Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea School Organisation And

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

School Organisation and Investment Strategy

2016

Introduction

The number of pupils on roll in state-funded schools in Kensington & Chelsea at the start of the 2015/16 academic year (both resident and non-resident) is as follows: 1

 193 at 4 Nursery schools  7,282 at 26 Primary schools (6,800 plus 482 nursery)  4,822 at 6 Secondary schools (4,090 plus 732 in 6th forms)

In addition:

 50 at Latimer Alternative Provision Academy  96 at Chelsea Community Hospital School

The population of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea dropped from 169,494 to 155,594 in 2013 but has now risen to 158,741 in 2015. Nevertheless it is one of the most densely populated areas in Europe.

The population turnover is estimated at 20% per year. Two wards are among the 10% most deprived in England and our schools have more than twice the national rate of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school population includes a rich diversity of cultures. Many new pupils are likely to be refugees, asylum seekers or from a transient population. Over 50% of the Borough’s school-aged population is of ethnic origin and nearly half identify English as a second language.

According to the latest GLA projections the primary school population is expected to be significantly lower than was forecast in 2015 and by 2026 it will be nearly 1,000 lower. By contrast the projected number at secondary level is higher. By 2021 that number will be nearly 500 higher before leveling off by 2026. The projections are influenced by a number of factors and as a result this Strategy will be revised and updated annually.

1 DfE Autumn Pupil Census 2015 1

The Royal Borough has invested heavily in providing sufficient places for every child who needs a school place, as well as those children who require special educational provision. New schools will be created as part of development or regeneration schemes where there is a requirement for additional places. Kensington Primary Academy will open in September 2016 as part of the major housing development. Kensington Aldridge Academy for secondary pupils will provide a further 540 places when it is fully open in 2018/19. The Council will seek to expand or improve existing schools where it is justified by local demand, or development opportunities arise.

The current investment programme, combined with investment in new free schools, will deliver a further 500 primary school places across the borough by 2023-24 and a new 80-place special school for pupils aged 3-19 is planned to open in 2020. Details of the capital programme are set out later in this report.

The proportion of borough resident pupils attending independent schools has remained over 50% in both the primary and secondary sectors during the past 5 years. The primary sector has risen slightly from 53% to 55% while the secondary sector has risen from 52% to 57%.

The Royal Borough’s schools represent a major asset in the community, and as well as providing an excellent standard for education, the Council seeks to use the buildings to deliver other strategies for improving the lives of very young children, students leaving schools and entering the world of work, and a wide range of other community services.

Appendix 1 Schools Key 3

1. Background

London as a whole is facing an increase in demand for school places as set out in London Councils’ publications ‘Do the Maths 2015’ and ‘The London Equation’. There will be a 3% increase in primary pupil growth across London in the period 2015 and 2019, creating a need for up to 83,000 additional primary school pupils, and by 73,000 secondary school pupils by 2020. It will have a larger secondary pupil population compared to other regions in England, and its rate of growth will almost double over the next 5 years. See appendix 2.

2. Projections

The Council subscribes to the GLA School Roll Projection Service (SRP), which provides a 10 year forecast. The annual projections form the initial source of data for local authority maintained school place planning. Updated projections of London’s population by age, sex, and local authority or ward of residence are produced in January. The GLA pupil projections are used by the majority local authorities in London. The GLA’s school roll projection model incorporates multiple sets of GLA ward-level population projections, historic roll data, and urban regeneration data. The GLA school roll projections are also used to complete the annual School Capacity (SCAP) return to the DfE. Historically the DfE has used the data to calculate the Basic Need Allocations to fund the provision of all new school places (except free schools), although no Basic Need funding has been allocated to the Royal Borough for 2018 onwards, reflecting the success of the Council’s investment programme, and is unlikely to be a significant future source of funding due to the presumption that new schools will be free schools.

