40. Where the proposals are to alter the upper age limit of the school so that the school provides sixth form education or additional sixth form education, the following information —
(a)the proposed numbers of pupils over compulsory school age in the school year in which the proposals are intended to be implemented and the subsequent school year if the proposals are approved;
(b)details of any full-time sixth form education currently provided;
(c)details of the number of pupils over compulsory school age in each year group leaving the school and transferring to other institutions providing full-time education together with the names of the institutions in question for the most recent school year ending before that in which the proposals were published;
(d)the number of pupils referred to in sub-paragraph (c) in each year group as a proportion of the total number of pupils in that year group;
(e)details of the following examination results, for the two school years before the current school year, at the school the subject of the proposals and at each maintained school, city technology college and institution within the further education sector named in accordance within sub-paragraph (c) —
(i)results of GCSE examinations, limited in the case of schools other than the school the subject of the proposals and institutions in the further education sector, to the results of GCSE examinations taken by pupils over compulsory school age,
(ii)results of GCE ‘A’ level and ‘AS’ examinations,
(iii)NVQs, GNVQs and other vocational qualifications attained by pupils over compulsory school age;
(f)a development plan for the school setting out the long-term effect of the proposals;
(g)details of the courses to be offered (if the proposals are approved) leading to GCE ‘A’ level and ‘AS’ examinations and advanced vocational qualifications and the forecast demand for each such course, including details of how the requirement for religious education of pupils over compulsory school age will be met;
(h)the proposed number of pupils who will be provided with sixth form education if the proposals are approved;
(i)the capacity of the proposed accommodation for pupils who will be provided with sixth form education if the proposals are approved;
(j)the number of places available at institutions named in accordance with sub-paragraph (c) which are schools;
(k)details of any recurrent costs following implementation of the proposals and any savings in expenditure as a result of implementation of the proposals; and
(l)details of —
(i)any additional specialist resources to support the proposed provision,
(ii)arrangements to inform pupils and parents about the opportunities for education in the area, suitable to the requirements of pupils over compulsory school age and
(iii)the present and proposed arrangements for co-operation and the exchange of information between the school the subject of the proposals, other maintained schools and institutions within the further education sector.