Part time homeschooling - is it allowed?

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My DD is struggling to achieve at school. She didn't meet expected levels at KS1 in English. She met those levels in Maths but only on the basis of teacher assessment - she didn't meet the level in the test itself.

In her class there are four children with complex additional needs. There are also a handful of very distruptive boys - think regular suspension. I think this means it's hard for her to get attention when she needs it and to concentrate.

I don't want to remove her from the school - as other parents have done with their DCs. Partly this is because she is happy there even if she isn't doing very well. Partly this is because there are no spaces left in neighbouring schools and her results at KS1 rules out the private sector.

I work part time and wonder if she could stay home with me part of the time and concentrate on the basics.

One final thing she's already got a tutor but an hour a week isn't making much difference.

Does anyone know if it's permitted to part time home school?

Children can't be marked as B (educated off site) if they're at home. Can be marked as that if they're educated at another educational establishment (eg a specialist school), but not if educated at home. If HT agreed they'd probably have to be code C (other authorised circumstances) which does have an impact on attendance figures.

We asked about this for DS1 as we didn't think the school was academically challenging enough for him and wanted to take him out 1 afternoon a week for tutoring. Ultimately it's the head's choice. He said no despite 3 other children IN THE SAME CLASS being part time for various reasons.!

Many thanks for all your helpful advice. We went to the private school open day and we think it would be perfect. I hope she'll get a place but they'd have to see something in that her KS1 results didn't. We're seeing our current head next week to discuss our concerns and see what options are available.

We also went for getting a tutor - 2 hours a week on weekends to give DS the challenge and consolidation he's not always getting at school.

To answer your original question: yes flexi schooling is possible. Some schools very much encourage it. Ask for permission and it may be granted.