The GLA School Roll Projection Service enables comparisons to be made on a consistent basis with Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster and other London boroughs including Brent, Camden, Lambeth and Southwark where demand for pupil places is more acute. The GLA model does not take account of new schools not yet open, or forecast the potential impact of un-committed regeneration. GLA pupil projections are based on existing school rolls, which include non residents on roll at local authority schools, forward population estimates and migration, new housing developments that have been agreed by the borough planning department, GP registrations, child benefit and ONS data. 4

Birth rates and Housing Benefits reforms may affect future primary and secondary pupil projections over time. Fluctuations in any of these factors will affect future projections and should be taken into account as pupil forecasts are adjusted over time. The GLA model does not account for children in the Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) settings, but these are taken into consideration in the Council’s analysis in view of the very significant PVI provision in the Royal Borough.

Demand for secondary school places is projected to grow at a much faster rate than for primary places. The following charts summarise the primary and secondary roll projections, based on current GLA projections, compared to school Published Admissions Numbers for the next ten years. When planning investment to provide additional school places, the Council will review the capacity of existing buildings and sites, where space can be re-designated, or create scope for temporary solutions. The DfE recommends that local authorities aim to hold a surplus of up to 5% in order allow for mobility. Section 3 (Analysis), outlines how the Council anticipates the potential impact of regeneration on future pupil place planning.

The Primary Roll Projection table (YR - Y6) shows sufficient capacity to meet primary school place demand in maintained schools.

 For the next 10 years 2016 to 2026 there are sufficient primary places to meet demand.  The current GLA estimates show primary numbers in RBKC will not increase at such a high rate as previously projected.

There is a slight deficiency in primary places in the south of the borough, which will be eliminated by 2018.

The increasing volume of surplus places may offer future opportunities for education provision, subject to further analysis.

RBKC Primary Roll Projections 4,700

4,200

3,700

3,200

2,700 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Projections North PANs North Projections South PANs South

Published Projection GLA Admissions Reported in Difference Year Projection Number 2015 PAN/Projection R – Y6 (PAN) 437 2016 7,293 6,856 6,802 (2015) 6.4% surplus 1,239 2021 7,818 6,579 7,002 (2020) 18.8% surplus 1,786 2026 7,938 6,152 7,112 (2025) 29% surplus

In the secondary sector there is a sufficiency of places for Y7 to Y11 which takes into account the added pressure of increased number of primary pupils feeding through the system.

These statistics exclude 6th form provision at schools.

RBKC Secondary Roll Projections

5,000

4,750

4,500

4,250

4,000

3,750

3,500 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

GLA Projections PANs

Published Projection GLA Admission Reported in Difference Year Projection s Number 2015 PAN/projection (Y7-Y11) (PAN) 3,757 (2015) 215 2016 4,224 4,045 5.3% surplus 4,089 (2020) 311 2021 4,800 4,489 6.9% surplus 4,269 (2025) 363 2026 4,800 4,437 8.2% surplus

3. Analysis

 School Population Trends

Birth rates across London are falling, although variations occur across local authorities. Data on GP registrations suggests that the rate of population increase is declining. At the 2015 mid-year point 1,442 births were registered in Kensington & Chelsea which is 378 fewer than at the same point in 2014.

The slight increase in the borough population may reflect the longevity of residents or young professionals moving into the borough, rather than birth rates or younger families.

 Local Variations

Wards, in the Royal Borough, show local variations in population growth during the period 2016 – 2026. The current GLA Borough Preferred Option (BPO) ward projections forecast the Post 16 and secondary populations to increase by 23% and 13% respectively, as the primary population boom slows down with a modest increase of 9%.

The BPO ward projections are not school roll projections and as such should only be viewed as indication or illustration of wider population trends. These are consistent with ONS projections which, whilst showing a slight decline in birthrates, do not take into account regeneration projects.

 Regeneration

Future regeneration cannot be fully reflected accurately by GLA projections which only take account of committed schemes. Parts of the Royal Borough are likely to see regeneration will a consequential growth in the school age population. The Council’s policy to increase the number of affordable homes will also take advantage of the comparatively low densities of Council-owned land and housing in the Borough, which present regeneration opportunities. The mix of housing types of additional dwellings affects the number of new school places required. The Council will take the opportunity wherever possible to improve the condition and suitability of schools, and enlarge small schools to more viable 2 form-entry schools, funded from the development schemes.

