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Harriet Harman MP

Are parents in Camberwell & Peckham getting the choice of secondary school they want for their child?

December 2016

Research by the Office of Harriet Harman MP House of Commons London SW1A 0AA [email protected] @HarrietHarman

Contents

3. Introduction

5. First preference secondary school offers in England by local authority 2015 - 2016

6. First preference applications for secondary schools serving parents in Camberwell & Peckham

7. Pupils achieving five or more A*- C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English) by school

8. Sacred Heart

9. The Charter School

10. Ark All Saints Academy

11. Ark Walworth Academy

12. Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich

13. Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich

14. St. Thomas the Apostle

15. Harris Academy Peckham

17. Analysis

19. Appendix: Published Admission Numbers 2006-16

Introduction

In 2016 only 59% of parents in Southwark got their first preference secondary school, compared to the national average of 84.1%. That is the sixth lowest of all the local authorities in the country and means 1,157 children in Southwark were left without their first choice school. In comparison 98.7% of parents in Northumberland got their first preference1.

Two schools that serve children in my constituency were oversubscribed for first preferences by Southwark residents i.e. had more first preference applications than places available, these schools were Sacred Heart and The Charter School.

Six schools that serve children in my constituency were undersubscribed for first preferences i.e. had more places available than parents who made the school their first choice. These schools were Ark All Saints Academy, Ark Walworth Academy, Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich, Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich, St Thomas the Apostle and Harris Academy Peckham.

This is one of the biggest concerns that my constituents raise with me as their MP. Some schools are doing well in commanding the confidence of parents, but the Government must make sure that all schools are able to command the confidence of parents in their local area and I keep this issue under the closest possible scrutiny across my constituency, school by school and year by year.

Page five of this report shows the top and lowest 10 local authorities by percentage of first preference offers made. The lowest 10 local authorities from across the country are all London boroughs. In London as a whole almost a third of parents now miss out on their first choice - only 68.8% of parents got their child into their first-choice secondary school this year, leaving 27,042 children without their first choice. In inner London boroughs the situation is even worse - just 65.6% of parents received their first preference and 10,000 children were left without their first choice school.

1 Source: Applications and offers for entry to secondary schools in England for the start of academic year 2016/17, DfE. Data collected from local authorities on Secondary National Offer Day - 1 March 2016.

And this is a problem which only appears to be getting worse.

The Government’s decision to press ahead with academisation shows that the Government is obsessed by restructuring the education system but not interested in making sure more parents get their first choice of school for their children.

I have written to the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Justine Greening MP with a copy of this report to raise this continuing problem and to press her and to press her to back Southwark Council up in their action to improve schools in the borough. The Government must ensure the right steps are being taken to make sure every school is a good school that parents want to choose.

This report focuses on the first preference applications for secondary schools chosen by parents who live in Southwark. The eight local schools in this report serve children in Camberwell and Peckham. A number of children who live in Camberwell and Peckham attend Ark Walworth Academy so I have included the school in this report.

The graph on page six shows how first preference applications have changed for each school. First preference parental applications are shown as a percentage of the total number of places at each school.2 The graph on page five shows the percentage of students at each school achieving five or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English).

On subsequent pages for each school, graphs show the percentage of first preference applications and the percentage of pupils achieving five or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English).

2 A school under 100% is undersubscribed for first preferences (i.e. there were fewer first preference applications than places available.) A school over 100% is oversubscribed for first preferences (i.e. there are more first preference applications than places available.)

Offers for entry to secondary schools in England in academic year 2016 – 2017 Top and lowest 10 local authorities by % of first preference offers made

Rank out of 151 local authorities

1. Northumberland 2. Central Bedfordshire 3. Cornwall 4. Devon 5. East Riding of Yorkshire 6. Rotherham 7. Durham 8. North Tyneside 9. Wiltshire 10. Derbyshire and Leicestershire

142. Greenwich 143. Hounslow 144. Brent 145. Lewisham 146. Southwark 147. Kensington and Chelsea 148. Wandsworth 149. Lambeth 150. Westminster 151. Hammersmith and Fulham

Source: Applications and offers for entry to secondary schools in England for the start of academic year 2016/17, DfE. Data collected from local authorities on Secondary National Offer Day - 1 March 2016.

Percentage of Southwark parents’ first preference applications as a percentage of places available (2006-2016)

Percentage of first preference parental applications as a percentage of place available (2006-2016)

250 The Charter School

Sacred Heart 200

Ark Walworth Academy

Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich 150

Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich*

100 Harris Academy Peckham

St Thomas the Apostle

50 Ark All Saints Academy†

First preferenceapplications a as %of places available Number of first preferences equal to the 0 number of school places available 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Source: Southwark Council March 2016, refers to applications from Southwark borough residents only. *Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich opened in September 2009. †Ark All Saints Academy opened in September 2013.

