Freedom of information response

How many children of compulsory school age are known to live in your LA as of 1st September 2024? 29,490 including SEN children.  This data is taken from the summer census. This does not include children who are educated at home or education in another borough.

How many state school places for children of compulsory school age are there in your LA boundaries? There are 30,385 school places available. This includes places in the special needs schools in Thurrock.
How many independent school places for children of compulsory school age are there in your LA Boundaries? 0
How many compulsory school age children residing in your LA are categorised as being children missing education as of 1st September 2024? 174

How many compulsory school age children are electively home educated as of 1st September 2024? 394
How many compulsory school age children residing in your LA are receiving their education outside of a school setting funded by the LA as of 1st September 2024: 12 children on EOTAs packages.

If a parent moves into your LA and requests a school place using figures from last 3 years what is the average amount of days it takes from the parental request until the child is enrolled in a school? We cannot provide historic information. 
If a parent was Electively home educating and stops EHE and requests a school place using figures from last 3 years what is the average amount of days it takes from the parental request until the child is enrolled in a school? We cannot provide historic information. 
If a parent withdraws there child from an independent school and requests a school place using figures from the last 3 years what is the average amount of days it takes from the parental request until the child is enrolled in a local school? We cannot provide historic information. 

Dose the LA facilitate any education for the child between the parental request and school enrolment? Year 11 pupils who move into Thurrock after October census.

If no why not? N/A