See Appendix 1: Schools Key 9

See Appendix 1: Schools Key

 Independent Sector

The Royal Borough has a higher proportion of resident pupils educated in the independent sector than any other local authority in the UK.

The following table illustrates the proportion of resident school-age pupils attending independent schools in the private sector.

Year Primary % Secondary % Population Independent Population Independent Sector Sector 2011 10,840 53% 6,166 52% 2012 10,969 54% 6,346 54% 2013 11,282 55% 6,398 55% 2014 11,526 56% 6,654 57% 2015 11,526 55% 6,654 57% Using ONS Mid-Year Estimates

The number of residents attending independent sector schools is estimated as being the balance remaining after the number of resident pupils on roll in state schools (in any area) are deducted from the estimated school age population.

 Cross Border Movement

ONS 2015 midyear estimates indicate the resident population of school aged pupils in Kensington & Chelsea is 11,526 at primary and 6,654 at secondary level2. At the end of the 2014/15 academic year, 4,807 of primary and 1,817 of secondary aged borough resident pupils were on roll in Kensington & Chelsea schools, and 393 primary age pupils and 1,038 secondary age pupils attended state maintained schools in other boroughs.

Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide a place to every child who needs one, however the admissions code states ‘applications can include schools outside the local authority where the child lives’ therefore some places will be filled by non-residents. The net imports are shown in the table below over a 3 year period appendix 33.

Table 1 below shows the distribution of the resident school age population in Kensington & Chelsea.

2 RBKC Local Authority Cross Border Movement based on DfE Census data Autumn 2015 3 London Councils Cross Border Movement Trend 11

Primary Secondary

Year On roll in On roll in On roll in On roll in K&C other LAs K&C other LAs

2013 4,738 338 1,727 1,152

2014 4,726 346 1,797 1,065

2015 4,841 346 1,797 1,065

Using ONS midyear population estimates

Table 2 below shows net imports over a 3 year period. The change over time indicates a growing increase in net imports in the secondary sector, whereas the primary sector has remained relatively stable.

Net Import Academic Year PRIMARY SECONDARY 2012/13 1,519 696 2013/14 1,595 884 2014/15 1,595 1,058

The primary and secondary level pupil cohorts shown do not include Special schools, Alternative Provision, or PVI settings.

The number of imports and exports, and distribution of cross borough movement at primary and secondary level, is shown in appendix 3.

 Mobility

Mobility is indicated by the number of pupils arriving and leaving school other than at the normal intake or transfer times. This is relatively stable in K&C as shown in the tables below.

Primary

2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 starters 8% 8% 9% 8% 9% leavers 9% 10% 9% 9% 10%

Secondary

2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 starters 4% 4% 5% 5% 4% leavers 4% 4% 5% 5% 5%

The high levels of school performance encourages applications from other areas and contributes to a signficant number of net imports. The Council’s programme of expanding secondary schools aimed to increase the number of places available to Kensington & Chelsea resident pupils, and at present there is no requirement for additional secondary places.

Voluntary Aided (VA) Sector

The contribution of Voluntary Aided schools in RBKC is significant. The majority of VA schools are funded by the local authority, or funded by central Government in the case of free schools and academies. Of the 264 primary schools, 14 are VA Schools (7 are C of E and 7 are Roman Catholic). Of the 6 secondary schools 1 is C of E and 3 are Roman Catholic.

The majority of C of E schools offer a balance of open places and foundation places which use a faith based criteria. Roman Catholic schools set admission arrangements that award the highest priority to practicing Roman Catholics. Only when a Roman Catholic school does not receive sufficient applications to fulfill these criteria that non-faith applicants are offered vacant places.

 Admissions Policies

State-maintained schools/academies are required to participate in a nationally coordinated admissions process for the main point of entry to

4 London Diocesan Board for C of E School and the Diocese of Westminster for Catholics schools 13

school at Reception and Y7. Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Free Schools and Academies operate their own admission policies and are free to administer their own in-year admissions process, but must adhere to the statutory Admissions Code. The majority of primary and secondary schools opt for either partial Local Authority in-year coordination or no co-ordination. All RBKC schools are required to provide the local authority with data on their roll numbers and vacancies. See appendix 4.

