Date 16 Jan 2018 Version 1.0 Approved by DF
EDUCATION PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW
Portfolio Summary The quarter 3 PPRR provides an update on the important progress that is being made in relation to the priorities of the Education Portfolio and sets out some of the challenges.
A detailed analysis of improvement at Early Years, Key Stages 1, 2 and 4 was included in the Quarter 2 PPRR and a summary of performance in comparison to the national average and statistical neighbours is included in this PPRR. Further Key Stage 4 data will be released at the end of January and analysis of the performance of different groups of pupils will be reported at quarter 4.
The School Improvement team continues to support schools in implementing the new curriculum and is also working with Stockport Family services to support pupils in making a successful transition between key stages and improve inclusion and attendance.
Stockport continues to be on track to transfer all Statements of SEN to EHC Plans by April 2018; an achievement which is in contrast to the national picture.
The Labour Cabinet has approved a new investment of £25 million, by allowing the immediate spend of 2019 - 2020 Basic Needs Grant and securing an advance on the next seven years of Condition Grant funding to ensure additional capacity and school condition issues can be met now. Laurus Trust, working with Pendlebury PRU, has also secured a secondary Alternative Provision Free School which will provide a base for up to 80 students aged 11 – 16. Capacity issues in special schools remain a significant challenge and finding a long term solution remains a priority.
The 14 – 19 Service has received a number of awards during quarter 3, including a Talent Mark Gold Award and Princess Royal Training Award; and the Council won the award for Large Business of the Year at the Skills and Business Awards in recognition of our work to address youth employment.
Work to improve road safety has also continued during this quarter. By the end of January all priority schools will have had the opportunity to discuss the recommendations resulting from recent audits and eight schools are benefiting from the TfGM ‘Walk to School’ school initiative.
The Council has consulted on a range of proposals in support of the Medium Term Financial Plan during Q3. We have listened carefully to the consultation responses and an update will be provided at Scrutiny.
Cllr Dean Fitzpatrick, Portfolio Holder for Education
Revenue Budget (Forecast) Capital Programme
£000 Cash Limit 3,667 Outturn 3,785 £000 (Surplus)/Deficit 118 2017/18 Capital Budget 6,979 2018/19 Capital Budget 8,171 ‘Approved Use of Reserves’ Total 744 2019/20 Capital Budget 10,335 Utilisation of ‘Approved Use of Reserves’ (200) in the above forecast. ‘Approved Use of Reserves’ Balance 544
1. EDUCATION PRIORITIES, PERFORMANCE, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1.1. Priorities and Delivery Update
PRIORITY 1: - ‘Our children and young people attend schools and colleges rated ‘Good’ or better and achieve the very best they can’
1.1.1. School Effectiveness
Educational Attainment
A full analysis of Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 results, including the results of children living in priority areas and those eligible for free school meals, was included in the quarter 1 PPRR and an analysis of headline results at Key Stage 4 was reported at quarter 2. Verified data has now been published and there are no significant changes. A brief summary of performance is summarised in section 1.2 below, please see the quarter 1 and 2 PPRRs for further analysis and full data tables.
During quarter 3, further analysis has been carried out to understand in more detail the performance and needs of the ‘Children in Need’ cohort, in particular the relationship between attendance at school and attainment.
In 2016, 8.5% of the ‘children in need’ (CIN) cohort living in Stockport achieved the EBacc which was more than doubled the national average (4.0%) and ranked Stockport in the top ten local authorities nationally. The average attainment 8 score of 24.4 was also above that nationally (22.6) and ranked Stockport in the second quartile.
These achievements are in marked contrast to the data, both for outcomes and attendance in relation to CIN which ranks Stockport in the third and fourth quartiles.
A more detailed analysis of the data for primary children indicates that those who are on a child protection plan make less progress in school, and this worsens significantly in Reading and especially Writing if attendance is below 90%. Children who fall into this category are a priority for support.
Attendance is also a key influence for ‘Team Around the Child’ (TAC) Level 3 children, who make less progress in Writing if attendance is below 90%. TAC Level 3 children appear to perform slightly better than disadvantaged children in Reading, especially if they are in school for 95% of the time; however they perform less well in Maths and Writing.
CIN have not been flagged as a discrete pupil group in, for example, RAISE online data and discussion about how they can be more effectively tracked and supported in school is underway through the work of the school link advisers. Further details about specific support for this cohort will be included in future PPRRs.
School Improvement The quarter 2 PPRR also included an overview of the School Improvement team’s work with primary schools to focus on Writing at Key Stages 1 and 2, following 2017 outcomes.
In relation to Key Stage 4 attainment, the School Improvement team continues to engage in on-going dialogue with school senior leaders about the appropriateness of the curriculum to meet the requirements of Progress 8. There remains a tension between a curriculum that is fit for purpose and meets the needs of individual students and a curriculum driven by the Progress 8 metric.
