The School Organisation Proposals by the Learning and Skills Council for England Regulations 2001

PART IV ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE SENT WHERE THE PROPOSALS ARE TO DISCONTINUE A SIXTH FORM

15.  Where the school is a mainstream school, the following information relating to the school for the current school year and (except for the information specified in paragraph (c)), the previous school year—

(a) the number of year groups;

(b) the capacity of the school; and

(c) the number of pupils at the school

and a forecast of those matters specified in each of the subsequent 5 school years on the assumption that the proposals are approved.

16.  Where the school is a special school, the following information relating to the school for the current school year and the preceding 4 school years—

(a) the number of pupils at the school;

(b) the number of pupils of each year group and each sex; and

(c) the number of pupils with each type of special educational needs for which provision is made at the school;

and a forecast of those numbers for each of the subsequent 5 school years on the assumption that the proposals are approved.

17.  Where the proposals relate to a voluntary school, a statement as to whether, as a result of the proposals, premises used for the purposes of the school will no longer be required and if so—

(a) a statement as to whether those premises will be sold, and, if so, the estimated sale proceeds, and

(b) if the premises are not to be sold a statement as to the proposed use of the premises

if such information has been made available to the Council.

18.  Details of the number of pupils over compulsory school age in each year group remaining at the school the subject of the proposals in the two school years before the current school year;

19.  Details of the number of pupils over compulsory school age in each year group who have transferred from the school the subject of the proposals to another institution providing full-time or part-time education during the period referred to in paragraph 18;

20.  Details of the institutions to which the pupils referred to in paragraph 19 transferred indicating how many people went to each such institution;

21.  The number of pupils referred to in paragraphs 18 and 19 in each year group as a proportion of the total number of pupils in that year group;

22.  Where the school is a mainstream school, details of the following examination results for the two school years before the current school year at the school which is the subject of the proposals and at each maintained school, city technology college, city college for the technology of the arts, city academy and further education college named in accordance with paragraph 20—

(a) results of GCSE examinations limited, in the case of schools other than the school the subject of the proposals and further education colleges, to the results of GCSE examinations taken by pupils over compulsory school age;

(b) results of GCE “A” and “AS” examinations, and

(c) NVQs, GNVQs and other vocational qualifications for pupils over compulsory school age.

23.  Details of the schools or further education colleges to which it is proposed that pupils currently receiving sixth form education may transfer if the proposals are approved, including any transitional arrangements which may apply.

24.  An assessment of the quality of the institutions named in accordance with paragraph 23 including, where the school which is the subject of the proposals is a mainstream school, details of the examination results referred to in paragraph 22 at each maintained school, city technology college, city college for the technology of the arts, city academy and further education college named in accordance with paragraph 23.

25.  The number of places available at those institutions named in accordance with paragraphs 20 and 23 which are schools.

26.  Details of the distance, measured by the nearest available route, between the school and all of the institutions named in accordance with paragraphs 20 and 23 together with details as to the availability of public transport to the institutions named in accordance with paragraph 23 (where such information is not already contained in any proposed arrangements for transport contained in published proposals pursuant to paragraph 5 of Schedule 1).