PROSPECTUS 2019-20

Prospectus 2019-2020

Welcome – Croeso

In my experience, parents want their children to be educated in a school where learning and respect are placed at the heart of everything it does. It is only when both of these values work in complete unison with each other that students can flourish and reach their potential.

The is a community, co-educational comprehensive school which is proud of the diverse communities it serves. We strive to ensure high standards; our commitment to the arts, music and sport combine to provide opportunities for each student`s personal fulfilment and success.

When you visit, you will find our school has a strong ethos of mutual co-operation and respect, where dedicated staff and students work together and learn from each other. We want our young people to become responsible citizens who care about others and the communities they live in.

We have had a new building, ATP, MUGA pitches, car parking and extensive refurbishment in our older buildings.

I look forward to welcoming you to a school that demonstrates all that is best about comprehensive education.

Mr M Tucker Headteacher

The John Frost School Charter

Our students, parents, staff and governors have produced our charter which encapsulates our vision and values.

The John Frost School Charter

1. To instil respect and tolerance towards others

2. To provide a safe, caring and healthy environment

3. To foster pride in ourselves, our school, our communities and our city

4. To promote an inclusive, nurturing school where we all work together to achieve success

5. To enable all students to realise their potential

6. To encourage a lifelong love of learning to ensure students are: ► Ambitious and capable ► Enterprising and creative ► Ethical and informed ► Healthy and confident

An Outstanding Curriculum

We offer a broad and balanced personalised curriculum. Our focus is to ensure that all students acquire the basic skills of literacy, numeracy and ICT, as well as the equally important wider skills.

At The John Frost School, we challenge and motivate our students and place great emphasis on supporting each individual, both personally and academically, as they progress throughout their

school life.

All students in Key Stage 3 follow the National Curriculum subjects with individualised support where needed. All subjects are delivered through the Literacy and Numeracy Framework, ensuring a rigorous commitment to high standards with key skills at the heart of everything we do.

Students are guided through a wide variety of individual pathways which are on offer. These pathways are carefully constructed to allow both choice and flexibility in which traditional academic subjects such as Physics, Chemistry and Biology, History and Geography can be studied alongside vocational courses.

In Sixth Form, our flexible and student-centred curriculum enables students to choose from a multitude of ‘A’ Level and vocational subjects. We are delighted to be a member of the “Newport West Sixth Form Collaboration of Schools” which allow us to offer students such a wide range of subjects.

We have developed an excellent Careers Education programme. Links with the local community and businesses are extensive and, combined with work related activities; provide our students with a wide range of experiences in preparation for the world of work.

Our Personal, Social and Health Education programme is extensive and covers all aspects of the wider curriculum including internet safety, sex education, drug and substance misuse awareness and many other aspects of wellbeing. The aims are to help students to develop the skills and knowledge appropriate to their age, understanding and development. Students are enabled to make responsible decisions about their relationships, sexual health and well-being. We work closely with a number of agencies including Gwent Police, Careers , Gwent Health Authority and Youth Service to support learning and enrich our curriculum.

Homework is a vital part of student learning and considerable emphasis is placed on helping students take responsibility for their own achievement and personal development. Homework is carefully planned and has been designed to complement student learning.

Pastoral Care – Well-being is at the heart of what we do

The principle and approach we work towards is to support each student in the school as an individual learner and achiever. Pastoral care is provided to ensure students are able to engage fully in the life of the school, identifying a student’s strengths and areas to develop so that the student can achieve and make progress.

We provide access to high quality guidance through a superb pastoral team with additional support from external agencies if required. Pastoral care also engages with the students’ lives away from school, providing a link with family life, and taking an active and supportive interest in the student as an individual.

We have a dedicated Year 7 team of staff who specialise in induction and plan a sensitive and successful programme of transition from Year 6 in our feeder primaries into secondary school life. Our form tutor system focuses on individual support and academic progress.

Parents are encouraged to have regular contact with the school and we hold a range of activities when parents may visit the school. We believe it is imperative to form a strong link with parents and encourage a regular and active dialogue around student progress.

Supporting the Individual

We recognise that every student needs to be personally challenged throughout their school life and we place great emphasis on tracking individual student progress. We encourage all parents’ to attend Parents’ Evenings.

For more-able and talented students, a programme of extension and enrichment opportunities take place to challenge and stretch classroom learning in new and imaginative ways. In the classroom, lessons are differentiated to enable high performers to achieve their very best.

We believe that educational inclusion is about equal opportunities for all students, whatever their age, gender, ethnicity, attainment and background. At The John Frost School, we aim to identify needs as they arise and provide teaching and learning contexts which enable every child to achieve to his or her full potential

For students with a particular learning need, our very experienced Additional Educational Needs team develop a wide variety of support and interventions to support the individual and allow them to have equal access to the curriculum. We provide a differentiated curriculum for students with identified needs. Specialist support is provided when required from external agencies.