In addition the School Improvement team is working with schools to help improve outcomes in GCSE Mathematics. The percentage of pupils achieving GCSE grades 9 – 5 in Mathematics is the headline measure which ranks the Local Authority in the second quartile (43rd) compared with the more positive Local Authority ranking for other metrics. The School Improvement team is linking with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and Aspire Research School in 2018 to support schools to implement key messages from the recently published EEF’s guidance report, ‘Improving Mathematics at Key Stages 2 and 3’.
Support locally will focus on providing schools with advice on adjusting to the new curriculum and supporting pupils to make a successful transition between the key stages to better prepare them for the greater challenges of the reformed GCSE Mathematics curriculum and assessment.
Inclusion and attendance also continue to be a key focus of work and are priorities for the work of the Education and Skills Partnership Board, as referenced at quarter 2. A working group has now been formed to develop short and longer term activities to reduce exclusions and strengthen the system to promote inclusivity. A number of initial activities have been identified with the aim of reducing exclusions, increasing the challenge to schools, improving processes for children at risk of exclusion and increasing the capacity of mainstream schools to meet the needs of SEN learners (see 1.1.2 for further information about SEN learners).
Initial activities include: - Following a permanent exclusion- develop a report for completion to collate information from the school and from EIS, to act as a challenge to head teachers and provide background information for governors; Develop an 'expectations of schools in relation to exclusion' document for head teachers and governors; Develop ways of identifying students at risk of exclusion through data; Contact other LAs to find out what works and share good practice, in particular the use of pupil referral units to support schools and reduce exclusions; Work with statistical neighbours to establish local comparative information whilst awaiting national picture; Establish a half-termly/ termly moderation panel- to include SEN/ SENCO, care/ health and service representation to provide detailed feedback to schools around SEN support plans, provision and the SEN information report.
Updates on progress towards the implementation of the above activity and information about longer term activity will be included in future PPRRs.
1.1.2. Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion
The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) steering group is now established and includes representation from council services, health, settings and parental representation. A smaller leadership group has also been formed to meet more regularly. Amended terms of references have been developed, a comprehensive self evaluation has been completed and a Stockport Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Plan has been prepared.
The ‘SEND Guidance for settings, schools and SEN practitioners’ was launched with Early Years settings in November and representatives attended SEN Code of Practice briefing sessions. Members of the Early Years team distributed the files to settings and childminders who were unable to attend. A launch with colleges will take in place in January and the Secondary Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators Network will be expanded to include college representation.
The transition of Statements of SEN to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans remains on track for completion by the target date of April 2018, which is in contrast to the national picture. Stockport’s performance in terms of timescales for conversion and the issuing of new EHC Plans is in the ‘upper quartile A’ nationally for five of the six indicators and ‘quartile B’ for the sixth. The SEN team are now concentrating on converting Statements to EHC plans for year groups 2 and 3 who will not meet a transition point by April 2018.
The paperwork that schools need to complete to make a referral to the Secondary Panel for Inclusion (SPI) is currently being amended to strengthen the link between SEN and pastoral systems in schools and place a greater emphasis on identification and intervention around underlying needs that may exhibit as challenging behaviour. The link between unmet SEN need, challenging behaviour and the risk of exclusion will be key themes over the coming year. These themes will also be reflected in training for governors.
Finally, a quality assurance tool has been developed to support the Local Authority in the review of non-maintained and independent settings where Stockport children are placed. Officers will begin visits to settings in the near future to gain assurance on the quality of safeguarding procedures and also an overview of the quality of education available. All settings where Stockport children and young people are placed have been informed of this activity.
1.1.3. Commissioning of School Places and Schools Organisation
The Local Authority continues to be able to offer all who need a school place an allocation but in some cases this is not the local school. As reported in previous PPRRs, in the Heatons, Cheadle Hulme and Marple, the Reception and low years are full or ‘over number’. There is still a pressing need to deliver further additional capacity so that incoming families can have local choice for the primary place that they request. This challenge is heightened because Stockport has no Basic Needs Grant allocated from the DfE to initiate projects for 2017 - 2019. The Local Authority has been awarded £10 million for 2019 – 2020 Basic Need (places) works. Stockport Council has agreed to allow the immediate spend of this award, alongside an advance on the next seven years of Condition Grant funding, as a way of creating both additional capacity now and seeking more cost effective approaches to solving condition issues.
The advance, which together constitutes a fund of £25 million, has been widely recognised as an innovative approach to better facilitate the Commissioning School Places team’s work to ensure that Stockport continues to meet the statutory responsibility to offer a school place to all that require them.
The very large numbers in primary schools are now entering the secondary phase. Recent developments have now changed the secondary landscape in Stockport. The Laurus Trust, set up by Cheadle Hulme High School, has won two Free School bids. One bid is for a primary school and the other is a secondary school. The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has proposed that these two schools are dual built during 2017 – 2018 and that the first places should be offered for September 2018. Previous reports on secondary school places did point to a shortage of year 7 places around or after September 2019 but the addition of 210 year 7 places at Laurus Trust Cheadle Hulme High School now means that there will be sufficient year 7 places in Stockport until around 2023, when a further solution or set of solutions will be needed.
