I would like to submit a freedom of information request about your statistics for children missing from education (CME). The population we are asking about is 5-16 year olds in your local authority from the most recent academic year (or the most recent year of data available):

1. Total number of children in your LA

2. Total number of children registered at school

3. Number of children who are electively home educated (EHE)

4. Number of children who are receiving ‘Education otherwise than at school’ (EOTAS)

5. Number of children awaiting a school placement

6. Number of children missing from education (CME)

7. Whether you record reasons for why a child is missing from education
a) If so, the number of children under each reason

8. If possible, the number of CME by the following demographic characteristics
a) Gender
b) Age
c) NC year
d) Ethnicity
e) FSM eligibility
f) SEN status
g) ESL status
h) Known to social care