Student Voice – We listen to our students

We have an outstanding range of opportunities for students to develop their leadership skills, including a thriving Student Council who play an active role in making improvements to school life. Students are encouraged to take posts of responsibility and become successful, confident, global citizens. They regularly represent the school in an assortment of external events.

The John Frost School has a well-established Student Voice programme which includes regular questionnaires linked to teaching and learning, well-being surveys and meetings with staff and governors. We are very proud of our policy of listening to our learners and responding to their feedback.

The school has well established student groups who meet regularly to drive the school forward in key areas. These groups are Eco Group, Well-being Group. Equality and Diversity Group and Healthy Eating (SNAG) Group.

The Welsh Language

All teaching in the school is delivered in English. However, we are committed to providing a range of opportunities for students to encounter the use of the Welsh language. Cwricwlwm Cymreig is embedded throughout the school and develops students’ appreciation of Welsh culture and heritage.

Collective Worship/Religious Education

The John Frost School is committed to the principle that all students should be treated with dignity and respect. Religious Education provides the opportunity for students to learn about the world and their community and the people in it. Our comprehensive Religious Studies curriculum enables choices to be made and issues to be discussed that impact upon everyday life and reflect current affairs.

Students are encouraged to develop their understanding of the spirituality within themselves which creates individual human beings. Opportunity is provided for students to learn more about the way in which religion can play an important part in their lives. The beliefs and values of others are studied in order to develop respect for, and an appreciation of, the similarities and differences between individuals and communities.

All of our students engage in a daily act of collective worship through assemblies and form periods.

Parents have the right to withdraw their child from the act of collective worship and/or Religious Education for religious reasons and can discuss their decisions in greater depth with the Headteacher, if required.

Our Feeder Primary School Links

We are very proud of our excellent links with our feeder primary schools and we work closely with them to provide an extensive transition programme, ensuring a seamless progression into secondary school. All students from our primaries visit our school for a range of events including music, drama and sporting activities. Our staff visit and teach Year 5 and 6 students on a regular basis. We meet with primary schools to plan collaboratively to ensure our students make excellent progress in their learning.

Our feeder schools are:

Clytha Primary Gaer Primary Gllasllwch Primary Primary Primary Tredegar Park Primary St Woolos Primary.

Our Home School Agreement

We are totally committed to working with our parents and carers and believe partnership between parents and the school is imperative. We ask all students and parents to sign the Home School Agreement, which identifies each responsibility to ensure success for the student. As well as the usual contact with home via telephone calls, emails, texts, homework log books and mail, we also communicate through our website, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Your first point of contact for any discussion about your child’s progress should be your child’s Progress Co-ordinator.

Extra-Curricular Activities

At The John Frost School, we are delighted to offer an extensive range of extra-curricular activities and actively encourage all students to participate and enjoy what the school has to offer. We have a number of superb facilities including a sports hall with a fitness suite, swimming pool, climbing wall, a gymnasium, outdoor sports pitches, Astro Turf and MUGA pitches, drama studio, JamPod music suite and music recording classroom.

Drama and Music

The Performing Arts and Music staff at The John Frost School are energetic, motivated individuals who have a huge passion for the subject. There are always new initiatives taking place both in and out of lessons and students are constantly provided with new opportunities to embrace all aspects of the subjects. Theatre trips are an essential component of the Music and Drama courses; the range of visits on offer gives students a broad and inspiring range of theatrical experiences.

Much time has been dedicated to improve the facilities and resources available to students and enable the Performing Arts and Music departments to thrive. The drama studio is a flexible space that can be used for acting, dance and theatre workshops across the year groups. Drama Club takes place on a weekly basis.

The department has two spacious music rooms that have recently been upgraded allowing students access to Cubase 5 and Sibelius software, plus a recording studio. The department is supported by a team of specialists who assist students with vocal and instrumental tuition. There are a number of opportunities for students to extend these skills through a varied extra- curricular programme and opportunities for them to utilise our JamPod room. The room has twelve ‘pods’ that allows students to perform in bands and have control over their own ‘mix’ and headphones.

Sports

We cater for a wide range of interests, with the aim of encouraging our students to view physical activity and sport as a lifelong pursuit. We offer the traditional sports of rugby, netball, football, basketball, cricket, athletics and cross country. Students compete in regular fixtures, entering local, county and national competitions. Additionally, we also offer individual activities such as health related exercise, orienteering, mountain biking, dance, gymnastics and swimming in our programme. Our main objective is mass participation for all.

We are part of the Newport Live scheme which add another dimension to our extra-curricular programme, as well as increasing our links with our feeder primary schools. Our JFS Sports team work alongside the PE department to provide our students the best opportunities to participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities, some of which are not available as part of the curriculum.

Trips and Visits

Trips and visits enrich the learning experiences of our students. We are committed to offering the widest range of opportunities within the curriculum and also for reward and recreation. We organise many trips and visits, all of which are carefully planned and risk assessed.

Charging

The school has a policy on charging for activities; parents may be asked to make a voluntary contribution towards the cost. However, no charge is made for activities essential to the curriculum. For trips outside of school time and musical instrument tuition, charges are made.

Equal Opportunities

The Equality Act (2010) gives the framework for our strategic equality plan. We have three key objectives:

 To provide a happy, safe, inclusive learning environment.  To increase the numbers of under-represented groups to participate in school life.  To continue to improve relationships within the school community.

Our school is open to everyone. We will not discriminate in our admissions criteria or in providing education and access to any benefit, service or facility, either directly or indirectly, against anyone with a protected characteristic.

Safeguarding

The John Frost School is committed to safeguarding our students and believe that students have the right to learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment. We follow the All Wales Child Protection Procedures and other guidance and protocols that have been endorsed and agreed by Newport Safeguarding Children Board. The senior designated person for safeguarding is Mrs M Poulton (Assistant Headteacher) supported by Mr J Rees (Assistant Headteacher). All of our staff have received training in safeguarding to ensure students have a safe environment in which to flourish.

The key aims of our child protection policy are:

 Establish and maintain an ethos where children feel secure and encouraged to talk and share their concerns and will be listened to;  Ensure that children know that all adults in this school can be approached if they are worried about matters that concern them, their siblings or friends;  Include in the curriculum activities and opportunities for PSE which equip children with the skills they need to stay safe from abuse and to know that they can turn to staff for help;  Include in the curriculum material which will help children develop realistic attitudes to the responsibilities of adult life, particularly with regard to childcare and parenting skills.

Mrs M Poulton also has responsibility for Looked After Children and carefully monitors the provision for and attainment of these students.

Security, Health and Safety

Students work to the best of their ability when they are allowed to flourish in a safe and caring environment. The site is surrounded by safety fencing. Premises and cleaning teams liaise with the Leadership Team to ensure the site is clean and safe. The School Director of Business is responsible for ensuring the site remains safe. All activities including classroom lessons, sporting activities and school visits are subject to comprehensive risk assessments.

Students have toilet provision in all three buildings on school site. The sports hall also has two toilets specifically designed for disabled access. Toilets are accessible at all times. Students are encouraged to use the toilets during break, lunch or between lessons.

A designated full time member of staff cleans the toilets throughout each school day to ensure that they are kept in the best condition possible for students. Additionally, the school council has been consulted on toilet facilities in the school and their views taken into account in the management and development of the school’s toilet facilities.

CCTV is used to monitor the site for the safety of all. Staff receive First Aid training on a regular basis and we have a team of support staff who provide First Aid cover.

All visitors to the school must sign in at main reception and display a visitor’s badge. All staff wear an identification badge. The school complies with the Equality Act (2010) and we are committed to ensuring equality for all.

Toilet Facilities

Students have toilet provision in all four buildings on school site. Toilets are accessible at all times. Students are encouraged to use the toilets during break or lunch or between lessons. There are disabled access toilets in three of the four buildings.

A full time member of staff cleans the toilets throughout each school day to ensure that they are kept in the best condition possible for students. Additionally, the school council has been consulted on toilet facilities in the school and their views taken into account in the management and development of the school’s toilet facilities.

Exam Results

The school continues to make improvements in examination results. We are extremely proud of the results achieved by all our students. Attached to this prospectus is our Annual Report to Parents which gives all our latest results provided by the Welsh Government. Also included is a report on the destinations of our students at the end of statutory education.

Attendance

We have placed great emphasis on the need for excellent attendance. We have a dedicated attendance officer who works with all stakeholders to track and raise students’ attendance. We appreciated that there are times when a student is ill and unable to attend school and we have a dedicated attendance line (01633 654111) for parents to report absence. We do not authorise absence for holidays. Last year our attendance figure was 92.6% and authorised absence was 3.8%.

Admission Arrangements

Our standard number for admissions is 223. In 2018/2019 we admitted 281 students into Year 7. To apply for a place in The John Frost School, you must complete an admissions form available from . Parents should receive this from their current school. Information is also from Newport City Council at www.newport.gov.uk or telephone 01633 656656.

School Term Dates 2019 - 20

School Term Dates September 2019 – July 2020

Autumn Term Term begins Tuesday 3 September 2019 Half term begins Monday 28 October 2019 Half term ends Friday 1 November 2019 Term ends Friday 20 December 2019

Spring Term Term begins Monday 6 January 2020 Half term begins Monday 17 February 2020 Half term ends Friday 21 February 2020 Term ends Friday 3 April 2020

Summer Term Term begins Monday 20 April 2020 May Day Monday 4 May 2020 Half term begins Monday 25 May 2020 Half term ends Friday 29 May 2020 Term ends Friday 17 July 2020

Good Friday Friday 10 April 2020 Easter Monday Monday 13 April 2020

School Day Registration/Tutor period 8.40 - 9.00 Lesson 1 9.00 - 10.00 Lesson 2 10.00 - 11.00 BREAK 11.00 - 11.20 Lesson 3 11.20 - 12.20 Lesson 4 12.20 - 1.20 LUNCH 1.20 – 2.05 Registration/Tutor period 2.05 - 2.20 Lesson 5 2.20 – 3.20 End of school day 3.20

Listening to you

We pride ourselves on working effectively with all our partners: students, parents, community leaders, businesses, the local authority and all other external bodies to support student learning and student opportunity. If you wish to speak to us, please do not hesitate to contact us or the Chair of Governors via the school.

You can access copies of the Complaints Procedure on our website, or request a copy from the school. By working together and listening to your views we can achieve anything.

Headteacher: Mr M Tucker

Chair of Governors: Mrs S O’Brian

The John Frost School Lighthouse Road Newport NP10 8YD

Telephone: 01633 654100

Email: [email protected]

Data Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4

Key Stage 3 Targets

2019 2017 2018 2019 Target English Attaining level 5 or above 81 90 90 92

Mathematics Attaining level 5 or above 85 88 86 88

Science Attaining level 5 or above 90 94 94 94

CSI level 5+, English, Maths, Science 74 84 82 86

Key Stage 4 Targets

2019 2017 2018 2019 Target Capped 9 N/A 306 321 324

Level 2 (Incl. English & Maths) 48 43 40 50

Level 1 93 91 93 97

5A* / A 4 4 8 8

Attendance Target

School Attendance (compulsory school age only)

The following figures (percentages) relate to the academic year 2017 up to and Including May.

2017 2018 2019 2019 Target Attendance 91.7 91.3 92.6 92.1 Authorised Absence 4.4 4.6 3.8 4.1 Unauthorised Absence 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.8

Summary of School Development Plan Standards Quality of Teaching Tracking, Monitoring and Well Being Quality and the provision of Learning effectiveness of Support Leaders and Managers To raise standards in English and To improve the quality of To increase the number of students To refine the behaviour for To improve leadership skills Maths in Key Stage 4. teaching to, secure or high achieving 5 A* - A learning policy at all levels of the school To raise standards in all subjects in impact, in all lessons. Key Stage 3. To ensure the school is compliant To develop a Cluster Self-evaluation To fully integrate assessment with the new ALN Bill - 3-year approach to wellbeing and To improve performance in the processes and for learning into all lessons implementation period starting equity with a focus on Capped Nine Points Score for students improvement planning in Y11. and ensure staff consistently from September 2020. vulnerable groups. provide good feedback to To raise standards in Welsh. students, enabling them to Personal Development To gain the fourth Leaf of To improve self-evaluation and improvement planning make progress. the Healthy Schools Award. To improve outcomes in key at all levels, including To improve parental engagement performance indicators in sixth form. governor self-evaluation To improve the accuracy and To ban the consumption of

consistency of assessment To improve student engagement unhealthy drinks at JFS and To engage in the RADY Standards and progress across the curriculum reduce the use of plastic. project led by EAS, specific groups To improve student transition for collaborating with five other The breadth, balance our vulnerable students Attitudes to Learning schools.

To improve Average Capped Point and appropriateness of To raise whole school Score of FSM students. the curriculum Safeguarding Professional Learning To improve academic attendance performance of FSM students in To improve key issues arising from To develop the KS3 curriculum To develop the school as a Key Stage 3. Health & Wellbeing Survey in line with Curriculum for learning organisation

Wales To improve the academic To improve skills of performance of MAT students Provision for skills Teaching assistants and

cover supervisors.

Standards and progress in To raise standards of literacy skills skills To improve Welsh Language

skills of all staff To raise standards of numeracy To embed the DCF skills Use of Resources To raise standards of To raise standards of literacy numeracy skills To complete remodelling skills work to the school, To improve students’ wider improving the learning To raise standards of Welsh skills environment. language skills Raise standards of Welsh To upgrade teaching areas, Language skills halls and corridors in the school, to improve the learning environment.

School Validation 2019 (KS3 – Pupils) The John Frost School (Table 1 of 2 - PERCENTAGES) Newport

N D NCO NCO NCO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EP 5+ 1 2 3 English 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.7 3.7 1.4 33.3 53.2 3.7 0.7 0.0 90.3 2018 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 8.8 30.4 40.9 16.6 1.7 0.0 89.5 Oracy 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.2 3.2 4.2 35.6 32.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 88.4 2018 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 14.4 50.0 37.3 16.0 3.9 0.0 84.0 Reading 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.7 3.7 2.3 31.5 54.2 3.7 0.0 0.0 89.4 2018 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 9.4 31.5 40.3 15.5 1.7 0.0 89.0 Writing 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.7 3.7 10.6 37.5 41.7 1.9 0.0 0.0 81.0 2018 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 14.9 29.3 39.2 14.9 0.0 0.0 83.4

2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 11.6 23.1 32.9 23.6 6.0 0.0 85.6 Mathematics 2018 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 11.0 27.6 31.5 21.5 7.2 0.0 87.8

2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.6 29.2 45.8 19.0 0.0 0.0 94.0 Science 2018 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 32.6 45.9 16.0 0.0 0.0 94.5

School 75.1 Wales 77.0 Core Subject Indicator **

2019 81.9 2018 84.0

School Validation 2019 (KS3 - Pupils)

N D NCO NCO NCO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EP 5+ 1 2 3 Welsh Second Language 2019 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.3 14.8 52.3 28.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 80.6 2018 2.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 16.0 61.3 17.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 79.0 Modern Foreign Language 2019 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 4.6 20.8 34.3 33.3 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 38.0 2018 1.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 10.5 17.7 55.8 9.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 65.2 Design and Technology 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.9 4.2 63.4 19.9 10.2 0.0 0.0 93.5 2018 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.7 5.0 70.7 21.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 91.7 Information and 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 46.3 37.0 13.4 0.0 0.0 96.8 Communication Technology 2018 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 16.0 43.1 39.8 0.0 0.0 98.9 History 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 10.6 58.3 26.4 3.7 0.0 0.0 88.4 2018 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 11.0 34.8 33.7 19.3 0.0 0.0 87.8 Geography 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.2 11.1 43.5 30.1 7.9 3.7 0.0 85.2 2018 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 5.5 33.7 41.4 18.2 0.0 0.0 93.4 Art and Design 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 50.5 36.1 6.0 2.8 0.0 95.4 2018 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 36.5 45.3 13.3 2.8 0.0 97.8 Music 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 14.8 54.6 24.5 3.2 0.9 0.0 83.3 2018 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 9.9 33.7 46.4 8.8 0.6 0.0 89.5 Physical Education 2019 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.6 43.5 38.9 11.6 0.0 0.0 94.0 2018 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 6.1 50.8 34.3 8.3 0.0 0.0 93.4

Notes N: Not awarded a level for reasons other than disapplication. - : Not exactly zero but less than 0.05 D: Disapplied under section 364 or 365 of the Education Act 1996, now effected through * :Cohort is less than five or cannot be given for reasons of Sections 113-116 of the Education Act 2002 Confidentiality NCO1: National Curriculum Outcome 1 ** : Achieved the expected level in each of Welsh First Language NCO2: National Curriculum Outcome 2 Or English, Mathematics and Science in combination NCO3: National Curriculum Outcome 3 (NB NCO1, NCO2 & NCO3 have replaced Level W in previous years) EP: Exceptional Performance % achieving the expected level (L5+)

School Validation 2019 (KS3 - Pupils)

(Table 2 of 2 – Pupil Numbers)

Newport The john Frost School

N D NC01 NC02 NC03 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EP Cohort

English 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 3 72 115 8 0 0 216

Oracy 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 9 77 108 6 0 0 216

Reading 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 5 68 117 8 0 0 216

Writing 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 23 81 90 4 0 0 216

Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 25 50 71 51 13 0 216

Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 63 99 41 0 0 216

Core Subject Indicator ** 2019 177

Cohort = 216

School Validation 2017 (KS3 – Pupils)

N D NC01 NC02 NC03 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EP Cohort Welsh Second Language 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 32 113 61 0 0 0 216

Modern Foreign Language 0 3 0 0 0 2 10 45 74 72 10 0 0 0 216

Design and Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 137 43 22 0 0 216

Information & Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 100 80 29 0 0 216 Technology History 216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 126 57 8 0 0

Geography 216 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 24 94 65 17 8 0

Art and Design 216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 109 78 13 6 0

Music 216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 32 118 53 7 2 0

Physical Education 216 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 94 84 25 0 0

Notes N: Note awarded a level for reasons other than disapplication. D:Disapplied under section 364 or 365 of the Education Act 1996, now effected through sections 113-116 of the Education Act 2002. NC01:National Curriculum Outcome 1 NC02:National Curriculum Outcome 2 NC03:National Curriculum Outcome 3 (NB NC01, NC02 & NC03 have replaced Level W in previous years) EP:Exceptional Performance

Student Destinations – 2018 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13 Female Male % Female Male % Female Male % Totals Totals Totals

Continuing in full-time education 32 27 59 32.065% 29 32 61 83.562% 0 0 0 - - Same School Continuing in full-time education 0 6 6 3.261% 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - - School Continuing in full-time education 52 39 91 49.457% 5 5 10 13.699% 2 0 2 3.125% - College Continuing in full-time education 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 28 20 48 75.00% - HE Continuing in Part time 0 1 1 0.543% 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - Education Entering employment outside 2 3 5 2.717% 1 1 2 2.74% 3 6 9 14.063% WBTYP Entering WBTYP (employed 1 1 2 1.087% 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - status) Entering WBTYP - (without 7 1 8 4.348% 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - employed status) Able to enter Emp, Ed or WBTYP 1 0 1 0.543% 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - (Unemployed) Unable OR NOT READY to enter Emp, Ed or WBTYP (e.g. due to 1 2 3 1.63% 0 1 0 0.95% 1 0 1 1.563% illness, custodial sentence)

Known to have left the area 0 3 3 1.63% 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 1.563% Not responding to follow-up and 2 3 5 2.717% 0 0 0 - 2 1 3 4.688% therefore unknown Total number of 2017 statutory school leavers 98 86 184 35 38 73 37 27 64

Summary of Secondary School Performance (1)(2) LA/School No. 680 / 4020 Pupils in Year 11 Number of pupils in Y11 who were on roll in January 2019: 202 Average points score per pupil: Welsh Baccalaureate Capped 9 measure Literacy Numeracy Science Skills Challenge (interim) measure measure measure Certificate measure

School 2018/19 322 37 34 31 32

LA Area 2018/19 .. 38 37 36 ..

Wales 2018/19 .. 39 37 37 ..

School 17/18/19 .. 37 35 33 ..

School 16/17/18 ......

Number of boys in Y11 who were on roll in January 2019: 102 Average points per boy: Welsh Baccalaureate Capped 9 Literacy Numeracy Science Skills Challenge measure (interim) measure measure measure Certificate measure

School 2018/19 311 35 34 31 29

LA Area 2018/19 .. 35 36 34 ..

Wales 2018/19 .. 36 36 35 ..

School 17/18/19 .. 35 35 33 ..

School 16/17/18 ...... Number of girls in Y11 who were on roll in January 2019 : 100

Average points per girl:

Welsh Baccalaureate Capped 9 Literacy Numeracy Sci ence Skills Challenge measure (interim) measure measure measure Certificate measure

School 2018/19 333 40 34 32 35

LA Area 2018/19 .. 41 38 37 ..

Wales 2018/19 .. 42 38 38 ..

School 17/18/19 .. 39 35 33 ..

School 16/17/18 ......

(1) For details on approved qualifications, point scores and contribution to thresholds, please see the Qualifications Wales

website (QiW) at https://www.qiw.wales/ (2) For details on the calculation of these indicators, please see the guidance note at:

https:/gov.wales/interim-key-stage-4-school=performance-arrangements .. Data not available.

The John Frost School Summary of School Performance (1) LA/School No. 680 / 4020 Pupils aged 17 Percentage of pupils aged Number of boys aged 17 Number of girls aged 17 17 who were on roll in Who were on roll in January Who were on roll in January January 2019: 42 2019 : 22 2019: 20

Achieved the Level Average wider Achieved the Average wider Achieved the Average wider 3 threshold points score Level 3 threshold points score Level 3 threshold points score

School 2018/19 95 662 90 658 100 665

LA Area 2018/19 98 747 96 693 99 795

Wales 2018/19 98 741 97 693 98 781

School 17/18/19 89 670 88 664 90 676

School 16/17/18 ......

Achieved 3 or Achieved 3 or Achieved 3 or Achieved 3 or Achieved 3 or Achieved 3 or more A level more A level more A level more A level more A level more A level grades A*-A grades A*-C or grades A*-A grades A*-C or grades A*-A grades A*-C or equivalent equivalent or equivalent equivalent or equivalent or equivalent

School 2018/19 3 32 5 30 0 33

LA Area 2018/19 11 57 10 49 11 64

Wales 2018/19 13 58 12 51 14 64

School 17/18/19 3 34 5 33 0 34

School 16/17/18 ......

For details on approved qualifications, point scores and contribution to thresholds, please Qualifications Wales website (QiW) at https://www.qiw.wales/

Community Links The school, its staff and students participate in many activities with our community. Some of these activities are continuous, some of them are for a specific period of time, some are repeated at regular intervals and some may be one off activities. The table below gives an indication of some of the community activities we have been involved in over the last year.

Who or where in the community How are we involved?

St. Woolos, Maesglas, Clytha, Pillgwenlly Senior members of The John Frost School staff as Governors Tredegar Park Primary Schools Parents, community organisations and all Various shows and productions, academic and sporting community members awards evenings Parents, community organisations and all School Open Evening community members All community members (and beyond) School website and numerous school social media accounts Parents Parents evenings for all students along with written reports Year 6 students and their parents Year 6 welcome evening at The John Frost School Parents School video on website Attend half termly 'cluster' meetings at The John Frost Members of primary school staff School, concerts and Annual Awards Evening at The John Frost School JFS staff as part of primary cluster professional learning Members of primary school/JFS staff communities All community members (and beyond) Annual Open Evening and Sixth Form Open Evening Friends of The John Frost School supporting the school in Parent volunteers and staff members many ways Youth Service Youth Worker support for school students Youth Service Academic support for students OAP Housing Complex Warden/Duffryn Students delivering a tea party for OAP's Community Link Duke of Edinburgh Youth Service Supporting students through their Duke of Edinburgh Awards Representative

Hexad Group of Secondary Schools Work collaboratively to secure school improvement High School, Risca Comprehensive, Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed, Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni and Ysgol Gyfun Gwynynllyw Cluster primary schools (Clytha, The John Frost School staff deliver lessons at local Primary St Woolos, Glasllwch, Pillgwenlly, Maesglas, schools Tredegar Park and Gaer) Cluster primary schools