The position of the new secondary school, however, is in a part of Stockport where there were not pressures on secondary places. With increasing numbers in certain areas, catchment boundaries may need to be reviewed as there have been rulings from the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (one of them against Stockport) that if an authority maintains a catchment area system then parents should have a reasonable expectation of a place. This will be a matter for consideration in 2018.
The capacity of special schools remains a significant challenge. The number of pupils with EHC Plans describing severe, complex or profound, multiple difficulties or Autism has significantly increased over recent years across both the primary and secondary phases. All special schools and resource provisions are now full or over number. Short term additional capacity was created at all six special schools for September 2017, mostly through the addition of temporary accommodation, however a longer term solution is being sought to alleviate the special school capacity pressure.
Stockport’s Pupil Referral Units (PRU) and secondary specialist schools which support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs are also all full and have waiting lists. A growing number of pupils with complex behavioural needs have had to be accommodated in independent schools at extra costs. A working party has been formed to consider a full range of options to meet the needs of this vulnerable group and the Laurus Trust, working with Pendlebury PRU has won a bid for a secondary Alternative Provision Free School. The EFA and the Laurus Trust have been involved in a search for a suitable site or premises to renovate as a base for the school, and the Schools Organisation Service is supporting this work. The new unit will provide a base for up to 80 students aged 11 – 16.
In relation to schools organisation, a proposal for Offerton Hall Nursery School to cease and the service be taken over and maintained by Dial Park Primary School, who share the same site in Offerton, has been through the public consultation stage. This process is in train and will be completed (subject to appropriate approvals) in early 2018.
PRIORITY 2: - ‘Our children and young people are well prepared for adulthood and engage in education, employment and training’
Please note, this strategic priority is shared with the Children and Family Services Portfolio and updates on other work-streams are included in the PPRR for Children and Family Services
1.1.4. Post 16 Education, Employment and Training
Over 1800 young people in years 10 – 13, together with their parents and guardians, attended a post 16 education and training information event hosted by Stockport Council’s 14-19 Services in October 2017. Over 65 stands provided information on post 16 education and training options; and colleges, higher education institutions, apprenticeship training providers, support services and other independent organisations provided face to face information and guidance.
In addition the 14-19 Service hosted its sixth annual ‘Young Apprentice’ event at Edgeley Park on 23rd November 2017 in partnership with the Townscape Heritage team from Stockport Council. Sixteen teams from schools and colleges across Stockport were involved in the event, which tested pupils’ practical and creative skills, as well as their ability to develop a realistic business plan, work together as a team, monitor a budget and present their ideas to a panel of judges.
The Apprenticeship Store also delivered a number of events during quarter 3 to help young people secure appropriate post 16 training. Several training providers held sector information sessions in the Store and staff talked to young people about apprenticeship vacancies and what it’s like to work in the sectors with vacancies. In addition 38 tutor groups from Aquinas College attended the Apprenticeship Store to hear a presentation about the range of Apprenticeship levels and areas of work available.
Quarter 3 also saw the 14-19 Service receive a Talent Mark Gold Award and a Princess Royal Training Award. In addition the Council and its staff were shortlisted in eight categories in the Skills for Business Awards and the Council won the award for Large Business of the Year, beating the Co-op and Seddon for providing ‘local solutions to national problems’, including addressing key issues such as youth unemployment and barriers to education, training and employment. The Council was particularly commended for its Supported Apprenticeship Scheme which helps young carers, young people with additional needs, looked after children and care leavers to access bespoke apprenticeship opportunities with local employers.
The Education and Careers Advice Service (ECAS) NEET team won a bid to deliver the European Social Fund ‘NEET re-engagement programme’ for 15 – 19 year olds in 2016. The programme engages young people who are NEET onto an accredited or non- accredited evidence based programme to support them into education, training or employment. The programme is payment by results with challenging targets and demanding processes and procedure compliance. The programme started in April 2016 and continues to be a success, achieving full contract sign up of 420 young people. Due to the success of the programme in Stockport, the Service has recently secured a target of 50 additional sign ups in 2018.
The programme is due to end in July 2018. During the remainder of the programme work will continue to achieve targets in learning, progressions and sustainability. The programme has made a significant positive impact on the Local Authority’s NEET figure and it would be necessary to source further central funding to maintain this.
In addition the daily NEET tracking and drop in at Grand Central continues every afternoon along with direct work with young people who are not engaging on any programmes.
1.1.5. Continuing Education
The Continuing Education Service continues to work with Stockport Homes to establish a small scale pilot of two courses that Stockport Homes will delivery directly as a subcontractor of the Continuing Education Service. If this pilot proves success the subcontracting will be expanded. Stockport Homes’ tenant base and other housing clients are likely to meet the criteria for the target groups that the Service wants to prioritise for supporting with provision.
