Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting information about managed moves involving pupils at schools within your local authority area.
For the purposes of this request, a managed move means an arrangement for a pupil to transfer from one school to another, usually as an alternative to permanent exclusion. I recognise that terminology and recording practices may vary between schools and local authorities. Please provide the following information for the academic years specified under each question, where held.
1. Number of managed moves
a) How many managed moves were arranged for pupils transferring between schools within your local authority area?
b) How many managed moves involved pupils transferring from a mainstream school to another mainstream school, and how many involved transfers to alternative provision or another type of setting, where recorded?
Period: Academic years 2023–24, 2024–25 and 2025–26.
2. Outcomes of managed moves
a) How many managed moves were recorded as successfully completed?
b) How many managed moves broke down, were unsuccessful or resulted in the pupil returning to their original school?
c) How many managed moves were still ongoing or had no recorded outcome at the end of each academic year?
Period: Academic years 2023–24, 2024–25 and 2025–26.
3. Subsequent suspensions and permanent exclusions
a) Of the pupils who underwent a managed move, how many subsequently received one or more suspensions at their receiving school, where recorded?
b) How many subsequently received a permanent exclusion from their receiving school, where recorded?
c) How many pupils whose managed moves broke down or were unsuccessful subsequently received a permanent exclusion, where recorded?
Period: Academic years 2023–24, 2024–25 and 2025–26.
Please provide the information in an excel spreadsheet format if possible.
