I’m interested in data relating to school admissions. Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide the following for your local authority area. Unless stated otherwise, supply data by academic year for 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 (to date).

In-Year Admissions
1. Total number of in-year applications received for state-funded schools within your area (maintained schools and academies).
2. Number of refusals for in-year applications.
3. For in-year refusals, provide counts by recorded reason category (if possible, map to: a) prejudice to the efficient provision of education or use of resources, or b) challenging behaviour).
4. Please provide the name of the school that refused the most pupils, and provide the number

Fair Access Panels (FAP)
5. Number of in-year refusals subsequently referred to FAP.
6. Total number of FAP referrals received (all eligibility categories combined; include category breakdown if held).
7. Number placed in a school following FAP each year, and number not placed (e.g., withdrawn, moved out of area, pending at year-end).
8. For referrals resulting in admission, average and longest time from referral receipt to pupil’s first attendance/start date.
9. Any cases where a school contested or failed to comply with a FAP placement, including recorded reasons.
10. Number of cases where the council issued a direction to admit (maintained schools) or requested a direction from the Secretary of State (academies), with outcomes.

• If definitions vary locally, please confirm what you count as “referral received”, “decision”, and “placement/start date”.
• If some items are not held or only available for part of the period, please provide what you do hold, indicate gaps, and supply any closest available fields.