Portswood and St Mary s Partnership Equality Information and Objectives 2012-2013
Equality Information We recognise that the public sector equality duty has three aims and they are to: Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct under the Act; Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not; Foster good relations between people who have a shared characteristic and those who do not. The policy outlines the commitment of the staff and Governors to promote equality. This involves tackling the barriers which could lead to unequal outcomes so that there is equality of access and the diversity within the school community is celebrated and valued. We believe that equality at our school should permeate all aspects of school life and is the responsibility of every member of the school and wider community. Every member of the school community should feel safe, secure, valued and of equal worth The Leadership Team and Governors at Portswood and St Mary s are proactive in reviewing School evidence. The school takes positive action to advance equality and tackle discrimination and how well we achieve these aims with regard to the protected groups under the Equality Act (race, disability, gender, gender re-assignment, age, pregnancy and maternity, marital status, sexual orientation, religion and belief and sexual orientation.), E.G. through our Equality Policy, Behaviour Policy and Anti Bullying Policy. Our School Improvement plan refers directly to closing the gaps for all vulnerable groups, our collective worship policy references diverse cultural groups and acknowledges the richness of diversity that exists within our community and wider world. The school s termly self-evaluation document analyses vulnerable groups. Our prospectus and occasional letters to parents and carers remind our community of our collective duty to PSE. Our School Improvement Plan is focussed on securing and maintaining excellent teaching, learning and assessment for all pupils. Data analysis and subsequent support deployment aims to narrow the gaps in achievement between different groups and national standards. The school s Behaviour Policy aims to ensure that pupils are free from bullying in all its manifestations including all types of prejudice-based bullying. As a school we aim to foster an enriched learning environment which puts the child at the centre of a cohesive learning community and deals with unacceptable behaviour and disruptions to learning in a prompt, open and fair way.
Pupil related data The Census data of October 2012 show that Portswood Primary has and St Mary s Primary has. The Ethnic mix for Portswood for pupils aged 5 and over is White - British = 150 Pakistani = 94 Indian = 38 Any other white background = 35 Any other Asian background = 24 White and Asian = 15 Chinese = 13 Any other ethnic group = 13 Any other mixed background = 8 Black - African = 8 Bangladeshi = 7 White and black African = 5 Black Caribbean = 3 White Irish = 2 The ethnic mix for St Mary s is Albanian 2 Arabic 3 Bengali 18 Chinese 2 Cantonese 1 English 81 French 4 Georgian 1 Gujerati 8 Hindi 6 Katchi 4 Kurdish3 Lithuanian 1 Latvian 7 Manding/Malinke 1 Ndebele 1 Napali 1 Oromo 1 Believed to be other than English 2 Other than English 2 Pashto/Pakhto 17 Panjabi 42
Panjabi (Mirpuri) Polish 19 Portugese 11 Persian/Farsi 7 Farsi/Persian (Any other)11 Dari Persian 43 Romanian 1 Russian 9 Somali 32 Tamil 1 Turkish 1 Urdu 28 Wolof 1 Yoruba 1 Classification Pending 7 The number of students who take free school meals is below National Average (NA) at Portswood at 4.5%%, and above the National Average at St Mary s at 24.2% set against a NA of 19.2%%. The number of students with a statement of special educational needs is 1.2% at Portswood and 0.7% at St Mary s. The percentage of children at school action and school action plus is 12% at Portswood and 20.9% at St Mary s, the NA is 11.3%. Over the last year, there have been no exclusions at Portswood and 49 sessions at St Mary s (9 pupils). Overall attendance levels at Portswood are 95.5% and at St Mary s 93.8%. Overall student progress is well above National Expectations at Portswood and in line with National Expectations at St Mary s, with a sharp increase in standards at St Mary s by having increased 54% in the last 3 years. Monitoring and Review All teachers, subject managers, SLT and governors monitor and evaluate the impact and success of School Improvement Actions on pupils from different groups, e.g SEN, Children in Care, Minority Ethnic including Traveller and EAL pupils and Free School Meals, in the following recommended areas: Pupils progress and attainment; Learning and teaching; Behaviour discipline and exclusions; Attendance; Admissions; Incidents of prejudice related bullying;
