their child’s entry to school.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	148178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Most children start school in the September following their 4<sup>th</sup> birthday. The department has not made an assessment of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2020 the department published guidance for local authorities and advice for parents on delaying entry to school for summer born children. This includes guidance on transition to secondary school for children who delayed their start at school. The guidance helps admission authorities to understand the framework within which they must operate when responding to parental requests for summer born children to be admitted out of their normal age group. Admission authorities must make decisions based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. Survey data shows that almost 9 in 10 requests were approved in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Any change allowing the parents of summer born children the automatic right to delay their child’s entry to reception, and for the child to remain with that cohort throughout their education, would require primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148176 148177 148179 148180 question first answered 31/03/2022 14:26:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455046

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department takes to ensure that local authorities have a consistent and common approach to dealing with applications from parents to defer their child’s entry to school.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	148179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Most children start school in the September following their 4<sup>th</sup> birthday. The department has not made an assessment of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2020 the department published guidance for local authorities and advice for parents on delaying entry to school for summer born children. This includes guidance on transition to secondary school for children who delayed their start at school. The guidance helps admission authorities to understand the framework within which they must operate when responding to parental requests for summer born children to be admitted out of their normal age group. Admission authorities must make decisions based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. Survey data shows that almost 9 in 10 requests were approved in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Any change allowing the parents of summer born children the automatic right to delay their child’s entry to reception, and for the child to remain with that cohort throughout their education, would require primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148176 148177 148178 148180 question first answered 31/03/2022 14:26:32 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455047

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the guidance to local authorities on how to process applications from parents to defer their child’s entry to school.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	148180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Most children start school in the September following their 4<sup>th</sup> birthday. The department has not made an assessment of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2020 the department published guidance for local authorities and advice for parents on delaying entry to school for summer born children. This includes guidance on transition to secondary school for children who delayed their start at school. The guidance helps admission authorities to understand the framework within which they must operate when responding to parental requests for summer born children to be admitted out of their normal age group. Admission authorities must make decisions based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. Survey data shows that almost 9 in 10 requests were approved in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Any change allowing the parents of summer born children the automatic right to delay their child’s entry to reception, and for the child to remain with that cohort throughout their education, would require primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148176 148177 148178 148179 question first answered 31/03/2022 14:26:32 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1131850

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recent London School of Economics report which has found that children with special educational needs and disabilities who attend nurseries based in primary schools are significantly less likely than their peers to be admitted into the school’s reception class.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	263684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The government’s ambition for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is the same for every other child: to make the most of early education, thrive in school and to live happy fulfilled lives.</p><p> </p><p>The London School of Economics report focusses on data related to the behaviour of schools and a cohort of children born into the 2006/07 academic year. This report does not consider parental choice in that some children may have gone onto a special school rather than the primary school they attended as their preschool choice.</p><p> </p><p>Where a child’s education health care (EHC) plan names a school, the child must be admitted to that school. Where a child does not have an EHC plan, places will be allocated in accordance with the school's published admission arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, all mainstream state-funded schools must comply with the school admissions code and wider admissions law, as well as with equalities law. The code is clear that admission authorities must ensure their arrangements will not disadvantage unfairly, directly or indirectly a child with SEND.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/06/2019 11:14:09 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe