Agenda item

The Panel will receive a verbal report on this item.

The Deputy Director for CYP Strategy and Commissioning introduced this item to the Panel. He explained that the results were provisional and as in previous years the Panel would receive a written report in November.

The Senior Secondary Adviser explained the first set of data to the Panel.

EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE (EYFS)

She informed them that in 2012-13 a new EYFS Profile assessment was introduced by the DFE with a revised measure of a ‘Good Level of Development’ (GLD). The GLD is achieved when a child meets or exceeds the Early Learning Goals (ELG) in all the areas of Communication and Language, Personal Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, Literacy and Mathematics.

·  The majority of children (51%) achieve a good level of development within the Early Learning Goals and 66% achieve a good level in the Prime Areas of learning and development which are key to lifelong learning.

·  The first year of a new assessment often brings more cautious assessment, and analysis would indicate that this is the case in some schools, so we would expect to see an increase in outcomes in 2013.

·  The widest gap in outcomes remains for children in receipt of Free School Meals but the impact of a focus on this group is difficult to assess given the change in assessment format.

The School Development Adviser introduced the next set of data to the Panel.

KEY STAGE 1 – (Provisional data August 2013)

·  Local Authority results in all subjects are above those of last year. 

·  The proportion achieving national expectation of Level 2+ has increased by 1 percentage point (ppt) in writing (88%), 2ppt in reading (91%) and 1ppt in Maths (94%). 

·  At the more secure Level of 2b+ there has been an increase in ppt in all subjects, writing has increased by 4 ppt (73%), both reading and maths have increased by 2ppt (83%)

·  High attainers (Level 3) have overall performed well:

  Maths 29% up 1ppt

  Reading 37% remained the same

   Writing 21% up 4ppt

Groups

·  Gender – Girls at higher levels outperform boys in all subjects except for maths

·  FSM - The gap between FSM and all pupils remains a priority for the LA as there is still a significant gap in all subjects

·  BME – There is a gap between BME and all pupils but not as great as FSM and within 4ppt within each subject. The narrowest gap is in maths

KEY STAGE 2 (Provisional LA data - August 2013)

Reporting KS2 English results in 2013 have been amended. There is no overall level awarded for English, reading and writing are have been reported separately for 2013.

·  Reading  

·  88% Level 4+ and remain the same as 2012 but above national (86%)

·  Higher attainers 52% Level 5+, a decrease of 3ppt from 2012

·  0.4% achieved Level 6

·  Writing

·  This is the second year that writing is based on Teacher Assessment and above national (83%) 

·  84% Level 4+ and remain the same as 2012. 

·  35% Level 5+, an increase of 3ppt from 2012

·  3% achieved Level 6, this is the first year the LA have reported on Level 6 so there is no comparison to be made

·  Mathematics

·  86% Level 4+, a decrease of 1ppt from 2012 but above national at 85% 

·  42% Level 5+, remains the same as 2012

·  7% achieved Level 6, as with reading and writing this is the first year the LA have reported on Level 6 so there is no comparison to be made

·  Reading, Writing  & Maths Combined  (From LA Data team, provisional)

·  L4+ 78%. This result cannot be compared as this is the first year that no overall English level has been reported.

·  It is above national by 2% (76%)

PROGRESS

This year progress is reported in reading, writing and maths, previously English and maths

Two levels progress:

o  Reading: LA 87% National 88%

o  Writing: LA 92% National 91%

o  Maths: LA 87% National 88%

Progress remains a priority for the LA. Furthermore we will begin to look at pupils making three levels progress, though nationally only two levels are reported.

Groups

·  Gender - Girls continue attaining higher than boys except in level 5 Maths and making more progress.

·  FSM – The gap between FSM and all pupils remains a priority for the LA as there is still a significant gap in all subjects writing being the greatest

·  BME – The gap between BME and all pupils is within 4ppt

·  CIC – via virtual school – 75% pupils achieved L4+ in English and Maths, 100% 2 levels progress

GCSE Results

·  5 A*- C grades including English and Maths – 64. 8%

A Level Results

·  3 A* - E grades – 74.4%

The Chair praised the work of the pupils, teachers, parents and officers in achieving such good results.