School Crossing Patrols

Reference 805.42
Date Responded 18/01/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
Please could I request the following under the Freedom of Information Act:

All documents that could be described as being rules, legislation, instructions, advice, information, or guidance for 'lollipop men/women' (also known as school crossing patrol officers, among other titles) produced by your council since January 1st 2008.
 
Please also include your council's official title for such lollipop men/woman (ie is the official council title a 'lollipop man/woman', a 'school crossing patrol officer' or something else?).
 
Your answer should also include correspondence between the council and 'lollipop men/women' whereby they have been instructed to do something specific, such as wear a specific item of clothing, or address children/parents/teachers in a certain way.

Please also state the number of 'lollipop men/women' currently employed by your council.
 
Response
 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your email dated 12 January 2011, in which you request disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act; we are now in a position to respond.
 
All documents that could be described as being rules, legislation, instructions, advice, information, or guidance for 'lollipop men/women' (also known as school crossing patrol officers, among other titles) produced by your council since January 1st 2008
 
Please find attached the documents which are circulated to all School Crossing Patrols
 
1.    Employees Charter
2.    A laminated flyer regarding Safeguarding of Children and Young People (now incorporated into the SCP Handbook)
3.    Handbook entitled 'Information for our Employees', issued at appointment, and
4.    An annual 'information leaflet'.

Please also include your council's official title for such lollipop men/woman (i.e. is the official council title a 'lollipop man/woman', a 'school crossing patrol officer' or something else?)
 
The title we use is 'School Crossing Patrol'
 
Your answer should also include correspondence between the council and 'lollipop men/women' whereby they have been instructed to do something specific, such as wear a specific item of clothing, or address children/parents/teachers in a certain way
 
All instructions regarding use of uniform etc., are given verbally at the time of appointment, and are re-iterated in the Employees Handbook.
 
Please also state the number of 'lollipop men/women' currently employed by your council
 
The number of Fixed Point and Relief Patrols in Lancashire as at 18/01/11 is four hundred and twelve, and in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, where we also provide the Service there are thirty three fixed point and relief patrols.
  
Attachments
 
 
 
 

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Teachers absent from work due to ill health or suspension

Reference 805.10
Date Responded 20/01/2011
Response Type
Partial disclosure, some information not held
Request
Freedom of Information Act request
 
As of 1.1.11
  1. How many teachers have been off work in school for a period in excess of 1 year on full pay?   For reason of (a) sickness) (b) suspension
Please provide same information for teachers off work from (a) sickness (b) suspension for period of more than 2 years, 3 years, 4 years or in excess of 4 years whilst on full pay
 
Response
 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email of 5 January, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding teacher absences. We have answered your enquiry below:
 
a)    Sickness
 
We have 3 teachers recorded on our system who have been absent from work due to illness for more than one year.
They would have received full pay for a maximum period of 138 days (depending on their length of service), followed by a maximum of 138 days on half pay (again, this is dependant on their length of service). After half pay ends, no further pay is awarded.
 
We have no teachers recorded as being absent from work due to illness for more than 2, 3, or 4 years.
 
b)   Suspension
 
Unfortunately we are unable to provide information regarding teacher absence from work due to suspension as we do not hold this information.
 
Information in relation to suspensions is held by each school individually and, whilst it is often the case that we are consulted on and advise on the need for suspension, the decision is that of the school, not Lancashire County Council.
Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 defines schools as separate public authorities for the purposes of the Act.  Consequently, your enquiry will need to be addressed to each of the schools within Lancashire separately.  Details of the schools within Lancashire can be found on the County Council's website at the following URL:
 
 
The links on the right of the page enable you to download the directory of schools in either Excel or PDF formats. We are sorry we have been unable to assist further on this occasion.
  
Attachments None

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How many surplus primary, secondary and special school places are there in Lancashire

Reference 805.44
Date Responded 21/01/2011
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request
From 2008 to date please list:
 
How many surplus primary, secondary and special school places there are in Lancashire. Can you provide a breakdown borough by borough with the name of each school and the number of places.
 
Response
 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email dated 12th January 2011 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response.
 
From 2008 to date please list:
How many surplus primary, secondary and special school places there are in Lancashire. Can you provide a breakdown borough by borough with the name of each school and the number of places.
 