The local authority retains responsibility for admissions for all community schools in the Borough. Over half of primary and all of secondary of schools in RBKC are now their own ‘admissions authority’, as shown below:

Community Free School, Academy, Phase Total school Foundation or VA school Primary 11 15 26 Secondary 0 6 6

All schools must be compliant with the requirements of the Admissions Code. Each school’s over-subscription policy will dictate how places are offered and vary considerably depending on the status of the school. Faith schools will usually give priority to applicants that can demonstrate a faith commitment. Secondary schools offer up to 10% of places to applicants who demonstrate aptitude for a specialist subject as defined by the school.

Admission authorities must formally consult on any changes to their admission arrangements which affect how places are offered. The Council works closely with schools when changes are proposed and continues to nurture a close relationship with free schools and academies as they are key partners in the provision of new school places.

The impact of how places are offered manifests in the availability of provision for borough residents. The Council has a duty to provide all resident applicants with full-time education provision but no legal requirement to provide a school located in the borough of residence.

 School Preferences

Primary

Although the number of resident applications has decreased slightly, the number of residents with a preference for an RBKC primary school increased by 1.75% compared to 2014.

Secondary

Applications for RBKC secondary schools show a high level of parental preference for local schools. In 2015 the number of RBKC resident applications increased by 12% and preferences also increased by 14%.

 Primary School Admissions Offers

Borough residents are more likely to choose local schools. In 2015 there were 951 primary year of entry applications for 1,065 school places. 1,013 offers were made by RBKC schools of which 781 were to RBKC residents.

 Secondary School Admissions Offers

There were 960 available Y7 ‘Year of Entry Secondary places in 2015. The number of resident applicants seeking a school place was 726. The number of resident applicants suggests that the Council has fulfilled its statutory duty; however the admission criteria for each school will dictate how places are available for resident pupils. For some schools, predominately those with faith affiliation, offers will be made to non- residents across several local authorities.

Non-residents may be awarded priority above an RBKC resident applicant where faith commitments and the school admission criteria are met. The Admissions Code stipulates that oversubscription cannot be used as a justification to afford priority to borough residents (see also the Greenwich Judgment5.

Many parents have historically made preferences for schools in neighbouring boroughs due to proximity. Of the 217 RBKC residents who were not offered a secondary school place, 103 accepted places from schools in Hammersmith and Fulham and 36 in Westminster.

5 R v Greenwich London Borough Council, ex parte John Ball Primary School (1989) 88 LGR 589 [1990] Fam Law 15

83% of Kensington and Chelsea secondary schools were fully subscribed on National Offer Day. To comply with our statutory obligations, 43 students who could not be accommodated within RBKC were allocated places in Hammersmith and Fulham schools.

 Deprivation and Welfare

Welfare reform and changes to social benefits has impacted some children and families in the borough. But roll counts have not changed significantly across the borough because of this.

The main determinants of any impact will be:

 The level of rents,  The prevalence of private rented housing where the effect of benefit caps will be greater than in social rented housing with lower rental levels.

In reviewing performance of schools in the Kensington and Chelsea an analysis is also made of the achievements of children and young people by schools in vulnerable groups. This includes children and young people with free school meal entitlement (FSM), special educational needs (SEN) and with English as an additional language (EAL). It also includes children and young people from minority ethnic groups, and who are in the care of the local authority.

In 2015 in primary schools the percentage of pupils entitled to a free meal (25%) was considerably above the national average (16%) and pupils speaking English as an additional language (55%) was nearly three times the national average of 19%. 79% of pupils were minority ethnic (compared with 31% nationally), and 15% were SEN (compared with 14%).

In secondary schools the percentage of students entitled to a free meal (20%) was considerably more than the national average (14%), and students speaking English as an additional language (49%) was over three times the national average of 15%. 77% of pupils were minority ethnic (compared with 27% nationally), and 12% were SEN (compared with 14%).

The following table shows the 5 year trend for FSM compared to the national average and Inner London equivalent. The percentage of FSM

pupils in the Royal Borough’s schools, whilst still higher than the national average, has declined over the past 5 years.

