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Please provide the following recorded information held by your council (and any arms length children's services provider or corporate property function) in relation to primary schools within your area.

1. Capacity & utilisation (education data) For all maintained and academy primary schools in your authority:

a) Published capacity for 2024/25 (PAN by year group and total net capacity).
b) Numbers on roll (NOR) at the October 2024 School Census (and October 2023 if readily available).
c) The resulting % utilisation for those dates.
d) Any agreed PAN reductions for 2025/26 or 2026/27 (with the decision date/cabinet paper reference).
e) A list of schools consulted on or decided for amalgamation/federation/closure since 1 January 2023, with status and intended implementation date.

If this is already published, please provide the exact URL and the relevant table/sheet name.

2. Empty / surplus primary school buildings (property & lettings)

For primary school sites that are wholly or partly vacant, declared surplus to educational requirements, mothballed, or currently marketed/let (status at the date of your response):

a) Site name and address.
b) Status (wholly vacant / part‑vacant / mothballed / marketed / under offer / let).
c) Date the site (or part) became vacant.
d) Ownership/landlord (LA/Diocese/Academy Trust; freehold/leasehold).
e) Any material PFI/BSF contracts or covenants affecting reuse.
f) Heritage status (listed building / conservation area).

3. For each part of any such site that is let or licensed, please provide:

a) Occupier name or type (e.g., nursery, community group, another school),
b) Use, area (m² or number of rooms),
c) Term (start date, length, and any break),
d) Rent per annum and any incentives (rent free periods),
e) Repair basis (FRI/IRI), any service charge arrangements, and rent review provisions,
f) Any community use obligations/KPIs attached to the letting/licence.

Where disclosure engages s43(2) FOIA (commercial interests) or s40 (personal data), please redact names or provide anonymised/aggregated figures (e.g., rent bands) rather than withhold in full. Where the council does not hold details (e.g., academy freeholds), please confirm this under s1(1)(a) and, if known, indicate the holder.

4. Marketing/disposals & policy

a) A list of primary school sites marketed or disposed of since 1 January 2019, including the marketing agent and a link to any particulars if available.
b) A copy of, or link to, any policy/procedure used when leasing former education assets (e.g., community asset transfer / social value leases).

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