Business in the Community Visits from local entrepreneurs, industry visits and student mentoring Business Initiative Partnership Work with our partner – Wales & West utilities Newport County AFC Community coaches deliver training to students Year 6 students in our local primary school’s Numerous Year 6 into 7 induction visits and activities Year 7 students Arrow Wellbeing project Students Network Rail safety assemblies Students Gwent Police talks Year 9 Drama students Flying Theatre visit Asda We are their designated 'Community School'

The John Frost School

School Type: Comprehensive 11-19

Linguistic Delivery: English Medium

Number of SEN unit/Special Classes 2018: 0

Number of students on roll in NCY 11 2018: 204

Percentage of compulsory school age students eligible for FSM 16/17/18: (1) 26

Percentage of students in Year 11 on SEN register 2018: 31.4

Welsh Baccalaureate Offered: Yes

The Governing Body Name Term of Office ends

LA Appointed Cllr Charles Ferris 12/03/2023 Cllr Trevor Watkins 25/06/2020 Mrs Jan Atkinson 19/01/2024 Cllr Tracey Holyoake 27/02/2022

Parent Governors Mrs Laura Churchill 08/01/2021 Mr Mottobir Hussain 06/06/2023 Miss Shazia Ramzan 06/06/2023 Mrs Kerrie Davies 14/01/2022 Mrs Charlotte Simpson 19/01/2024

Staff Governors Mr Mark Tucker (Headteacher) Mr David Thomas (Teacher) 20/01/2023 Mr Hugh Thompson 13/03/2022

Non-Voting Co-opted Linked Governors Mrs Samantha Roberts

Associate Aleksej Klusevich (Head Boy)

Beth Probert (Head Girl)

Community Governors appointed by Governing Body Mr Tony Boswell 25/06/2020 Mr Robert Lynbeck 12/07/2020 Mrs Sue O’Brian 24/09/2021 Mr Gareth Jenkins 24/03/2023 Mrs Heather Vaughan 08/05/2021

Clerk to the Governors Vacant

Policies All school policies are reviewed on an annual basis by the Governors’ Curriculum and Policy sub-committee. All school policies are available on request.

Financial Statement

The John Frost School Financial Statement for Year Ending 31st March 2019

2017/18 2017/18 £ Employees £ 3,199,799 Teachers 3,318,500 876,413 Support Staff 1,110,388 66,219 Caretakers 78,904 20,355 Midday Supervisors 13,642 151,706 Cleaners 133,132

Other Employee Costs 46,289 Supply Insurance Premium 48,329 74,594 Agency Staff 113,261 7,200 Lunch Time Meal Entitlement 5,602 22,243 Exam Invigilators 18,051 3,710 Advertising 2,760 267 Misc Employee Costs 1,153

Energy 11,653 Gas 19,753 74,040 Electricity 77,100 67,909 Oil 69,010

253,094 Capitation and ICT 286,837

421,628 SCC, EIG and PDG Expenditure* 20,095

Premises Related 89,321 Rates 92,006 81,165 Building Maintenance and Alarm Lines 208,289 14,875 Grounds Maintenance 22,627 17,560 Water 15,034 5,155 Building Cleaning Contract 24,482 5,158 Refuse Collection 7,685 2,673 Miscellaneous Premises 1,665

Communications 10,756 Postage/Fax/Telex 9,366 17,912 Telephones 3,600

Transp ort 340 Vehicle Maintenance 2,813 16,362 Vehicle Hire 12,192 767 Car Allowance 802 291 Travel Expenses 275

157,342 Exam Fees 121,857

External Courses / Provision School Funded Training 9,097 47,988 Sixth Form 72,792

200,945 Central Services 189,837

Income -28,514 Lettings -51,774 Sales Income -997 0 Music Service Income -15,776 Donations -16,518 -6,086 Miscellaneous -18,432 -157,530 Supply -78,384 -270 Interest -270 -82,198 EIG -78,238 -328,900 PDG/EYPDG -328,900 0 Energy Compensation 0 0 Coaching Fees 0 -126,293 Other Grant and Contributions -151,051 0 Reserve Transfer 0 0 After School Clubs 0

5,220,162 Total Net Expenditure 5,386,371

5,219,970 Total Funding 5,437,462

-191 In-year Surplus / -Deficit -51,091 81,940 Prior Year Surplus 81,748

81,748 Accumulated Surplus 132,839

1.57% Balance as % of Funding 2.44%

*Total PDG / EIG for 2017/18 includes salary expenditure which is shown under ‘Employees’ costs in 2018/19

Additional Learning Needs

The John Frost School is committed to provide a high quality, appropriate education for all of our students. We believe that all students should have access to a broad and balanced curriculum. We strive to eliminate all forms of discrimination and prejudice and develop an environment in which all students can flourish and reach their potential.

The school has an ALN policy which was produced in consultation with Newport LA advisory service and is reviewed by the Governors on an annual basis.