Primary

2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Kensington 33% 31% 27% 26% 23% and Chelsea NATIONAL 18% 18% 17% 16% n/a INNER 33% 32% 29% 25% n/a LONDON

Secondary

2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Kensington 25% 24% 24% 20% 18% and Chelsea NATIONAL 16% 16% 16% 15% n/a INNER 35% 35% 33% 30% n/a LONDON

4. Progress on School Development

The primary sector is split into 2 planning areas North and South as reported in the annual SCAP return.

RB Kensington & Chelsea School Place Planning Primary - Reception - Year 6 North

Published Surplus/Deficit = Projected Year Admissions PAN number minus New Provision/Expansions Population Number (PAN) Projected Population

Ark Brunel = +15 (Y1) 2015/16 3,547 4,143 596 Colville = +15 (Y R) TOTAL = + 30 Ark Brunel = +15 (Y2) 2016/17 3,570 4,173 603 Colville = +15 (Y1) TOTAL = + 30 Ark Brunel = +15 (Y3) 2017/18 3,577 4,203 626 Colville = +15 (Y2) TOTAL = + 30 Ark Brunel = +15 (Y4) Barlby = +15 (YR) 2018/19 3,531 4,248 717 Colville = +15 (Y3) TOTAL = + 45 Ark Brunel = +15 (Y5) Barlby = +15 (Y1) 2019/20 3,505 4,293 788 Colville = +15 (Y4) TOTAL = + 45 Ark Brunel = +15 (Y6) Barlby = +15 (Y2) 2020/21 3,459 4,338 879 Colville = +15 (Y5) TOTAL = + 45 Ark Brunel = Complete Barlby = +15 (Y3) 2021/22 3,390 4,368 978 Colville = +15 (Y6) TOTAL = + 30 Colville = Complete 2022/23 3,357 4,383 1,026 Barlby = +15 (Y4) TOTAL = + 15 Barlby = +15 (Y5) 2023/24 3,314 4,398 1,084 TOTAL = + 15 Barlby = +15 (Y6) 2024/25 3,300 4,413 1,113 TOTAL = + 15 Barlby = Complete 2025/26 3,291 4,413 1,122 TOTAL = + 0

RB Kensington & Chelsea School Place Planning Primary - Reception - Year 6 SOUTH Published Surplus/Deficit = Projected Admissions YEAR PAN number minus New Provision/Expansions Population Number Projected Population (PAN) Marlborough = +30 (Y4) 2015/16 3,309 3,150 -159 TOTAL = +60 Fox = +15 (YR) Marlborough = + 30 (Y5) 2016/17 3,326 3,225 -101 Kensington Primary Academy (KPA) = + 30 (YR ) TOTAL = +75 Fox = +15 (Y1) Marlborough = + 30 (Y6) 2017/18 3,295 3,300 5 KPA = +30 (Y1 ) TOTAL = +75 Fox = +15 (Y2) Marlborough = Complete 2018/19 3,247 3,345 98 KPA = +30 (Y2) TOTAL = +45 Fox = +15 (Y3) 2019/20 3,188 3,390 202 KPA = +30 (Y3) TOTAL = +45 Fox = +15 (Y4) 2020/21 3,120 3,435 315 KPA = +30 (Y4) TOTAL = +45 Fox = +15 (Y5) 2021/22 3,034 3,480 446 KPA = +30 (Y5) TOTAL = +45 Fox = +15 (Y6) 2022/23 2,962 3,525 563 KPA = +30 (Y6 ) TOTAL = +45 KPA = Complete 2023/24 2,908 3,525 617 Fox = Complete TOTAL = +0