The destination of learners from the 2016 – 2017 academic year is being collected by Welfare Call. This data helps the Service to assess the impact and effectiveness of its courses in supporting learners to achieve positive progression outcomes after completing courses. Analysis of this data will be reported in Quarter 4.
Quality improvement activity and preparation for the next Ofsted Inspection continues, with good progress being made in areas identified for improvement.
PRIORITY 3: - ‘Our children and young people live safely’
Please note, this strategic priority is shared with the Children and Family Services Portfolio and updates on other work-streams are included in the PPRR for Children and Family Services
Road Safety Around Schools
Most schools have been visited and the ideas and proposals resulting from the audits have been shared with and amended by head teachers and local councillors. The remaining schools will be visited during January 2018.
Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) continue to be deployed across Stockport and during quarter 3 signs were located near Aquinas College, Moorfield Primary School, St Peter’s Catholic Primary School and Stockport School.
During this quarter 75 enforcement visits were made to the 20 priority schools. During these visits 22 penalty charge notices were issued and 15 Regulation 10 notes were sent out by post to drivers who had stopped on the school ‘keep clear’ markings and proceeded to drive off before a ticket was issued. 189 vehicles were moved on from stopping or parking in inconsiderate locations.
The following schools have received the ‘Eagle Eye’ project during Quarter 3: - Banks Lane Infants and Junior Schools and Vale View Primary School. Bikeability cyclist training levels 1 and 2 were delivered at Cheadle Heath Primary and Cheadle Primary. The ‘Headsmart’ and ‘Child Speedwatch’ road safety workshops were delivered at Our Lady’s Catholic Primary and St Philip’s Catholic Primary.
Work to increase the number of children walking to school has progressed significantly during quarter 3.The Road Safety team has made links with ‘Living Streets’, a national charity encouraging walking activities. The charity is working at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) on a temporary basis and has offered the Council a range of initiatives.
School route audits have been presented to St Mary’s CE Primary School in Reddish and Rose Hill Primary School in Marple and involve working with children, parents and
school staff. Children are encouraged to identify any issues on their school walking route, which could prevent or discourage people from walking to and from school. Facilities such as dropped kerbs and pedestrian crossings are highlighted to encourage walking. Once the walking route audit is completed a report is prepared outlining any barriers to walking that have been identified and recommendations for improvements.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is working with the Road Safety team at Stockport Council to address road safety issues as a result of traffic and cars parked too close to schools. In addition TfGM has provided funding for the provision of the ‘Walk to School’ initiative.
The ‘Walk to School’ initiative and associated resources have been offered to several primary schools, identified as having the highest road safety risks following analysis by TfGM. Eight schools have registered for the initiative: - All Saints CE Primary School, Cale Green Primary School, Gatley Primary School, Rose Hill Primary School, St Ambrose Catholic Primary, St George’s CE Primary, St Mary’s CE Primary, St Mary’s CE Primary and Woodley Primary.
The initiative will provide a ‘year round’ walking challenge to encourage more families to walk to school. National studies indicate a 25% increase in walking rates and up to 30% fewer cars at the school gates at schools promoting the initiative. The initiative provides: - a different badge each month for all children who walk at least once a week through to July 2018; access to the online travel tracker which allows schools to monitor modes of travel for pupils’ journeys; an introductory assembly; options to set up a ‘park and stride’ scheme, school route audits to identify barriers to walking in the local area, school workshops and events and competitions to promote walking.
The Scheme usually costs schools around £400 but has been provided free of charge to the eight schools for the 2017 -18 academic year.
1.2. Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress
Key Stage results
A full analysis of Key Stage 1 and 2 results was included in the quarter 1 PPRR and an analysis of headline results at Key Stage 4 was reported at quarter 2. A brief summary of performance is summarised below, please see the quarter 1 and 2 PPRRs for further analysis and full data tables.
Key Stage 1
Verified 2016/17 results for Key Stage 1 show that the number of children achieving the expected standard and higher standard is higher than the figures reported in 2015/16 in all subjects. Performance in Stockport at the expected and higher standard is consistently above the national average and statistical neighbour comparators in all assessed subjects.
The performance of children living in priority areas and those eligible for free school meals has also improved at Key Stage 1. With the exception of Writing results in Offerton, the percentage of children living in priority areas and those eligible for free school meals achieving the expected standard has increased in all assessed subjects. 2016/17 results also show increases in the percentage of children living in Brinnington and Adswood achieving the higher standard in all subjects and the percentage of the free school meal cohort achieving the higher standard.
Key Stage 2
At Key Stage 2, the percentage of children achieving the expected standard continues to be higher than the national average and statistical neighbour comparators in all subjects; and the percentage of children achieving the higher standard is above the national average and statistical neighbours in Reading, Maths and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. The percentage of children achieving the ‘greater depth’ in Writing at Key Stage 2 improved in 2016/17 in comparison to 2015/16, however the Stockport rate (17.3%) remains below the national average (18%) and statistical neighbour comparator (18.9%).