Percentage of pupils achieving five or more A*- C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English) [2006-2016]

Percentage of pupils achieving five or more A* - C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English) [2006 - 2016] 100 The Charter School 90

C grades at C 80 Sacred Heart -

70 Harris Girls' Academy East 60 Dulwich

50 Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich 40 St Thomas the Apostle 30

20 gCSE (including and English) (including Maths gCSE Ark Walworth Academy 10

0 Harris Academy Peckham Percentage of pupils achieving more or A* achieving five pupils of Percentage 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Percentage of pupils achieving five or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English)

 Southwark average: 2006 34.4%; 2007 38.4%; 2008 42.7%; 2009 46%; 2010 56.1%; 2011 58%; 2012 58.8%; 2013 65.2%; 2014 62.5%; 2015 66.5%; 2016 62.8%

 Camberwell & Peckham average: 2006: 34.3%; 2007: 37.4%; 2008 42.0%, 2009 43.4%, 2010 51.4%, 2011 55.3% 2012 59.1%; 2013 68.4% 2014 66.1% 2015: 64.3%; 2016: 65.4%

 National average (England): 2006: 45.8%; 2007: 46.8%; 2008: 47.6%; 2009: 49.8%; 2010: 53.5%; 2011 58.9%; 2012 59.4%; 2013 59.2% 2014 53.4% 2015: 53.8%; 2016: 52.8%

Source: House of Commons Library. 2016 GSCE results are provisional and subject to change. ^Ark All Saints Academy opened in September 2013. They have not been included as their first set of GCSE results will be published August 2018. †Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich posted their first set of GCSE results in 2014.

Sacred Heart, Camberwell New Road

300 100 90 85 90 82 250 78 233 81 77 75 80 73 70 70 200 63 C grades at GCSE 70 - 189 191 60 180 183 182 173 150 50 145 139 132 40 106 100 30

(includingMaths and English) 20 50 10

%pupils achieving or 5 moreA*

0 0 First First preferenceapplications a as %of places available 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Axis Title First preference applications as a % of places available First preference applications equal to number of places available

% pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English)

*2016 GCSE results are provisional and subject to change

The Charter School, Red Post Hill

300 100

250 79 78 80 72 75 66 67 67 70

200 C grades at GCSE

- 56 60 53 182 170 150 156 50 126 129 147 149 146 152 152 40 39 41 114 100 30 (includingMaths and English) 20 50 10

%pupils achieving or 5 moreA* First First preferenceapplications a as %of places available 0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 First preference applications as a % of places available First preference applications equal to number of places available % pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English)

*2016 GCSE results are provisional and subject to change

Ark All Saints Academy, Wyndham Road3

300

250

200

150

100

75 50 62 56 33

First preferenceapplications a as %of places available 0 2013 2014 2015 2016

First preference applications as a % of places available First preference applications equal to number of places available

3 Ark All Saints Academy opened in September 2013. The GCSE results of the first Year 11 group will be available in 2018.

4 Ark Walworth Academy, Shorncliffe Road

300 100 90 250 80 69 70 200 60 C grades at GCSE 59 - 57 56 60 50 50 150 45 50 35 40 100 109 30 91 83 (includingMaths and English) 20 50 58 51 52 43 10 32 32 28 29 %pupils achieving or 5 moreA* First preferenceapplications a as %of places available 0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

First preference applications as a % of places available First preference applications equal to number of places available % pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English)

5 Ark Walworth Academy (formerly Walworth School) became an Academy in 2007. 2016 GCSE results are provisional and subject to change.

5 Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich, Homestall Road

300 100 90 250 80 75 C grades 70 - 67 67 70 200 64 56 60 150 49 50 42 38 40 32 100

30 (includingMaths and English) 69 20 50 52

50 49 47 %of pupils achieving or 5 moreA* 41 10

39 36 33 37 43 First First preferenceapplications a as %of places available 0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 First preference applications as a % of places available First preference applications equal to number of places available % pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English)

5 Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich (formerly Waverley School) became an Academy in 2006. 2016 GCSE results are provisional and subject to change.

Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich, Friern Road6

300 100

90 250 80 71 70

200 64 C C gradesat GCSE 62 60 -

150 50 40 100 30 20 50 61 61 (includingMaths and English) 54 49 49 10 35 36 0 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 %pupils achieving or 5 moreA* First preferenceapplications a as %of places available First preference applications as a % of places available

First preference applications equal to number of places available

% pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English)

6 Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich opened in September 2009. 2016 GCSE results are provisional and subject to change.