Please see the attachment to this email which details the information you have requested. Please be advised that Lancashire County Council does not hold any comparative data for special schools
 
Please note that schools' net capacities are continually reassessed. Year on year comparisons can sometimes be misleading unless the full context is known. Statistical anomalies may also occur where two schools merge. For example, the net capacity of Hameldon Community College shows as 1775, a figure derived from adding the net capacities for the Ivy Bank High School and Habergham High School sites (the two schools which merged to form Hameldon Community College). In reality, since Hameldon became operational its net capacity is now much lower at 750.
  
Attachments Surplus school places (excel)

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List of Schools in Lancashire

Reference 805.81
Date Responded 25/01/2011
Response Type
Full disclousre
Request
I am emailing you to request that you supply me with a full list of all educational institutes across your county.  I need this data cover nurseries, infants, juniors, secondary, sixth form, colleges and universities.
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email of 24 January, in which you request a directory of schools, I am now in a position to respond.  An excel spreadsheet detailing the schools within Lancashire can be downloaded from the County Council's website at the following URL:
 
 
Attachments
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Use of supply teachers

Reference 805.89
Date Responded 02/02/2011
Response Type
Information not held
Request
  1. The total amount paid to third parties for supply teachers. Please break this figure down by school and the agency used.
  2. The total number of days covered by supply teachers in each school.
  3. Please indicate the phase of education (i.e. Primary, Secondary etc) and the number of pupils in each school.
  4. Please supply this information for the 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 financial years. (If school budgets/accounts are recorded in different time periods than financial years, then please proceed to provide these for the last three full years instead.)
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email dated 26th January 2011, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond.
  1. The total amount paid to third parties for supply teachers. Please break this figure down by school and the agency used.
  2. The total number of days covered by supply teachers in each school.
  3. Please indicate the phase of education (i.e. Primary, Secondary etc) and the number of pupils in each school.
  4. Please supply this information for the 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 financial years. (If school budgets/accounts are recorded in different time periods than financial years, then please proceed to provide these for the last three full years instead.)
We do not hold the information requested. This is because schools themselves spend the money and decide where to spend it and under what circumstances. They are not required to make a return to us as the LEA that sets out the level of spend.
 
Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 defines schools as separate public authorities for the purposes of the Act.  Consequently, your enquiry will need to be addressed to each of the schools within Lancashire separately.   
Attachments None

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School Meals

Reference 805.62
Date Responded 03/02/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide the following information:
 
* The forecasted cost to the council of a school meal for a secondary school pupil in the year 2011/2012.
Please also provide the forecasted price to be paid by a pupil for a school lunch.
 
* The average cost to the council of a school meal for a secondary school pupil in the year 2010/2011.
Please also provide the price paid by a pupil for a school lunch.
 
* The average cost to the council of a school meal for a secondary school pupil in the year 2009/2010
Please also provide the price paid by a pupil for a school lunch.
 
* The average cost to the council of a school meal for a secondary school pupil in the year 2008/2009.
Please also provide the price paid by a pupil for a school lunch.
 
Could you also provide the above details but this time pertaining to a primary school pupil?
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
 
Thank you for your email dated 18 January 2011, in which you request disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act; we are now in a position to respond.
 
* The forecasted cost to the council of a school meal for a secondary school pupil in the year 2011/2012.
Lancashire County Commercial Group (LCCG) do not provide the service to all secondary schools. There are no delegated budgets provided to schools other than for the provision of free meals. These are based on the PLASC (Pupil Level Annual School Census) day count taken in the third week of January and I have not had notice of how these are to change from 2010/11.
 
Please also provide the forecasted price to be paid by a pupil for a school lunch.
LCCG do not provide the service to all secondary schools. Each self managed school sets its own meal price. The forecast price for the new financial year has not been set but is likely to be £2.15.

* The average cost to the council of a school meal for a secondary school pupil in the year 2010/2011.
For 2010/11 the amount delegated for a pupil entitled to free meals was £375.48 per pupil. Based on 190 school days the amount per pupil was £1.97. The amount is normally updated in respect of inflation.
 
Please also provide the price paid by a pupil for a school lunch.
LCCG do not provide the service to all secondary schools. Each self managed school sets its own meal price. In the current year LCCG prices a set meal at £2.10.

* The average cost to the council of a school meal for a secondary school pupil in the year 2009/2010
See above. The average cost in this year for a free meal was £1.93.
 
