TweetA recent report (PDF) from the National Audit Office on funding for new school places includes some useful background detail on how the school system works. In particular, a diagram (shown below) on who’s responsible for what provides a useful at-a-glance guide to accountability and likely sources of information.
Roles and responsibilities in providing school places – National Audit Office
For more useful leads and information, skip to the appendices, which lists a range of background material, data and documents that were used in compiling the report and which may contain other information relevant to your own investigation. Sadly, the referencing is not explicit but they could be used as the basis of an advanced search or a Freedom of Information request.
