City of London Corporation: population 9,700, schools: 1

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Paul Bradshaw

Here’s a curiosity from an FOI request to the City of London Corporation on What Do They Know:

“Please note that the City (the “Square Mile”) has a resident population of about 9700 and only maintains one school in its capacity as a Local Education Authority, namely the Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School, a voluntary aided school.”

The school’s Ofsted report says they have 233 children on their roll, which makes me wonder how many of that population of 9,700 are parents, and have children in schools outside the City of London?

How much central funding for education does the City get as an LEA, and how does that compare to other local authorities per school or pupil?

And if the City only maintains one school as an LEA, why can they not answer questions about that school’s supply spend (they refer the author to the school itself)?

Can you help?

About Paul Bradshaw

Founder of Help Me Investigate. I'm a visiting professor at City University London's School of Journalism, and run an MA in Online Journalism at Birmingham City University. I publish the Online Journalism Blog, and am the co-author of the Online Journalism Handbook and Magazine Editing (3rd edition). I have a particular interest in Freedom of Information and data journalism.
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