The performance of children living in priority areas and those eligible for free school meals has also improved at Key Stage 2, as described in the Quarter 1 Children’s Trust report. With the exception of Writing, the percentage of children living in priority areas and those eligible for free school meals achieving the expected standard has improved in all assessed subjects. In addition the percentage achieving the higher standard in Reading, Maths, and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling has also improved amongst these cohorts.
It is important to note, however, that whilst outcomes for disadvantaged pupils have improved at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, the gap remains as the outcomes for non- disadvantaged pupils have also improved. Addressing the attainment gap continues to be a priority for further work (see below for further information)
Key Stage 4
In relation to Key Stage 4, data from the October 2017 DfE Statistical First Release indicates that outcomes in Stockport are strong. As in 2016, comparison with previous years is inappropriate given the introduction of the reformed GCSEs in English and Mathematics graded 9 – 1 alongside the unreformed subjects graded A* - G. The national average and statistical neighbours’ average are provided in the table below to provide a basis for comparison.
At this stage only the headline data is available with analysis of pupil groups to follow in quarters 3 and 4. Key headlines are as follows: -
The Stockport Progress 8 score of 0.02 is above the national state-funded sector average of -0.03 as well as the North West (NW) average of -0.14. This score is in the context of fewer local authorities with a positive Progress 8 score (62) in 2017 than in 2016 (66).
As in 2016 amongst the Greater Manchester (GM) authorities, Stockport is one of only two with a positive Progress 8 score.
The Local Authority’s Attainment 8 score in 2017 was 48.1 compared with 51.3 in 2016. The decrease in the Attainment 8 is not as great as that nationally. The score is above the national average of 44.2 (all schools) and the NW average of 45.3.
Stockport’s Attainment 8 score is the second highest in GM and third in NW. The 3.2 percentage points decrease is lower than that nationally (4 points for all schools and 3.8 for state-funded).
Stockport is ranked in the top quartile for four of the five headline measures and in the second quartile for the percentage of pupils achieving 5-9 passes in English and Maths.
The majority of schools with the weakest Progress 8 scores have seen improvements in 2017 with two schools moving close to the national average compared with low Progress 8 scores in 2016. Additionally schools that fell into the coasting definition in 2016 (one year) are likely (bar one) to not fall into the same definition in 2017 (subject to confirmation of DfE ‘coasting’ figure).
Further Key Stage 4 school and college performance tables and further statistical releases are expected at the end of January 2018, including Key Stage 4 results disaggregated by priority cohorts. This will enable additional commentary and analysis at quarter 4.
Absence and Exclusions
Recently published year end data shows an increase in the number of permanent exclusions and a slight increase in unauthorised absence from Stockport secondary and secondary special schools. However caution must be taken when comparing 2016/17 attendance data with previous years (please see footnote below). As referenced above partnership work to reduce exclusions and improve attendance are priorities for the Local Authority, schools and the wider Stockport Family Service (see sections 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 for further information).
Post 16 Education and Training
The Local Authority statistical release published in November 2017 shows that Stockport has a lower percentage of young people no in education, employment or work based training (NEET) and not knowns and higher numbers in learning in comparison to statistical neighbours and nationally. This will need to be maintained for the next two months to ensure another positive scorecard next year.
Continuing Education
Please note there was an error in the reporting for the data for overall achievement for classroom based learning that was reported for the 2016 / 2017 academic year in the Quarter 2 PPRR. The correct figure for this measure is 97.2% and this has been corrected in the table below.