Please also provide the price paid by a pupil for a school lunch.
LCCG do not provide the service to all secondary schools. Each self managed school sets its own meal price. In the year 2009/10 LCCG priced a set meal at £2.10.
 
* The average cost to the council of a school meal for a secondary school pupil in the year 2008/2009.
See above. The average cost in this year for a free meal was £1.89.
 
Please also provide the price paid by a pupil for a school lunch.
LCCG do not provide the service to all secondary schools. Each self managed school sets its own meal price. In the year 2008/09 LCCG priced a set meal at £2.00.
 
Could you also provide the above details but this time pertaining to a primary school pupil?
The costs delegated to schools in respect of primary schools are based on each year's PLASC day count updated for inflation by Children and Young People Directorate. The amount per meal would be variable according to the number of meals each school produces. The total number of meals served is not available.
 
The delegated budgets for each of the preceding years are as follows:
 
 
 
 
Lump Sum per school
 
Amount delegated per free meal pupil meal
 
Amount delegated per paid meal pupil meal
2011/12
Not yet set
Not yet set
Not yet set
2010/11
£4,565
£1.85
£0.10
2009/10
£4,471
£1.81
£0.10
2008/09
£4,379
£1.77
£0.09
 
The price of a paid meal varies from school to school. Self managed schools may set their own meal price. For schools where LCCG provides the service LCCG recommends a price that schools charge although some schools deviate from the recommendation. The recommended price for each year is as follows:
 
2011/12           LCCG forecast a price of £2.00.
2010/11           £1.90
2009/10           £1.85
2008/09           £1.75
 
Attachments None

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Unrecoverable costs of the cancelled BSF project

Reference 805.158
Date Responded 16/02/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
The total unrecoverable costs of any cancelled Building Schools for the Future projects in your area, including the costs of designers, architects, builders and consultants.
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email dated 12th February 2011, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond.
 
* The total unrecoverable costs of any cancelled Building Schools for the Future projects in your area, including the costs of designers, architects, builders and consultants.
 
The authority incurred costs totalling approximately £893,000 in undertaking surveys, architects fees, developing feasibility studies and preparing an "Expression of Interest" and a "Strategy for Change" as required by Partnership for Schools (PfS).
 
Attachments None

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Number of teachers and stress related absences

Reference 805.156
Date Responded 21/02/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
1. How many teachers are employed by Lancashire County Council?
    
2. Could you provide the number of teachers who were absent due to stress related illnesses for the periods 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010?
    
3. If possible, could these figures be categorized into types of school - i.e. primary, secondary, etc.?
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
 
Thank you for your email dated 12 February 2011, in which you request disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act; we are now in a position to respond.
 
1. How many teachers are employed by Lancashire County Council?
 
11,448 teachers are currently employed by Lancashire County Council.
    
2. Could you provide the number of teachers who were absent due to stress related illnesses for the periods 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010?
 
2007 – 284
2008 – 279
2009 – 286
2010 – 304
 
3. If possible, could these figures be categorised into types of school - i.e. primary, secondary, etc.?
 
The answers are in the table below:
 
School Type
2007
2008
2009
2010
Central
11
6
6
6
Nursery
2
2
1
0
Primary
125
125
129
152
Pupil Referral
8
7
6
6
Secondary
124
122
124
125
Special
14
17
20
15
 
Attachments None

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Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Project

Reference 805.91
Date Responded
24/02/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
1. Whether any of (a) Rose School; (b) Unity College (c) Hameldon Community College (d) Ridgewood Community High School; (e) Sir John Thursby Community College; (f) Thomas Whitham Sixth Form; (g) Pendle Vale College; (h) Pendle Vale Community High School and College; (i) Shuttleworth College; (j) Marsden Heights Community College are experiencing a drop in pupil numbers?
 
2. If so, by how many?
 
3. What were their pupil numbers before they were rebuilt or refurbished under Building Schools for the Future?
 
4. What are their pupil numbers now?
 
5. If the pupil numbers in either of these schools are falling, does the council anticipate them to fall further?
 
6. How much was spent on each of the above schools and colleges (a to j) under BSF?
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email dated 27th January 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, I am now in a position to provide you with a response.
 
