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1. The total number of children the council has funded to attend online schools in each of the past seven academic years (2018/2019 through to 2024/2025 inclusive). Within each academic year, please break down the total by:
a) Children in primary education (Key Stage 1 and 2)
b) Children in secondary/further education (Key Stage 3 and above)
c) The percentage of these children that qualify/qualified for free school meals (but not including infant free school meals).
d) The percentage of these children that have/had special educational needs and/or disabilities.
There is only 1 pupil attending online school. The pupil is Post 16 and has been attending the online school since academic year 24/25 at an annual cost of £25,740.
2. The total amount the council has spent on this attendance at online schools in each of the past seven academic years (2018/2019 through to 2024/2025 inclusive).
Please see answer to question 1
3. For the three academic years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, please break down the total spend by each online school provider (and name them).
Please see answer to question 1
4. If the information requested in Question 3 is provided, it will not be necessary to answer this question as the information will already have been provided. If it is not possible to provide the information requested in Question 3, please answer this question (Question 4) instead:
The names of the online school providers used in each of the past seven academic years (2018/2019 through to 2024/2025 inclusive).
Please see answer to question 1