PI Status
2017/18 actual / forecast is significantly below target
2017/18 actual / forecast is below target but within acceptable tolerance range
2017/18 actual / forecast is on or above target or within target range
Measures in bold are included within the Corporate Report. Academic Year Measures
Good 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 PI Code PI Name perform- Status ance Actual Actual Actual Target E1 Children achieving a Good Level of Stockport Stockport Stockport Development (GLD) at the end of the average average average Early Years Foundation Stage 68% 69.6% 71.6% (2405) (2519) (2602) To High FSM FSM FSM maximise cohort cohort cohort 47.9% 49.2% 49.4% (215) (243) (240) New Children attaining the expected Stockport Stockport measure standard at Key Stage 1 in Reading, average average Writing and Maths combined 62.3% 64.7% (2163) (2250) To High N/A FSM FSM maximise cohort cohort 37.2% 43.4% (169) (195) E2 Children attaining the expected Stockport Stockport average average To standard at Key Stage 2 in Reading, High N/A Writing and Maths combined 57.9% 64.1% maximise (1832) (2097) E3 Value added progress measure – Key Reading Reading Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 0.2 0.5 FSM FSM -1.6 -0.8 Writing Writing To High N/A -0.1 -0.4 FSM FSM maximise -1.1 -1.6 Maths Maths 0.3 0.0 FSM FSM -0.6 -0.9 E4 Children achieving grade 4 or above Stockport in English and Maths at Key Stage 4 average 67.2% (1779)
National To High N/A N/A average maximise 58.5%
Statistical Neighbour 65.7% New Children achieving grade 5 or above Stockport measure in English and Maths at Key Stage 4 average 44.0% (1165)
National To High N/A N/A average maximise 39.1%
Statistical Neighbour 43.6%
Good 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 PI Code PI Name perform- Status ance Actual Actual Actual Target E5 Average Attainment 8 score per pupil Stockport (Key Stage 4) average 48.1
National average To High 49.9 52.1 44.2 maximise
Statistical Neighbour 46.7 E6 Average Progress 8 score per pupil Stockport (Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4) average 0.07
National average To High N/A 0.01 0.00 maximise
Statistical Neighbour -0.06 E7 Pupils achieving the English Stockport Baccalaureate (4 or above in English average and Maths 28.0% (742)
National To High N/A N/A average maximise 21.7%
Statistical Neighbour 24.9% E8 Persistent absence rate from schools 13.7% 14.1% 14.1% To (pupils missing 10% or more school Low (1879) (1948) (1823) minimise sessions)
E9 Authorised absence rate* 3.6% 3.5% 3.5% To Low 440291 437132 426740 minimise
E10 Unauthorised absence rate* 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% To Low 117621 130731 136504 minimise
E12 Pupils subject to a fixed term 4.3% 4.8% 4.8% To Low exclusion (575) (642) (643) minimise
E13 Permanent exclusions for school per 2.2 2.6 3.2 To Low 1,000 (number) (31) (37) (46) minimise
E19 Continuing Education - Classroom 77.2% 80.8 97%% High 83% based overall success rate (703) (681) (1662)
E20 Continuing Education - Classroom 80.2% 83.7% 93% High 86.0% based learning overall retention rate (731) (706) (1590) E21 Continuing Education - Classroom 96.2% 96.5% 97.2% based learning overall achievement High 97% (703) (681) (1545) rate E22 Continuing Education - Learners from 17.6% 18.7% 38% High 35% the Borough’s priority areas (154) (225) (326)
Explanatory Notes: -
Please note that 2015/16 Key Stage 1 and 2 results are not comparable to previous years due to changes in curriculum and assessment.
2016/17 Key Stage 4 results are not comparable with previous years given the introduction of the reformed GCSEs in English and Mathematics graded 9 – 1 alongside the unreformed subjects graded A* - G.
All 2016/17 results are currently provisional; verified data, further disaggregation by vulnerable groups and comparisons with statistical comparators will be published in subsequent PPRRs as soon as information is available.
In relation to Continuing Education: - Success rate = of all the people starting a course, how many achieved their learning aim Retention rate = of all people starting a course, how many stay to the end of the course Achievement rate = of all people staying to the end of the course, how many achieve their learning aim
*Please note that data relating to attendance for 2016/17 excludes data for Reddish Vale High School and Bredbury Green. This is due to changes in the school’s establishment type from September 2017 which meant that Summer 2017 data for the school was not collected in the school census in Autumn 2017. As a result caution must be taken when 2016/17 comparing absence data with previous years
Measures to be reported on a Quarterly basis
Good 2016/17 2017/18 PI Code PI Name perform- Q3 Q3 Status ance Actual Actual Target E14 Young people in academic years 12 95.2% 94.6% To and 13 (aged 16 – 18) who are in High (5969) (5923) maximise education or work based training E15 Young people in academic years 12 2.0% 1.9% To and 13 (16 – 18) not in employment, Low (128) (122) minimise education or training E16 Young people in academic years 12 1.3% 1.6% To and 13 (aged 16 – 18) where Low (79) (102) minimise destination is unknown
1.3 National and Regional Policy Drivers
Please see the 2017/18 Portfolio Performance and Resource Agreement for a full list of policy drivers that impact on this Portfolio.
1.4 Portfolio Risks
This section provides an update by exception against risks identified within the Portfolio Agreement since the Mid-Year Report. Details of the some of the projects and activities which are helping to mitigate the Portfolio risks are also included in the Priorities and Delivery update in Section 1.1 of the report.