Students’ Additional learning needs are identified through:

 Transitional visits to all feeder primary schools  Information from parents  Information from teachers and outside agencies  Screening tests (Internal and external screening tests)

Twenty-four students were awarded Statements of Educational Need as of 1 September 2018. The number of students without statements who were maintained on the AEN register fluctuated but was 296 in November 2018. Therefore, at that date the total was 296 students. At the end of the summer term 2018 four students with a statement left.

Thirty-one students were granted special arrangements when undertaking GSCE and A’ level examinations. Their concessions included reader, scribe, and use of a word processor, separate room and extra time. The duties of reader and scribe were carried out by the Learning Support Assistants (LSA).

Learning Support Assistants delivered programmes in Literacy, Numeracy, Communication and Social and Emotional aspects of Learning. Specialist LSAs worked on individual programmes for students with dyslexia and dyslexia related difficulties.

LSAs supported students holding Statements of Special Educational Needs and students on the SEN register. Their methodology ensured that maximum support was given to both the teacher and the students within each class. All LSAs worked across a variety of the curriculum areas and year groups. LSAs monitored IDPs/Action Plans and contributed to relevant statutory assessments and review meetings.

Staff development opportunities included Asthma Awareness, Epilepsy and Epi-pen training, First Aid, Attachment Theory, SAP training, alongside on-going in-house INSET training such as Child Protection and Behaviour for Learning.

The Department worked very closely with the Learning Support Base Manager, Education Welfare Officer, Youth Worker, Educational Psychologist, Visual Impairment Service, Hearing Impaired Service, School Nurse, SEN Careers Wales and other relevant agencies to ensure the needs of the students are met.

Sport and Extra-Curricular

The PE department provides a balanced and varied programme of activities for all students within curriculum time and during extra-curricular clubs. All students are encouraged to attend as many clubs as possible. We continue to highlight the dates and results of activities and fixtures through the school e-mail system, student voice, assemblies and form time. We post messages and results on the school website and use twitter regularly to highlight achievement.

In 2018-2019 we had 12 students who represented Newport, Gwent and South East Wales in football, rugby, cross country, cricket, rugby union, badminton, taekwondo, hockey and swimming. We are also proud to have had 7 students who represented Wales in a variety of sports, including gymnastics, basketball and taekwondo. Well done to Nate Sinclair (gymnastics), Neva Hughes and Max Birchall (basketball), Samuel Tonks, Ethan Kyte, Courtney Kyte and Lewys Burge (taekwondo).

We continue to be encouraged by the number of students who are committed to and involved in sport. We play representative fixtures against other schools in rugby, football, netball, tennis, cricket, athletics and cross country. We always perform well in Newport Schools competitions and our students are great ambassadors of the school. They are proud to wear The John Frost School colours and are consistently full of enthusiasm and commitment. In 2019 we performed particularly well in rugby, football and cross country. In football we reached 4 out of 8 possible semi- finals and in cross country no less than 5 students were selected to run for South East Wales; very commendable statistics. Year 9 rugby won the U14’s Newport School’s Cup, beating in the final.

We have strong ties with the community and have links with several local clubs which helps to foster a positive community spirit within the school. We are in our 11th year of the Newport Live programme (5 x 60) and the initiative continues to promote sport for all. During 2019 our WRU Rugby Development Officer, Cory Hewlett, continued to have a positive impact on rugby within the school and the wider community.

Sports day continued to be a great success. The 2019 Sports Day included multi-sport activities in addition to the tradional athletics events. This allowed mass particiation where all students took part in physical activity; thus increasing the whole school attendance on the day.

Sports Day Prizes - House Winner – Dyfed Victor Senior – Rhys Ludorum (Best Junior – Jamie Banks Jones Athlete) Female – Klaudia Male – Brandon Berry, Tyren Best Effort Korenova, Smith Jamie-Leigh Parker Victrix Senior- Ludorum (Best Junior – Lexie Samuels Amelia Roche Athlete) Female – Endeavour Male – Rhys Morgan Amelia Awards Churchill

BTEC, GCSE and A level Awards Female - Molly Smith, GCSE Male – Matthew Wall Ella Leigh Deakin

Team of the Year Year 9 Rugby Team (Dan Wall and Alex Banks) High Achievers’ Awards Badminton Garvit Jain Gwent Cricket Joshua Mason and Alex Berry Gwent Jake Seville, Cameron Bonfield, Cross Country Lexie Samuels, Lucy Bannon, SE Wales Finlay Davies Welsh Taekwondo Karah Allen Championships Ellie-Leigh Deakin Welsh Swimming Alysia Roberts Championships

Football Harry Scanlon Newport Schools Rugby Union Alex Banks Newport & District Rugby International Success Samuel Tonks, Ethan Kyte, Taekwondo Courtney Kyte Wales Lewis Burge

Basketball Neva Hughes and Max Birchall Wales

Gymnastics Nate Sinclair Wales

Sportsperson of the Year Female - Carys Salter Male - Luc Noble