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STOCKTON-ON-TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL

CABINET DECISION

PROFORMA

Cabinet Meeting ........................................................................ 17 October 2024

1.Title of Item/Report

            School Performance 2023-24

2.Record of the Decision

Consideration was given to a report that presented a summary of provisional headline performance data for the academic year 2023-24 in all Key Stages for all providers across the Borough.

Primary schools continued to perform well. 95% of schools were good or better (including previous judgements of schools not inspected since academy conversion). This was an improvement on last year and above average for both the region and England as a whole. This reflected the sustained impact of the work of the Education, Inclusion and Achievement Service in monitoring, challenging, intervening and supporting the sector.

Although outcomes had not returned to pre-pandemic levels, outcomes for Stockton-on-Tees pupils in the primary sector were mostly above provisional national average for 2024 on every measure at age-related expectations. However, the proportion of pupils achieving the higher standards at the end of KS2 had fallen below the provisional national average.

Secondary outcomes were above 2024 national averages in all areas.  These results had been self-reported by the schools and academies themselves.

Post-16 outcomes (A*-E) continued to perform well. The area where they were not above national averages is in the top scores (A* and B) which reflected the regional picture.

Once again, many schools in the Borough had seen much higher than usual numbers of pupils joining the school during the academic year, many from out of area. For example, there had been 108 transfer requests for new arrivals from Nigeria, and 109 from Middlesbrough. However, 27% of requests (374) were deemed ‘parental preference’ with children moving from one Stockton school to another.

RESOLVED that:-

1. The report and standards and achievements across the Borough be noted.

2. The strong overall performance of Stockton-on-Tees schools at both primary and secondary phases be noted.

3.         Reasons for the Decision

            The report was for noting only.

4.         Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

            None

5.         Declared (Cabinet Member) Conflicts of Interest

            None

6.         Details of any Dispensations

            None

7.         Date and Time by which Call In must be executed

            N/A

Proper Officer

Consideration was given to a report that presented a summary of provisional headline performance data for the academic year 2023-24 in all Key Stages for all providers across the Borough.

Primary schools continued to perform well. 95% of schools were good or better (including previous judgements of schools not inspected since academy conversion). This was an improvement on last year and above average for both the region and England as a whole. This reflected the sustained impact of the work of the Education, Inclusion and Achievement Service in monitoring, challenging, intervening and supporting the sector.

Although outcomes had not returned to pre-pandemic levels, outcomes for Stockton-on-Tees pupils in the primary sector were mostly above provisional national average for 2024 on every measure at age-related expectations. However, the proportion of pupils achieving the higher standards at the end of KS2 had fallen below the provisional national average.

Secondary outcomes were above 2024 national averages in all areas.  These results had been self-reported by the schools and academies themselves.

Post-16 outcomes (A*-E) continued to perform well. The area where they were not above national averages is in the top scores (A* and B) which reflected the regional picture.

Once again, many schools in the Borough had seen much higher than usual numbers of pupils joining the school during the academic year, many from out of area. For example, there had been 108 transfer requests for new arrivals from Nigeria, and 109 from Middlesbrough. However, 27% of requests (374) were deemed ‘parental preference’ with children moving from one Stockton school to another.

RESOLVED that:-

1. The report and standards and achievements across the Borough be noted.

2. The strong overall performance of Stockton-on-Tees schools at both primary and secondary phases be noted.