Risk Description Update on controls and mitigating actions Impact of central government Work with governors and head teachers to consider how education reforms / proposals effective partnerships can be maintained and developed on schools funding and Prepare for the implications of the new national funding schools organisation; including formula the New National Funding Work to improve the performance of ‘coasting’ schools
Risk Description Update on controls and mitigating actions Formula and national schools organisation policy
Commissioning of school Liaise with colleagues to ensure accurate data analysis places in a challenging informs estimates to aid place planning. financial and legislative Write successful bids to provide capital support for school landscape, leading to an expansion programmes insufficient supply of school Work with council partners to develop a borough wide strategy places across the Borough and for planning and development of school places in all parts of the possible decline in the the Borough, so that parental choice can be appropriately quality of school buildings. managed See section 1.1.3 for further information about current Pressure hotspots for primary developments and secondary school places in particular areas of the Borough, especially Marple, the Heatons and Cheadle Hulme for Primary. Insufficient SEN places Currently considering short and medium term plans to meet available capacity Potential year on year cuts in Manage Service costs effectively so that spend does not funding for adult education; exceed income and / or the transfer of Further Know the break point where the Service is no longer Education and Skills funding as financially viable part of Greater Manchester Have a funding reserve available Devolution resulting in reduced funding
2. EDUCATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND MONITORING
2.1 Revenue – Cash limit
Previously Increase Reported (Reduction) Revised (PPRR) £000’s £000’s £000’s Cash Limit 3,667 0 3,667
2.1.1 There have been no adjustments to the financial resource level allocated to the Education Portfolio since the quarter two update.
2.1.2 The financial resources deployed in this Portfolio total £3.768m and finance a range of key support services to schools including School Improvement, Governance and central admin/SEN support. The forecast outturn position for this Portfolio at Q3 is for a net deficit at £0.150m (after deployment of reserves at £0.169m relating to Post 19 SEN Transport/Education Psychologists) which equates to 3.9% of total resources available. The SEN and Post 19 Transport budget areas of the portfolio continue to provide a significant challenge post April 2018 that requires addressing. The SEN transport budget is under pressure through increase demand, out of authority placements and new contract arrangements/prices and the Post 19 transport costs have no budgetary resources assigned at present. 2.2 Earmarked Reserves
The majority of earmarked reserves are now kept at corporate level. The table overleaf sets out the commitments of this portfolio which have been approved for 2017/18.
Reserve / Drawdown ‘Approved For Balance of Use’ 2017/18 Reserve / Balance at Provisional “Approved Reserve Reserve To be used Q3 Outturn Use” Category Narration for £000 £000 £000 Corporate Reserves Reserve Linked Transformation Budgetary to Budget – Invest to shortfall Save Reserve relating to Post 19 SEN transport service 160 160 0
Reserve / Drawdown ‘Approved For Balance of Use’ 2017/18 Reserve / Balance at Provisional “Approved Reserve Reserve To be used Q3 Outturn Use” Category Narration for £000 £000 £000 Reserve Linked Transformation EP Service to Budget – Invest to Redesign Save Reserve 19 9 10 Strategic Priority Traded Ethnic Reserve Service Diversity Reserve Reserve 83 0 83 Strategic Priority Traded Music Services Reserve Service Reserve 97 0 97 Corporate Revenue Apprentice Reserves Grant Reserve Funding ( includes ring- fenced reserves) 354 0 354 Directorate Directorate Adult Reserve flexibility Education VR reserve – Place 31 31 0 TOTAL 744 200 544
2.3 Revenue – Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)
Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) - the Centrally Held Budget (CHB) is managed by the Local Authority on behalf of schools and consists of a range of services to schools and pupils. The total DSG allocation which is centrally held is £27.181m comprising the High Needs Block (£22.213m), de-delegated funding for services (£2.954m) and Central Statutory/Other Services (£2.013m). The present Q3 position forecasts a year-end deficit at approx. £0.530m (Quarter two forecast at £0.542m). The above forecast position will be financed by further deployment of DSG reserves held centrally by the Local Authority.
2.4 Portfolio Savings Programme
The Council’s savings programme was agreed by the Council Meeting as part of the 2017/18 Budget on 23 February 2017. The Portfolio contributed £0.019m to the Council’s savings for 2017/18.
The portfolio savings within the Council’s overall approved programme are detailed in the table below with a risk assessment on progress to date and a progress commentary.
Project 2017/18 2017/18 2017/18 Savings Update £000 Risk Rating Staff Travel – 0.019 Green The budget reductions have been applied. policy review
TOTAL 0.019
Risk rating Green – good confidence (90% plus) the saving is/will be delivered or minor variances (<£0.050m) that will be contained within the portfolio. Amber – progressing at a reasonable pace, action plan being pursued may be some slippage across years and/or the final position may also be a little unclear. Red – Significant issues arising or further detailed consultation required which may be complex/ contentious
2.3. Capital Programme
The Capital Programme for 2017/18 is £6.979m. It includes the following schemes, progress against which is reported in section 2.4.5.
Expenditure as 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 at Scheme Programme Programme Programme 31 Dec 2017 £000 £000 £000 £000 424 Early Years 534 200 0 2,105 Primary Sector 3,162 5,074 0 131 Secondary Sector 237 712 0 1,055 Special Sector 1,579 902 0 0 Funding to be allocated 0 619 10,335 3,715 Council Controlled Schemes 5,512 7,507 0 663 Individual School Schemes 1,467 664 0 4,378 TOTAL 6,979 8,171 10,335
2.3.1. Capital Finance Update and Outlook
The following table provides a breakdown of the capital financing that underpins the schemes within the Education capital programme.
