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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of which secondary planning areas will have a ratio of Year 7 pupil numbers forecast to estimated capacity of (a) greater than one, (b) one, (c) at or above 0.97 and below

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
16 Oct 2024
Answer
16 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of which secondary planning areas will have a ratio of Year 7 pupil numbers forecast to estimated capacity of (a) greater than one, (b) one, (c) at or above 0.97 and below

  2. 16 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Information on school place planning estimates for the 2025/26 academic year, including pupil forecasts and estimated capacity, are published at planning area level in the annual School Capacity statistics publication. This can be accessed here: https://e...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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