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Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Independent (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 26 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 April 2019 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 1 April 2019. A substantive answer was provided by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 April 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Schools: Birkenhead

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in Birkenhead have expanded their intake without undertaking a public consultation in the last five years.

Answer

The information requested is not held centrally. The Department does not collect information relating to the published admissions numbers of individual schools.

All school admission authorities must set a published admissions number (PAN). This is the number of pupils the school will admit at their normal point of entry, for example, to the reception year of a primary school.

Admission authorities are not required to consult before increasing their PAN. They must, however, notify the local authority of any intention to do so.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
237009
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Admissions Schools Birkenhead
Link
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