St Thomas the Apostle, Hollydale Road

300 100 90 250 76 79 80 73 67 70

200 C gradesat GCSE - 56 60 54 49 150 49 50 42 42 38 40 100

30 (includingMaths and English) 20 50 59 49 10 39 40 40

34 %pupils achieving or 5 moreA* 17 24 First First preferenceapplications a as %of places available 22 18 23 0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 First preference applications as a % of places available First preference applications equal to number of places available % pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English)

*2016 GCSE results are provisional and subject to change.

Harris Academy Peckham, Peckham Road

300 70

58 60 250 56

50 50 50

200 C grades at GCSE

45 45 -

40 150 34 29 26 30 23 24 100 20

(includingMaths and English) 69 50 55 10 43 33 37 35 41 26 27 23 23 %pupils achieving or 5 moreA* First preferenceapplications a as %of places available 0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

First preference applications as a % of places available

First preference applications equal to number of places available % pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including Maths and English)

*2016 GCSE results are provisional and subject to change.

Analysis

In 2016 only 59% of parents living in Southwark got their first preference secondary school compared to the national average of 84.1%. Two secondary schools were oversubscribed for first preferences i.e. had more first preference applications than places available and six out of the eight secondary schools that serve children in my constituency were undersubscribed for first preferences i.e. had more places available than parents who made the school their first choice.

Schools oversubscribed Schools undersubscribed by First preference applications First preference applications by parents in Southwark parents in Southwark from parents in Southwark rose from parents in Southwark from previous year fell from previous year 2016  The Charter School  Ark All Saints Academy  St Thomas the Apostle  Sacred Heart  Sacred Heart  Ark Walworth Academy  Harris Boys Academy East  Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich Dulwich  Harris Girls Academy East  Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich Dulwich  Ark Walworth Academy  Harris Academy Peckham  Ark All Saints Academy  St Thomas Apostle College  The Charter School  Harris Academy Peckham (remained the same) 2015  Sacred Heart  Ark All Saints Academy  The Charter School  Ark Walworth Academy  The Charter School  Ark Walworth Academy  Sacred Heart  Harris Girls Academy  Harris Girls Academy East  Ark All Saints Academy  Harris Boys Academy Dulwich  St Thomas the Apostle  Harris Academy  Harris Boys Academy East Peckham Dulwich  St Thomas the Apostle  Harris Academy Peckham

Year Schools oversubscribed Schools undersubscribed by First preference applications from First preference applications by parents living in parents living in Southwark parents in Southwark rose from from parents in Southwark fell Southwark previous year from previous year

2014  The Charter School*  Ark All Saints Academy  Ark All Saints Academy  Sacred Heart  Sacred Heart  Ark Walworth Academy  Ark Walworth Academy  Harris Girls Academy  Harris Girls Academy  Harris Boys Academy  Harris Boys Academy  St Thomas the Apostle  St Thomas the Apostle  Harris Academy Peckham  Harris Academy Peckham

2013  The Charter School  Ark Walworth Academy  Sacred Heart  The Charter School  Sacred Heart  Ark All Saints Academy  Harris Girls Academy  Ark Walworth Academy  Harris Girls Academy  Harris Boys Academy  St Thomas the Apostle  Harris Boys Academy  Harris Academy Peckham  St Thomas the Apostle  Harris Academy Peckham

2012  The Charter School  Harris Girls Academy  The Charter School  Sacred Heart  Harris Boys Academy  Sacred Heart  Walworth Academy  St Thomas the Apostle**  Ark Walworth Academy  Harris Academy Peckham  Harris Girls Academy  Harris Boys Academy  Harris Academy Peckham

* In 2014 the number of first preference applications to The Charter School remained the same as the previous year. ** In 2012 the number of first preference applications to St Thomas the Apostle remained the same as the previous year.

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Appendix

Published Admission Numbers, 2006 – 2016

The Published Admission Number (PAN) is the number of pupils which will be admitted to each year group, as agreed with the local authority.

School 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

The Charter School 180 180 180 180 180 180 185 180 180 180 180

Sacred Heart 120 120 120 120 120 120 122 119 120 120 120

Ark Walworth Academy 180 180 180 180 180 180 190 180 180 180 180

Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 156 150 150 150

Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150

Harris Academy Peckham 260 240 240 240 240 180 180 190 180 180 180

St. Thomas the Apostle 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 152

Ark All Saints Academy 120 120 120 120

Source: Southwark Council