Parental involvement; Participation in extra-curricular and extended school activities; Staff recruitment and retention; Visits and visitors. The schools have robust data across a range of characteristics indicating progress of all vulnerable groups. Focused attention is paid to the needs of all specific groups of pupils. A continuing and relentless focus on all children s progress and attainment in both schools aspires to show achievement above or well above the national average. School improvement initiatives are evidencing improved progress and attainment recently. APS Progress Improvements from Academic Year 2010 2011 to 2011 2012 Portswood Primary School English All 30.9 30.1 29.7 29.8 30.7 Boys 30.9 30.0 29.9 28.9 29.9 Girls 30.9 30.2 29.5 30.9 31.4 Maths All 30.4 31.6 30.3 31.0 32.5 Boys 30.9 31.9 30.9 30.9 32.2 Girls 30.0 31.2 29.2 31.2 32.8 English and Maths All 30.6 30.9 30.0 30.4 31.6 Boys 30.9 30.9 30.4 29.9 31.0 Girls 30.5 30.8 29.4 31.0 32.1
St Mary s Primary School English Maths All 23.8 24.1 25.4 25.4 27.8 Boys 24.7 23.4 26.1 25.2 28.4 Girls 22.3 24.5 24.8 25.5 27.4 English and Maths All 22.8 23.4 24.6 24.6 27.3 Boys 22.3 22.8 25.0 23.5 27.3 Girls 22.2 23.8 24.2 24.8 27.4
INSERT Prog /Attain data here Level 4 or Above National Average Percentages Portswood Primary Percentages 2008 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2012 English 81% 80% 80% 82% 95% 97% 97% 98.3% Reading 86% 86% 83% 84% 95% 100% Writing 67% 68% 71% 75% 93% 96.6% Mathematics 79% 79% 80% 80% 100% 97% 98% 100% Science 88% 88% -- -- 100% 100% 95% 100% English and Maths combined Percentage achieving Level 4 or above in both English and mathematics 2012 2011 2010 2009 Portswood Primary School 98.3% 97% 93% 96% National Average 80% 74% 73% 72% Level 5 or Above National Average Percentages Portswood Primary Percentages 2008 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2012 English 29% 29% 33% 29% 55% 52% 52% 64.4% Reading 48% 47% 50% 43% 58% 79.7% Writing 20% 20% 21% 20% 33% 56.0% Mathematics 31% 35% 34% 35% 77% 62% 70% 74.6% Science 44% 43% -- -- 84% 80% 69% 69.0% Level 4 or Above National Average Percentages St Mary s Primary Percentages 2008 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2012 English 81% 80% 80% 82% 47% 57% 81% 87% Reading 86% 86% 83% 84% 60% 62% 84% 90% Writing 67% 68% 71% 75% 32% 43% 65% 75% Mathematics 79% 79% 80% 80% 66% 68% 77% 81% Science 88% 88% -- -- 62% 64% -- --
English and Maths combined Percentage achieving Level 4 or above in both English and mathematics 2012 2011 2010 2009 St Mary s Primary School 78% 77% 57% 47% National Average 80% 74% 73% 72% Level 5 or Above National Average Percentages St Mary s Primary Percentages 2008 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2012 English 29% 29% 33% 29% 4% 5% 7% 14% Reading 48% 47% 50% 43% 13% 21% 26% 44% Writing 20% 20% 21% 20% 4% 0% 7% -- Mathematics 31% 35% 34% 35% 9% 16% 35% 35% Science 44% 43% -- -- 13% 0 -- -- Pupil performance data by gender - Portswood Primary School Difference from National averages in brackets All figures are percentages English L4+ All 96.7 (+15.7) 96.4 (+16.4) 94.9 (+14.9) 96.7 (+15.7) 98.3 (+17.3) Boys 100.0 (+23.0) 100.0 (+25.0) 97.1 (+22.1) 94.1 (+17.1) 96.6 (+19.6) Girls 93.8 (+7.8) 91.7 (+6.7) 91.7 (+6.7) 100.0 (+14.0) 100.0 (+14.0) English L5+ All 68.3 (+38.3) 55.4 (+26.4) 52.5 (+19.5) 51.7 (+22.7) 62.7 (+33.7) Boys 64.3 (+41.3) 50.0 (+27.0) 51.4 (+25.4) 41.2 (+18.2) 51.7 (+28.7) Girls 71.9 (+35.9) 62.5 (+26.5) 54.2 (+14.2) 65.4 (+30.4) 73.3 (+38.2) Maths L4+ All 96.7 (+17.7) 100.0 (+21.0) 94.9 (+15.9) 98.3 (+18.3) 100.0 (+20.0) Boys 100.0 (+21.0) 100.0 (+21.0) 100.0 (+21.0) 97.1 (+17.1) 100.0 (+20.0) Girls 93.8 (+15.8) 100.0 (22.0) 87.5 (+8.5) 100.0 (+20.0) 100.0 (+20.0) Maths L5+ All 60.0 (+29.0) 76.8 (+41.8) 61.0 (+27.0) 70.0 (+35.0) 74.6 (+39.6) Boys 64.3 (+29.3) 81.2 (+44.2) 65.7 (+29.7) 70.6 (+33.6) 69.0 (+32.0) Girls 56.2 (+28.2) 70.8 (+38.8) 54.2 (+22.2) 69.2 (+36.2) 80.0 (+47.0)