1. Whether any of:
(a) Rose School
(b) Unity College
(c) Hameldon Community College
(d) Ridgewood Community High School
(e) Sir John Thursby Community College
(f) Thomas Whitham Sixth Form
(g) Pendle Vale College
(h) Pendle Vale Community High School and College
(i) Shuttleworth College
(j) Marsden Heights Community College are experiencing a drop in pupil numbers?
 
2. If so, by how many?
3. What were their pupil numbers before they were rebuilt or refurbished under Building Schools for the Future?
4. What are their pupil numbers now?
 
Current situation:
There are four new schools with reduced numbers at January 2011 (provisional data) when compared with the previous schools which were amalgamated. 
 
The following shows the schools, their Jan 11 numbers, their pre BSF numbers and the differences.
 
                                                                   NOR                     Pre-BSF                Diff
Hameldon Community College                      431                      1772                       -1341    Previously Habergham and Ivy Bank
 
Sir John Thursby Community College            958                      997                         -39       Previously Barden and Walshaw
 
Thomas Whitham Sixth Form                        411                      435                         -24        Previously Habergham and St. Theodore's VI forms
 
Marsden Heights Community College            706                      1283                       -577      Previously Mansfield and Edge End
 
 
5. If the pupil numbers in either of these schools are falling, does the council anticipate them to fall further?
 
The numbers need to be seen in context. This year is the lowest year of secondary pupil numbers in the area and has been forecasted for some time. Numbers in the schools will now start to gradually rise, in line with the rising numbers in local primary schools and rising birth rates. Burnley year 6 numbers (prior to the intake into secondary school) are forecast to rise by 18% in the next 5 years and in Pendle, by 9%. Beyond 5 years, the significant increases in primary school number intakes which we are experiencing at the moment and which have led us to the Basic Need addition of reception places in Pendle, will feed into the secondary sector and see numbers increase further.
 
The intake rate as a percentage of the Y6 numbers has actually remained fairly stable over the last 4 years, at between 86 and 91% of Y6 pupils. In a time of such change in the secondary schools, this is encouraging for future numbers.
 
Whilst there are 4 schools with reduced numbers, the surplus places at Sir John Thursby and Thomas Whitham are minimal and reflect the fall in general numbers. Hameldon has only recently opened in its new premises so it may take a little time before a parity of esteem sees numbers stabilise across the schools. Hameldon was only rebuilt as a 750 capacity school, reflecting the anticipation that demand for places would be reduced. Numbers at Marsden Heights have already started to pick up following their BSF programme completion.
 
6. How much was spent on each of the above schools and colleges (a to j) under BSF?
 
(a)   Rose School £9.164m
(b) Unity College and City Learning Centre £32.722m
(c) Hameldon Community College £22.215m
(d)&(e) Sir John Thursby Community College and Ridgewood Community High School £33.581m
(f) Burnley Campus (incorporating Thomas Whitham Sixth Form, Barden primary, Nursery,Childrens centre, primary Special, Public Library and Faith Centre) £31.425m
(g)&(h) Pendle Vale College and Pendle Vale Community High School and College £29.624m
(i) Shuttleworth College £19.732m
(j) Marsden Heights Community College £22.131m
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Most popular schools in Lancashire

Reference 805.220
Date Responded 07/03/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
Could you please provide me with information on the most popular primary and secondary schools in Lancashire with specific information on the district they are in,  number of places available, the number of people requesting a school as their first choice, the total number of applications for that school and  overall demand.
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your request for information made under the provisions of the above Act, I am now in a position to provide you with a response.
 
Could you please provide me with information on the most popular primary and secondary schools in Lancashire with specific information on the district they are in,  number of places available, The number of people requesting a school as their first choice, the total number of applications for that school and overall demand.
 
Lancashire Secondary School Applications – September 2011 intakes
 
These are the Lancashire secondary schools with the greatest total of applications for admission for the school year commencing September 2011.
 
School                                   Location                     PAN    1st        Total
 
 
Hodgson School                  Poulton le Fylde       225     243     799
 
Ripley St Thomas                Lancaster                  260     251     716
CE Language College
 
Baines School                      Poulton le Fylde       162     171     617
 
St Michaels CE                    Chorley                      220     267     664
Performing Arts College
 
Parklands High                    Chorley                      220     186     631
Language College
 
Archbishop Temple             Fulwood                    150     217     606
CE Specialist College
 
St Christopher's CE             Accrington                 195     252     669
High School
 
Haslingden High                 Haslingden               260     267     608
Specialist Arts College
 
 
PAN = published admission number - the number of pupils to be admitted.
 