2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 Resources £000 £000 £000 Capital Grants 5,469 6,492 10,335 Unsupported Borrowing 320 281 0 Directly Funded Borrowing 621 0 0 DFB - School Contributions 0 0 0 External Contributions 515 1,398 0 Capital Receipts 54 0 0 Revenue Contributions (RCCO) 0 0 0 TOTAL 6,979 8,171 10,335
2.3.2. Programme Amendments
The following table sets out the amendments that have been made in relation to the financing of the capital programme since the quarter two PPRR. These changes have been incorporated into the capital financing table at section 2.4.1.
2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 Funding Scheme Reason £000 £000 £000 Source
School Adswood Expansion 414 New scheme contribution Ludworth Primary Unsupported 281 New scheme Extension borrowing Miscellaneous School Additional School Contributions under 103 83 contributions/new contributions £50K schemes Total 103 778 0
2.3.3. Rephasing
The following rephasing took place during this quarter. Rephasing is undertaken each quarter to align the budgets for each scheme in the capital programme to the timescale for planned activity. The rephrasing detailed below has been incorporated into the capital programme table detailed at section 2.4.1 above.
2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 Funding Scheme Reason £000 £000 £000 Source
Miscellaneous Re- Aligning spend to -323 323 Various phasing under £250k correct year
Capital Aligning spend to Capital Maintenance 629 -629 Maintenance correct year
Total 306 -306 0
2.3.4. Allocations
The following allocations have been made this quarter.
2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 Scheme Funding Reason £000 £000 £000 Basic Need / Ludworth Primary 939 Capital New scheme Extension Maintenance
Total 0 939 0
2.3.5. Progress on Individual Schemes
The expenditure to the 31st December on Council controlled schemes in the Education Portfolio is £3.715m. Early Years
Spend at 31st December is £0.424m.
There are no further allocations this quarter and the commentary is unchanged.
Primary Sector
Spend at 31st December is £2.105m.
Activity Round Up
Greave Primary Expansion to 1.5FE (£1.451m scheme with £0.975m in 17/18)
SMT BRIEF TENDER CONTRACTOR SCHEME NEARING COMPLETED approval SET PROCESS APPROVED UNDERWAY COMPLETION
The school moved into the new build extension in September 2017 but Practical Completion is still outstanding.
Arden Primary 3FE Expansion (£10.404m scheme with £0.600m in 2017/18)
SMT BRIEF TENDER CONTRACTOR SCHEME NEARING COMPLETED approval SET PROCESS APPROVED UNDERWAY COMPLETION
Phase 4 has now been completed. There are small additional works be carried out to address some site issues.
St Thomas CE Primary – 3FE Expansion (£6.680m scheme with £0.418m in 17/18)
SMT BRIEF TENDER CONTRACTOR SCHEME NEARING COMPLETED approval SET PROCESS APPROVED UNDERWAY COMPLETION
The scheme is now complete. Final account in the process of being agreed.
Secondary Sector
Spend at 31st December is £0.131m.
There are no major secondary school projects currently in the programme.
Special Sector
Spend at 31st December is £1.055m.
Activity Round Up
Highfields Pupil Referral Unit Mobile Accommodation (£0.651m scheme with £0.644m in 17/18) SMT BRIEF TENDER CONTRACTOR SCHEME NEARING COMPLETED approval SET PROCESS APPROVED UNDERWAY COMPLETION Planning Application approved August 2017. Tender process completed September 2017.
2.3.6 Priority Schools Building Programme. Programme value estimated at £28 million.
Stockport has 4 schools included in Phase 1 of the Priority Schools Building Programme: Bridge Hall, Abingdon, St John’s CE Primary Schools and Werneth School. Bridge Hall, Abingdon and Werneth occupied their new buildings during 2016 and external works are complete. The ESFA has decided to deliver St John’s via the Government’s Regional Framework due to site constraints and options are currently being explored.
Stockport also has 3 schools included in Phase 2 of the Programme: Cheadle Primary, Hazel Grove Primary and Great Moor Junior Schools. The Outline Business Case for Great Moor Junior School has now received ESFA approval and scoping by the ESFA is underway for Cheadle and Hazel Grove with anticipated starts on site in the Spring of 2018.
2.3.7 Basic Need and Condition Investment Programme
The Council has agreed a significant School Capital Strategy investment of c. £25m to address both the requirements of provision of basic need school places across the borough; as the pupil population continues to increase and the ongoing priority condition and maintenance schemes across the primary and secondary school estate.
The council will finance the above investment via receipt of c. £10.3m of basic need central government grant due in 2019/20 with a requirement of providing an additional 700 school places across the borough. The remaining £14.7m will be invested by the Council via prudential borrowing with the annual repayments to be financed via a top- slice of the annual condition and maintenance central government grant due to be received from 2017/18 to 2026/27.