FOI-8935 Students within NEPA across North Tyneside Schools

Students within NEPA across North Tyneside Schools

Request:

As part of the consultation in 2024 regarding the closure of Monkseaton high, information was available about the number of children both within and outside of the (at that time) NEPA area, which is now considered Whitley Bay High Catchment Area. I would like to make a freedom of information request to see this data you produced in 2024 updated to show information as it stands now in September 2026. 

The table I would like to request has been screenshotted below. 

The table was titiled: Table 4: Pupils in First and Middle Schools and the numbers of pupils who live in the NEPA catchment area in October 2024 

It can be found on page 24 of the document called:  Consultation on the future of Monkseaton High School Background, options appraisal and data

The report can be accessed using this link - https://ehq-production-europe.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/6b13600a01467cef1f4bfebbf9061bbf5bc7f94f/original/1728472758/d808771f98ff4055c9621c90eeaf9a36_MHS_Background__options_appraisal_and_data_FINAL.pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4KKNQAKIJHZMYNPA%2F20250905%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250905T074602Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=e8a67c0d41b0438ab94319c747cb6dd72fac3de6704e09feef4420060f678db1

My FOI request: The information shown in the table above to be reproduced using data from September 2026.

I'm aware that FOIs regarding specific schools should be addressed to the schools themselves, but I am making this request to you because it includes information about multiple schools within the NEPA area. It was also the local authority who owned and shared this information in October 2024. If the request to recreate the whole table would create an unreasonable workload for one request, the years I would like to prioritise to see this information for is current years 6 and 8. 
 

Please let me know if you need any more information or if you would like me to make a payment inline with FOI requests and I will respond accordingly. I make this request as a parent, I am not linked to any media organisations.

 

Response:

The following table shows the number of pupils on roll within the first and middle schools and the number of pupils who live within the planning area as of October 2026: 

Year Group Rec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Total Number on Roll 358 377 372 443 424 455 489 474 480
Students who live IN catchment 272 301 304 370 347 358 411 386 399
76% 80% 82% 84% 82% 79% 84% 81% 83%
Students who live OUT OF catchment 86 76 68 73 77 97 78 88 81
24% 20% 18% 16% 18% 21% 16% 19% 17%