Isle of Man High School (year 7) capacity and current usage

Summary

The request sought Year 7 pupil numbers, capacity, and ability band breakdowns for all Isle of Man High Schools. The Department of Education provided capacity and enrollment data for all schools but could not supply ability band figures for most institutions as they do not use such grouping.

Key Facts

• Queen Elizabeth II High School is operating over its indicative capacity with 171 pupils against a capacity of 140.
• Ballakermeen High School has 259 pupils, exceeding its indicative capacity of 250.
• Ramsey Grammar School has 186 pupils, slightly exceeding its indicative capacity of 180.
• Only Castle Rushen High School provided data on upper, middle, and lower ability bands.
• The Department does not hold ability band data for other high schools because they do not use this system.

Data Disclosed

• 259
• 250
• 165
• 168
• 171
• 140
• 186
• 180
• 225
• 61
• 85
• 16
• 2021-04-29
• 2021-05-27
• 1771758

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held

Original Request

I wish to know, comparatively, which schools are currently operating at overcapacity in year 7. For each Isle of Man High School, please supply the current number of year 7 pupils and their year 7 capacity. Please break down year 7 capacities and current pupil numbers into lower, middle and upper ability bands.

Data Tables (2)

Full Response Text

Corporate Services Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Hamilton House Peel Road, Douglas IM1 5EZ Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im Our ref: 1771758

27 May 2021 Dear ### We write further to your request which was received on 29 April 2021 and which states: "I wish to know, comparatively, which schools are currently operating at overcapacity in year 7. For each Isle of Man High School, please supply the current number of year 7 pupils and their year 7 capacity. Please break down year 7 capacities and current pupil numbers into lower, middle and upper ability bands." Our response to your request is as follows: Year 7 pupil numbers School Year 7 numbers Year 7 indicative capacity Ballakermeen High School 259 250 Castle Rushen High School 165 168 Queen Elizabeth II High School 171 140 Ramsey Grammar School 186 180 St Ninian's High School 225 250 Please note the year 7 capacity figures provided are not fixed as a number of factors need to be taken into consideration at each school such as room size and availability, teacher availability, pupils with special educational/complex needs, size of other year groups, etc. Year 7 ability bands

School Upper ability numbers Middle ability numbers Lower ability numbers Ballakermeen High School N/A N/A N/A Castle Rushen High School 61 (2 classes) 85 (3 classes) 16 (1 class) Queen Elizabeth II High School N/A N/A N/A Ramsey Grammar School N/A N/A N/A St Ninian's High School N/A N/A N/A While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find some of the information that you have requested. This is because the other high schools do not use ability bands. Please quote the reference number 1771758 in any future communications.

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