Kewaigue Primary School capacity

Summary

A request was made for current and projected student numbers and capacity details for Kewaigue Primary School. The Department of Education disclosed specific enrollment figures and overall capacity but refused to provide year group capacity data, citing that it is already reasonably accessible via published guidance.

Key Facts

• Current numbers on roll for Kewaigue Primary School are 101.
• Expected numbers on roll for September 2025 are 100.
• The school's permanent overall capacity is 93.
• Reception class size for September 2025 is 27, split as 15 and 12 in a mixed reception and Year 1 arrangement.
• Year group capacity information was withheld as it is considered reasonably accessible to the public.

Data Disclosed

• 101
• 100
• 27
• 15
• 12
• 93
• 2025-03-11
• 2025-03-12
• September 2025
• 4504501

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information reasonably accessible)

Original Request

1) The current numbers on roll for Kewaigue Primary School 2) The expected numbers on roll for Kewaigue in September 2025 3) The expected numbers for reception year group for September 2025 4) School capacity overall 5) Year group capacity

Data Tables (1)

Data Tables (reformatted)

Full Response Text

Policy, Strategy and Governance Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Thie Slieau Whallian Foxdale Road St Johns IM4 3AS

Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im

Our ref: 4504501 11 March 2025

Dear ###,

We write further to your request, received 11 March 2025, which states:

"1) The current numbers on roll for Kewaigue Primary School
2) The expected numbers on roll for Kewaigue in September 2025
3) The expected numbers for reception year group for September 2025
4) School capacity overall
5) Year group capacity"

Our response to your request is as follows:

1)The current numbers on roll for Kewaigue Primary School

101

2) The expected numbers on roll for Kewaigue in September 2025

100

3) The expected numbers for reception year group for September 2025

Class size is 27: 15 + 12 as part of a mixed reception and Year 1.

4) School capacity overall

Kewaigue Primary School’s permanent capacity is 93.

5) Year group capacity

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. By way of advice and assistance information on class size considerations is detailed within the

Department’s Guidance notes for out of catchment area requests. Please see the below excerpt:

The full document can be accessed via the following weblink: https://desc.gov.im/media/3qskmjkf/guidance-notes-for-out-of-catchment-area- requests-uploaded-231123.pdf

Please quote the reference number 4504501 in any future communications.

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