catchment areas

Summary

The requester asked for the number of children accepted into Henry Bloom Noble School outside their catchment area for the September 2025 intake. The Department of Education, Sport and Culture confirmed that two such requests were approved.

Key Facts

• The request specifically concerned the September 2025 primary school intake.
• The school in question is Henry Bloom Noble School.
• Two out of catchment area requests were approved for this intake.
• The authority responded on 8th July 2025.
• The request was received on 27th June 2025.

Data Disclosed

• 2
• 2025-06-27
• 2025-07-08
• September 2025
• 4759265

Original Request

I would like to have the information in connection with how many children are accepted into a school that is not in their catchment area, specifically for September 2025 primary school intake for Henry Bloom Noble School.

Data Tables (1)

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: 4759265 8th July 2025

Dear ###,

We write further to your request, received 27 June 2025, which states:

"I would like to have the information in connection with how many children are accepted into a school that is not in their catchment area"

On 27th June 2025 we wrote to you to seek clarification and on 27th June 2025 you advised:

“This is for September 2025 primary school intake specifically for Henry Bloom Noble School”

Our response to your request is as follows:

Two out of catchment area requests for Henry Bloom Noble Primary School have been approved for September 2025.

Please quote the reference number 4759265 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.