1st = the number of applicants who identified the school as their first preference.
 
Total = the total number of first, second and third applications received.
 
For September 2011 secondary school intakes 12,961 offers were issued on 1st March 2011 (this is around 6.2% fewer than for September 2010). For September 2011 approximately 93% of Lancashire parents will initially be offered their preferred secondary school and approximately 99% one of their preferred secondary schools.
 
I confirm that I am unable to provide you with information relating to Primary Schools as applications are still being processed. I have been advised that letters will be going out at the end of April. You may re-submit your enquiry after this time.
 
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Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Project

Reference 805.214
Date Responded 28/03/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
I would like to know the following pieces of information relating to expenditure by the local authority on the Building Schools for the Future programme since it began in 2004:
1.       The total amount spent on architects’ fees for BSF projects; the value of relevant contracts signed with architecture and landscape architecture firms; and the names of those firms.
2.       The total amount spent on lawyers’ fees for BSF projects; the value of relevant contracts signed with legal firms; and the names of those firms.
3.       The total amount spent on consultants’ fees for BSF projects; the value of relevant contracts signed with consultancies; and the names of those firms.
4.       The total amount spent on planning and pre-procurement for BSF projects.
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
 
Thank you for your email dated 25 February 2011, in which you request disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act; we are now in a position to respond.
 
1.       The total amount spent on architects’ fees for BSF projects; the value of relevant contracts signed with architecture and landscape architecture firms; and the names of those firms.
 
Please note that in respect of this question information on the supplier of services has been included however please note that we are not able to provide specific cost details as this information although held, has not been supplied as this information is exempt by virtue of section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, insofar as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of the parties concerned.  Whilst I acknowledge that there is a public interest in the authority being as open and transparent as possible, this does not, in this instance, outweigh the public interest in protecting the commercial interests of the authority and the mentioned organisations. There is a strong public interest in ensuring that the County Council is able to achieve best value, and operate is efficiently as possible, particularly during times of economic hardship.  Similarly, there is a strong public interest in protecting the ability of third parties to operate competitively in their market place, something which is likely to be prejudiced if this information were to be disclosed. This exemption also applies in respect of Bovis.
 
Information on the total cost of the individual projects has been included.
 
Phase 1 Schools
 
Pendle Vale College and Pendle Community High School and College (Opened September 2008) Value £29.6m
 
Architect – Capita Symonds
Structural Engineers – Capita Symonds
M&E – EDC
 
Burnley Campus (Opened September 2008) Value £31.4m
 
Architect – Ellis Williams Associates
Structural Engineers – Capita Symonds
M&E – EDC
 
Shuttleworth College (Opened September 2008) Value £19.7m
 
Architect – Capita Symonds
Structural Engineers – Capita Symonds
M&E – EDC
 
Phase 2 Schools
 
Sir John Thursby Community College and Ridgewood Community High School (Opened September 2009) Value £33.6m
 
Architect – Ellis Williams
Structural Engineers – Capita Symonds
M&E – EDC / SKM
 
Phase 2a Schools
 
Marsden Heights Community College (Opened April 2010) Value £22.1m
 
Architect – Bradshaw Gas and Hope
Structural Engineers – Capita Symonds
M&E – EDC / SKM
 
Unity College (Opened September 2010) Value £32.7m
 
Architect – Capita Symonds
Structural Engineers – Capita Symonds
M&E – Watermans
 
Phase 3 Schools
 
Hameldon Community College (Opened September 2010) Value £22.2m
 
Architect – Capita Symonds
Structural Engineers – Sheppard Gilmore
M&E – Watermans
 
The Rose BESD School (Opened September 2010) Value £9.1m
 
Architect – Capita Symonds
Structural Engineers – Sheppard Gilmore
M&E – Watermans
 
Blessed Trinity RC College (Opened September 2010) Value £24.1m
 
Architect – Ellis Williams
Structural Engineers – Capita Symonds
M&E – Watermans
 
Independent Certifier for all the projects was E C Harris
 
2.       The total amount spent on lawyers’ fees for BSF projects; the value of relevant contracts signed with legal firms; and the names of those firms.
 
Total amount spent £798,605 to date – Addleshaw Goddard
 
3.       The total amount spent on consultants’ fees for BSF projects; the value of relevant contracts signed with consultancies; and the names of those firms.
 
