Voluntary 259 336 7,757 1,955 10,307 Controlled Academy 1,699 9,582 379 11,660 Free 84 84 1,231 1,617 1,7186 15,385 470 476 36,365 Number on roll from October 2015 Census 4.11 Primary pupil numbers in Shropshire fell each year between 2005 and 2011. The Shropshire trend is behind the position nationally which began to increase in 2007. Secondary pupil numbers began to fall in 2004 and have continued this trend. Admissions 4.12 Every school has a published admission number (PAN) derived from a school capacity calculation, which is based on a formula specified by the Department for Education. Applicants for a school place are rank-ordered according to published admission criteria. The PAN is the point at which each year group reaches capacity, and a school is considered to be oversubscribed or to have unfilled places, based on whether or not applicant numbers are greater than the PAN. 4.13 From 2012 to 2014 Shropshire secondary schools have carried between 11.5% and 12.5% unfilled school places. This compares broadly with the national average of between 11.3% and 15.2%. However, at primary level, the rate is higher, between 14.8% and 14.1% in Shropshire, compared with 10.0 % and 9.9% unfilled primary places across England. 4.14 In certain circumstances, schools may be required to admit additional pupils in excess of their PAN. Applicants with exceptional criteria, such as children in care, could require a school place after all have been allocated; schools could potentially secure additional resources to meet demand; or additional pupils may secure a place through the independent appeals process. This flexibility is unlikely to occur in primary schools where national legislation restricts infant class sizes to 30 pupils per class. 4.15 Class sizes and the organisation of classes within a school is ultimately the responsibility of headteachers and governing bodies. Schools are often reluctant to mix key stages or year groups if this can be avoided. Class sizes in Key Stage One are expected to be no more than 30 and up to 34 in Key Stage Two. At secondary level, class sizes usually average 27 or 28 pupils to allow for setting by ability. 4.16 Applications for school places in the normal admission round - i.e. starting reception, infant to junior and primary to secondary phased transfers - are processed by Shropshire Council. Responsibility for in-year admissions,
Voluntary Controlled 259 336 7,757 1,955 10,307 Academy 1,699 9,582 379 11,660 Free 84 84 1,231 1,617 1,7186 15,385 470 476 36,365 Number on roll from October 2015 Census 4.11 Primary pupil numbers in Shropshire fell each year between 2005 and 2011. The Shropshire trend is behind the position nationally which began to increase in 2007. Secondary pupil numbers began to fall in 2004 and have continued this trend. Admissions 4.12 Every school has a published admission number (PAN) derived from a school capacity calculation, which is based on a formula specified by the Department for Education. Applicants for a school place are rank-ordered according to published admission criteria. The PAN is the point at which each year group reaches capacity, and a school is considered to be oversubscribed or to have unfilled places, based on whether or not applicant numbers are greater than the PAN. 4.13 From 2012 to 2014 Shropshire secondary schools have carried between 11.5% and 12.5% unfilled school places. This compares broadly with the national average of between 11.3% and 15.2%. However, at primary level, the rate is higher, between 14.8% and 14.1% in Shropshire, compared with 10.0 % and 9.9% unfilled primary places across England. 4.14 In certain circumstances, schools may be required to admit additional pupils in excess of their PAN. Applicants with exceptional criteria, such as children in care, could require a school place after all have been allocated; schools could potentially secure additional resources to meet demand; or additional pupils may secure a place through the independent appeals process. This flexibility is unlikely to occur in primary schools where national legislation restricts infant class sizes to 30 pupils per class. 4.15 Class sizes and the organisation of classes within a school is ultimately the responsibility of headteachers and governing bodies. Schools are often reluctant to mix key stages or year groups if this can be avoided. Class sizes in Key Stage One are expected to be no more than 30 and up to 34 in Key Stage Two. At secondary level, class sizes usually average 27 or 28 pupils to allow for setting by ability. 4.16 Applications for school places in the normal admission round - i.e. starting reception, infant to junior and primary to secondary phased transfers - are processed by Shropshire Council. Responsibility for in-year admissions,