Secondary schools with laser cutters in DT
Received: 20 October 2025
I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.Please provide a machine-readable list (CSV preferred) of maintained secondary schools within your local authority that have laser cutting or engraving systems in their Design & Technology (DT) departments.For each school where information is held, please include:*School name*School URN (if held)*School postcode*Laser system make (e.g., Trotec, Epilog, GCC, ULS, xTool, Flux, OmTech, etc.)*Model (e.g., Speedy 300, Legend 32EX, Spirit GLS, ILS 9.75, etc.)*Quantity (number of laser systems)*Year of installation (if held)*Whether the school is maintained by the LA or an academy/free school (if held) Format: Under s.11 FOIA, my preferred format is CSV with the above column headings. If you do not hold this information for academies or free schools, please:1.Confirm that you do not hold it, and2.Provide what you do hold for maintained secondary schools, and3.If reasonably practicable under your s.16 duty to advise and assist, supply a list of secondary academies in your area (name/postcode and, if held, contact email) so I can redirect my enquiry.If the request as drafted would exceed the appropriate cost limit (s.12), please advise and assist (s.16) by suggesting a narrower scope'for example:*Maintained secondary schools only; or*A list of schools known to have any laser cutter (without model detail); or*A sample of up to 10 schools you can identify most readily; or*Returning any data you already hold centrally (asset registers, purchase records, or insurance schedules). Timescale: I understand you have 20 working days to respond (s.10 FOIA).Re-use: If possible, please release the information under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
Outcome / Documents
- Response (not held) - application/pdf - Download