Excluding the principal lawyers above total spent to date £675,949
 
Consultancy names and discipline:
 
Price Waterhouse – Management Consultants
Ernst Young - Finance
Halcrow – Highways surveys
Willis - Insurance
JBA Consulting – Environmental Engineering
Hughes Land Surveyors – Land Surveyors
Oliver & Co.- Legal
Cameron Crook – Environmental Consultants
Fair and Rea – Surveyors and valuers
Fletcher Architects - Architects
Capita Symonds - Architects
Frances Patterson QC - Counsel
Christopher Tidmarsh QC - Counsel
 
4.       The total amount spent on planning and pre-procurement for BSF projects.
 
Total spent £5.814m (circa 2.4% of building costs)
Attachments None

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New Longton CE Primary School Admissions

Reference 805.334
Date Responded 05/04/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request

New Longton All Saints C of E primary School

  • Pupil numbers at the above school
  • Number of pupils living in the catchment of New Longton only
  • Number of pupils outside of the catchment area of New Longton
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
 
Thank you for your email dated 29 March 2011, in which you request disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act; we are now in a position to respond.
 
New Longton CE Primary School
 
·         Number of pupils at the school
 
At the January census the school had 209 children on roll from reception age through to Year 6 (30 - 30 – 30 – 29 – 30 – 30 – 30).
 
·         Number of pupils living in the catchment area of New Longton only
·         Number of pupils living outside the catchment area of New Longton
 
The school does not have a catchment area as such and the current admission policy is structured as follows:
 
1a.     Children in public care (looked after children)
1b.     Children with special medical social or welfare circumstances whose needs can only be met at this school
2.       Children who will have a sibling attending the school at the time of application and on their date of admission
3a.     Children whose parents live in the ecclesiastical parish of all Saints with a parent / guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England
3b.     Other children whose parents live in the ecclesiastical parish
4a.     Children whose parents live outside of the ecclesiastical parish of all Saints with a parent / guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England
4b.     Other children whose parents live outside of the ecclesiastical parish
 
(straight line measure tie break home to school within all categories should over subscription occur)
 
This is a voluntary aided school and the Governing Body allocate places each year. Full details of the admission arrangements are available from the Governors who can be contacted using the following details:
 
Address: New Longton All Saints CE Primary School, Hugh Barn Lane, Preston, PR4 4XA
Telephone: 01772 613470
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St Michaels CE High School - Placed awarded through appeal board

Reference 805.326
Date Responded 06/04/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
I am looking to obtain some information regarding the number of places the appeal board granted for St Michaels CE High School Chorley for the last 2 years.
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
 
I refer to your request for information made under the provisions of the above Act. After having made enquiries with the relevant department I am now in a position to provide you with a response.
 
I am looking to obtain some information regarding the number of places the appeal board granted for St Michaels CE High School Chorley for the last 2 years. I would be grateful if you could send me this information as soon as possible.

I can confirm that from the 1st April 2009 – 1st April 2011 there were 11 admission appeals granted for St Michaels High School.
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School meal prices

Reference 805.367
Date Responded 08/04/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request

Could provide the following information:

Current primary meal price April 11    
Primary meal price last Sept 10
Proposed primary meal price Sept 11    

Current secondary meal price Apr 11    
Secondary price last Sept 10   
Proposed secondary meal price Sept 11  

Current adult meal price April 11      
Adult meal price Sept 10       
Proposed adult price Sept 11                                          

If you don't know what the price will be in September, please indicate whether an increase is anticipated or not.

Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
 
Further to your email dated 4th April 2011, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond.
 
·         Current primary meal price April 11     - We recommend that schools charge £2.00
·         Primary meal price last Sept 10 – We recommended that schools charge £1.90
·         Proposed primary meal price Sept 11  - No change anticipated from April  
·         Current secondary meal price Apr 11    - £2.10
·         Secondary price last Sept 10    - £2.10
·         Proposed secondary meal price Sept 11   - This is being reviewed but as yet isn't finalised
·         Current adult meal price April 11  - We recommend that primary / special schools charge the same as for pupils plus VAT    
·         Adult meal price Sept 10      -  As above 
·         Proposed adult price Sept 11   - As above
 
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Dangerous weapons at schools

Reference 805.427
Date Responded 19/04/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
1) How many school pupils were caught on school premises in possession of a potentially dangerous weapon (eg. knife, gun, bat, razor - but please state weapon in each case) in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
 
2) How many of these individuals attacked another pupil while in procession of weapon? (please detail injury involved and weapon used)
 
3) How many of these individuals attacked a teacher while in procession of a weapon? (please detail injury involved and weapon used)
 
4) How many of these pupils were NOT permanently excluded from school?
 
