>> 
>> http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/schooladmin/schoolyear/a0064221/length-of-school-dayyear
> 
> Ah! I didn't know that. That is genuinely useful information. Although I note 
> that it includes a get-out for bad weather, so a school which closes due to 
> snow isn't necessarily failing to meet it.

"Schools must make up lost days where it is reasonably practicable."

> 
> I might have a word with my MP anyway, the next time I see him. If the data 
> hasn't been collated previously then there is probably useful PR for the 
> government in deciding to collate it in future. Nudge theory works both ways.

Yes, there is. It's a matter of "Is it worth the hassle of trying to collect 
it?"

Some schools will be reluctant to submit it. And will obfuscate the issue.

Feargal 
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