English and Maths combined L4+ All 96.7 (+23.7) 96.4 (+24.4) 93.2 (+20.2) 96.7 (+22.7) 98.3 (+24.3) Boys 100.0 100.0 (+30.0) 97.1 (+26.1) 94.1 (+22.1) 96.6 (+24.6) Girls 93.8 91.7 (+16.7) 87.5 (+11.5) 100.0 (+23.0) 100.0 (+23.0) English and Maths combined L5+ All 55.0 (+35.0) 53.6 (+33.6) 49.2 (+26.2) 48.3 (+27.3) 59.3 (+38.3) Boys 57.1 50.0 (+32.0) 45.7 (+25.7) 41.2 (+22.2) 51.7 (+32.7) Girls 53.1 58.3 (+35.3) 54.2 (+29.2) 57.7 (+33.7) 66.7 (+42.7) Pupil performance data by gender St Mary s Primary School English L4+ All 29.2 46.8 56.8 81.4 86.5 Boys 27.6 42.1 63.2 86.7 81.8 Girls 31.6 50.0 52.0 78.6 90.0 English L5+ All 0.0 4.3 4.5 7.0 13.5 Boys 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 9.1 Girls 0.0 7.1 8.0 7.1 16.7 Maths L4+ All 47.9 66.0 68.2 76.7 80.8 Boys 62.1 68.4 73.7 86.7 77.3 Girls 26.3 64.3 64.0 71.4 83.3 Maths L5+ All 2.1 8.5 15.9 34.9 34.6 Boys 3.4 0.0 21.1 46.7 50.0 Girls 0.0 14.3 12.0 28.6 23.3
English and Maths combined L4+ All 38.5 56.4 62.5 76.7 78.8 Boys 44.8 55.3 68.5 86.7 73.3 Girls 28.9 57.2 58 71.4 80.0 English and Maths combined L5+ All 1.1 6.4 10.2 4.7 5.8 Boys 1.7 0.0 10.6 0.0 9.1 Girls 0.0 10.7 10 7.1 3.3
Curriculum A full curriculum review is taking place in both schools ensuring that there is coverage in the curriculum of equalities issues, particularly with regard to tackling prejudice and promoting community cohesion and understanding diversity. There are activities across the curriculum that promotes pupils spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Promoting Equality: Countering and Challenging Harassment and Bullying The school counters and challenges all types of discriminatory behaviour and this is made clear to staff, pupils, parents and governors; The school has a clear, agreed procedure for dealing with prejudice related bullying incidents and has a nominated member of staff responsible for recording and monitoring incidents; The school reports to Governors, parents and LA on an annual basis the number of prejudice related incidents recorded in the school. Promoting Equality: Partnerships with Parents/Carers and the Wider Community The school aims to work in partnership with parents/carers. We: Take action to ensure all parents/carers are encouraged to participate in the life of the school; Maintain good channels of communication, e.g. through parent forums, to ensure parents views are captured to inform practice; Encourage members of the local community to join in school activities and celebrations; Ensure that the parents/carers of newly arrived pupils e.g. EAL, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller or pupils with disabilities are made to feel welcome. Equality Objectives We aim to provide the highest possible quality education. The ethos of our schools clearly reflects our commitment to fully including, respecting and supporting all members of our school community whatever their cultural background, belief, gender, race or disability. We have set ourselves the following equality objectives:- To narrow the gap between vulnerable children and the national average attainment Average Point Score in English Maths and Science. To ensure that all children, parents and ataff are not discriminated against in terms of race, gender, disability or sexual orientation.
Additional Partnership Support Available for Deployment: Weekly teacher and SLT meetings to discuss specific groups of slow moving children Child and Teacher closing the gap lessons Mentor meetings to discuss children with concerns Small group booster sessions at Y6 Memory training for specific groups 1-2-1 tutorials for identified children Small group phonic boosters for Y2 A School Improvement Plan focused on rapid progress and equality of provision for all - See detailed School Improvement Plan.