5) How many times were the police called following a pupil being found in procession of a weapon?
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
 
The majority of the information you are looking for is not held by Lancashire County Council, but with the individual schools. Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 defines schools as separate public authorities for the purposes of the Act.  Consequently, your enquiry will need to be addressed to each of the schools within Lancashire separately.  A directory of the schools within Lancashire can be found on the County Council's website at the following URL:
 
 
However we do hold information regarding the number of pupils excluded for physical assault against a pupil and physical assault against an adult, and, since 2008/9, the numbers of those incidents that involved a weapon. This information is as follows:
 
 
EXCLUSIONS FOR PHYSICAL ASSAULTS ON ADULTS (PA) AND PUPILS (PP)
 
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LANCASHIRE
 
Exclusion information in Lancashire is collected under a range of values which are prescribed by the Department for Education (DFE).  There are categories for physical assault on adults (PA) and pupils (PP) under which individual schools report exclusions for these incidents.
 
Involvement of weapons information was reported and recorded for the school years 2009/10 and 2008/9 only.
 
PRIMARY
 
 
PERMANENT
FIXED PERIOD
 
PA
PP
WEAPON
PA
PP
WEAPON
2009/2010
3
4
nil
87
151
2
2008/2009
11
1
nil
92
137
3
2007/2008
22
12
n/a
115
221
n/a
 
(487 primary schools in Lancashire)
 
SECONDARY
 
 
PERMANENT
FIXED PERIOD
 
PA
PP
WEAPON
PA
PP
WEAPON
2009/2010
5
30
5
82
734
5
2008/2009
16
28
2
417
863
11
2007/2008
21
45
n/a
147
1187
n/a
 
(83 secondary schools in Lancashire)
 
The figures must be considered in the context of a large local authority.  Lancashire has 83 secondary schools and around 487 primary schools plus short stay schools and special schools (around 600 establishments in total).
 
In Lancashire there has been a downward trend in relation to total incidents in these categories of exclusion from 2007/8 through to 2009/10.
 
Total permanent exclusions in these categories in 2007/8 were 100 and these went down to 42 in 2009/10 (a reduction of 58%)
 
Total fixed period exclusions in these categories in 2007/8 were 1,670 and these went down to 1,054 in 2009/10 (a reduction of 37%) 
 
Weapon involvement was reported in 1.2% of the total incidents of PA and PP for the 2 x school years from 2008/9 through to 2009/10 (no figures available for 2007/8).
 
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Teachers salaries above £150,000

Reference 805.489
Date Responded 24/05/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
Please can you give me details of the teachers within your authority who earn more than £150,000 a year.
Where this is applicable, please state the total amount paid to the teacher over the last two years, including annual salary and any additional payments (such as bonus). Please also give details of the pension.
As is required for any teacher earning above £150,000, please give their name and the name of the school.
Response
 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your email dated 30 April 2011, in which you request disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act; we are now in a position to respond.
 
Please can you give me details of the teachers within your authority who earn more than £150,000 a year.
 
Where this is applicable, please state the total amount paid to the teacher over the last two years, including annual salary and any additional payments (such as bonus). Please also give details of the pension.
 
As is required for any teacher earning above £150,000, please give their name and the name of the school.
If you have any queries, please contact me.
 
No teachers employed by Lancashire County Council earn more than £150,000.
 
If you have any queries regarding our response, or you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Number of teachers which have been dismissed

Reference 805.571
Date Responded 14/06/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
Please can you  provide data on how many teachers have been dismissed from Lancashire schools  (Including voluntary aided and controlled) in the last five years... broken down by year.
 
AND
 
why
Response
 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
I refer to your request for information made under the provisions of the above Act. After having made enquiries with the relevant Department, I am now in a position to provide you with a response.
 
Please can you provide data on how many teachers have been dismissed from Lancashire schools (Including voluntary aided and controlled) in the last five years... broken down by year, 
AND
why
 
Please see below, schedule of the teacher dismissals in the past 5 years.
 
2006 – 1 x absence, 1 x misconduct
2007 – 2 x misconduct, 2 x absence
2008 – 3 x absence, 3 x misconduct
2009 – 4 x misconduct, 2 x absence
2010 – 3 x misconduct
2011 – 2 x absence
 
Please note, the term 'absence' relates to Long Term Sickness Absence, and the term 'misconduct relates to any offence which falls under the Disciplinary Procedure.
 
I trust the above is useful.
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Racist incidents in schools

Reference 805.612
Date Responded 17/06/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
What are the number of racist incidents reporterd across all schools (primary and secondary) held by your council? Can I have this as a yearly total for the past 5/6 years please, including 2009/2010. 
Response
 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email of 31 May, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding racist incidents in schools. Please find attached a report containing the information you have requested.
 
We trust that you are satisfied with the information provided. If you have any queries regarding our response, or you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Attachments Attachment (pdf)

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Accident statistics in schools

Reference 805.657
Date Responded 01/07/2011
Response Type
Information not held
Request
Please can you supply me information on accident statistics occurring to school children in schools  in Lancashire over the last 10 years - if possible broken down as yearly reports
Response
 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email of 8 June, in which you request the disclosure of accident statistics occurring to school children in the last 10 years, I am now in a position to respond.
 
Having made enquiries, I have been advised this information is not held, and that the only information held by Lancashire County Council relates to the period 2005-2007.  That said, I have been further advised that this information is held on a redundant system, and that retrieving this data would require a considerable commitment of resources.  Additionally, I have been informed that this information is likely to be inaccurate, insofar as monitoring of such data, at that time, was not in place.
 
Whilst the County Council does hold data regarding accidents to employees within schools, information in respect of schoolchildren is, as explained above, not available.
 
Schools are required to keep this information locally, and therefore full records are held by individual schools.  Part IV of schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act defines schools as separate public authorities for the purposes of the Act, and therefore to obtain such data you would need to contact each individual school directly.  A directory of schools within Lancashire can be downloaded (PDF or Excel spreadsheet) from the County Council's website at the following URL:
 
 
Alternatively, I understand that the Health & Safety Executive hold information about some accidents to children in schools.  This is likely to be easier to obtain than by contacting every school in Lancashire, although the figures may not be as comprehensive, as they are unlikely to include very minor accidents.
 
I'm sorry that I have been unable to assist further on this occasion, but trust you find the above helpful.  Should you have any queries regarding this, do not hesitate to contact me.
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Compensation Claims

Reference 805.676
Date Responded 13/07/2011
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request
Details of all successful compensation claims made by students against their schools in Lancashire since 2006 (including reason for claim, amount paid out and date of incident).
Response
 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your email dated 14 June 2011, in which you request disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act; we are now in a position to respond.
 
Details of all successful compensation claims made by students against their schools in Lancashire since 2006 (including reason for claim, amount paid out and date of incident).
 
Please see the attached PDF document which details the information you have requested.
 
I trust my response is to your satisfaction, however if you have any queries or you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Attachments Attachment (pdf)

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Accidents resulting in injuries by school staff

Reference 805.807
Date Responded 12/08/2011
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
Reported accidents and injuries to school staff within the County of Lancashire. (over the last 3 years)

 
Please could you provide me with the available information on accidents and the resulting injures that have occurred to school staff whilst carrying out their normal duties within the school premises.

In particular details of injuries sustained by school staff as a result of an accidental fall from height.

The total number of fall from height accidents reported?

The work activity being carried out by the member of staff at the time of the accidental fall ?

Type of injury sustained by the member of staff ?
Response
 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
I refer to your request for information made under the provisions of the above Act. After having made enquiries with the relevant Department, I am now in a position to provide you with a response.
 
Reported accidents and injuries to school staff within the County of Lancashire. (over the last 3 years)

Please could you provide me with the available information on accidents and the resulting injures that have occurred to school staff whilst carrying out their normal duties within the school premises.

In particular details of injuries sustained by school staff as a result of an accidental fall from height.

The total number of fall from height accidents reported?

The work activity being carried out by the member of staff at the time of the accidental fall ?

Type of injury sustained by the member of staff ?
 
Please see the attachment to this email which details the information you have requested.
ested.
Attachments Attachment (excel)

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