2024/25 2,879 3,525 646 TOTAL = +0

2025/26 2,861 3,525 664 TOTAL = +0

RB Kensington & Chelsea School Place Planning Secondary Year 7 - Year 11 Published Surplus/Deficit Academic Projected Admission PAN minus New Provision/Expansions Year Population Number Projected Population (PAN) Kensington Aldridge = + 180 (Y8) 2015/16 4,045 4,260 215 Total = + 180 Kensington Aldridge = + 180 (Y9) 2016/17 4,155 4,440 285 Total = + 180 Kensington Aldridge = + 180 (Y10) 2017/18 4,270 4,620 350 Total = + 180 Kensington Aldridge = + 180 (Y11) 2018/19 4,460 4,800 340 Total = + 180 Kensington Aldridge = Complete 2019/20 4,435 4,800 365 Total = + 0 2020/21 4,489 4,800 311 Total = + 0 2021/22 4,585 4,800 215 Total = + 0 2022/23 4,626 4,800 174 Total = + 0 2023/24 4,597 4,800 203 Total = + 0 2024/25 4,541 4,800 259 Total = + 0 2025/26 4,437 4,800 363 Total = + 0

5. Early Years

The Department for Education (DfE) currently supports the delivery of flexible early education in school nurseries as well as in private, voluntary and independent nurseries and with child minders. Early Years services are considered a key resource to prepare children for school, and the Council is seeking where possible to deliver this provision in association with schools.

 Two Year Old Offer

Eligible families on low income are entitled to the targeted Two Year Old Offer. The key principles are that children should be able to access places that deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and are available between the hours of 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Parents can purchase additional hours over and above the 15 hours free targeted/universal entitlement provided their nursery provider can accommodate this. They are able to access the entitlement over

different flexible periods of time rather than the traditional three hour sessions five days per week over 38 weeks per annum.

The percentage of 2 year olds taking up places in the summer 2015 term in the Royal Borough (54%) was slightly lower than in the spring term (57%). This level of take-up is lower than the target and partly due to a high proportion of places occupied by 3 year olds. Many of these places have now been vacated as these children have moved into maintained nursery provision. This has resulted in the take-up increasing to 59% and will continue to rise as the term progresses.

A capital project at Colville School to support its flexible early years’ offer now includes eligible 2 year olds. A feasibility study designed to develop an integrated foundation stage provision which includes 2 year olds is currently being conducted at St Barnabas and St Philips CE School.

Capital funding is available to all providers to increase the number of places for eligible 2 year olds, but by focusing investment at primary schools there is the added potential to attract new pupils at nursery phase and retain them through to Y6.

 Three and Four Year Old Offer

The Government has confirmed that it will be implementing an increase to the free entitlement to early education for 3 and 4-year-olds from 15 hours to 30 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. Entitlement to the additional 15 hours per week free childcare for 3 and 4-year-olds extends only to families with working parents. The actual amount of new childcare places needed, will be determined by how many eligible parents take up the new entitlement.

The extended free childcare offer will be rolled out in pilot areas from September 2016 in advance of full implementation of the scheme from September 2017.

The effect of the 2 year offer and 3-4 year old extended free childcare entitlement may have an impact on school place planning at primary level. Children who attend settings under these early years’ provision are likely to apply for reception places at these schools.

There may not be a markedly different increase in cohort size when compared to primary pupil projections as these children are more likely to be borough residents contributing to the increase in roll counts.

 Children’s Centres including Sure Start

The focus of Sure Start children’s centres is to ensure that all children, regardless of background or family circumstance, are properly equipped and ready for school. In addition the centres offer support and guidance to parents and targeted support offered to the most vulnerable families as part of the Borough’s Integrated Support Service (ISS).

The following map illustrates the profile of deprivation in Kensington & Chelsea.

74% of families with children under 5 years old have accessed at least one service offered at a children’s centre: 84% in the North and 63% in the South. Children’s Centres have seen significant growth in the number of services provided to local families. Integration with local health services has improved the ability to accurately identify the level of need in order to offer appropriate tailored support to families.

The Royal Borough is expanding its relationships with primary schools in order to create a network of local feeder schools for children leaving children’s centres. Colville Primary School has a well-established Stay and Play scheme and St Thomas’s CE School ran a 5 week “Ready, Steady, Nursery” summer programme to ensure new pupils and their families were prepared for nursery school in the autumn. The local authority aims to establish links with five “feeder” schools in each locality by summer 2016

The Council is consulting on a new model for children’s centres in the borough which will come into place from 1 October 2016, building on the work already taking place to reach vulnerable families and going even further in targeting services to those most in need.

6. Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Schools, Early Years settings, and the local authority work together so that resources are matched to children’s needs in order to provide a suitable and efficient continuum of SEN support for children and young people. The Council’s Local Offer for children and young people with SEN and High Needs focuses on achievement of outcomes through evidence-based provision in mainstream and specialist early years settings, schools and Further Education Colleges.

The Royal Borough aims to provide a Local Offer in settings that have been judged being Good or Outstanding by Ofsted so that children with SEN can be educated and supported in becoming independent in or near their local community. The provision provides access to educational intervention addressing children and young people’s learning difficulties in the following areas:

 Communication and Interaction (CI)  Cognition and Learning (CL)  Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and  Sensory/Physical (SP)

 Schools and Resource Bases

The number of pupils with statements of SEN and Education, Health Care (EHC) plans on roll in RBKC schools has changed as follows:

2006 2011 2014 2016

368 405 440 568

The age profile of these children and young people is as follows:

2014 2015 2016

Under 5 26 20 36

5-10 170 182 223

11-15 183 182 205

16-19 61 112 104

20-25 0 0 0

Total 440 496 568

Post 19 provision, for young people and adults with autism and complex learning needs, will be offered at Queensmill School in Hammersmith and Alexandra College in Camden. Planning applications for the proposed new Barlby Special School in north Kensington will be submitted later this year. The school will accommodate up to 80 children and young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD). The unit will also provide modest respite provision.

According to the most up to date SEN data, 605 RBKC pupil residents with a statement or EHC plan were enrolled in 189 schools.

Phase Pupils Nursery 61 Primary 211

Secondary 175 16 – 25 158 Total 605

The SEN Service provides ‘shared services’ for resident pupils with SEN. The Council will endeavour to place resident pupils with SEN in RBKC or other state-maintained Tri Borough schools. 206 (34%) resident pupils with SEN are enrolled in resourced provision, SEN units or mainstream classes at 36 maintained schools across Tri-Borough and one academy outside London. Where pupils cannot be enrolled in a Tri- Borough school, the SEN team utilises established links with neighbouring local authorities such as Camden, Lambeth and Wandsworth.

The table below shows the distribution of SEN resident pupils placed in RBKC schools and schools in other boroughs.

RBKC Pupils RBKC Pupils Phase in Out Borough in RBKC Schools Schools Nursery 3 58 Primary 132 79 Secondary 60 115 Special School 3 n/a Alternative Provision 8 n/a Independent 85 n/a Other n/a 62 Total 291 314

From time to time pupils are placed in independent schools. At present, 85 RBKC residents with SEN are on roll in the private sector and 314 are on roll at independent schools outside the borough.

 16 – 25

Kennet West Skills Centre in north Westminster operates in conjunction with Westminster Kingsway College and provides education and training facilities for Post 16 LDD learners, drawing pupils from the RBKC, Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster. The centre delivers vocational courses and work related opportunities in Catering and Hospitality, Print Room Operations, Creative Media and Drama/Theatre Skills for 16-25 year old students with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities.

The capacity for Post 16 for resident learners with SEN is being reviewed and developed on an on-going basis. Data for 2014/15 show that 216 (20%) of learners attending further education colleges considered themselves to have some degree of learning difficulty and/or disability. 40 (3%) of learners in school sixth forms had an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or statement of SEN and 248 (16%) had been supported as school action or school action plus.6

 Alternative Provision

The Tri-Borough Alternative Provision (TBAP) Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) provides alternative education provision across RBKC, H&F and Westminster. The Beachcroft AP School in north Westminster expanded to provide a 12 place primary offer from January 2016 and includes some pupils from all three boroughs.

From September 2016, TBAP will open a small sixth form provision delivering the International Baccalaureate (IB). It is expected that the TBAP 6th form provision will be accessible to RBKC students through the 7 proposed Latimer Alternative Provision Academy.

6 Source: EFA Residency Report available through Management Information Portal 7 Source: information taken from DfE Performance Tables 27

7. Post 16 and Not in Education Employment or Training (NEET)

 Post 16

From 2015 full implementation of Raising the Participation Age (RPA) requires all young people to continue to participate in education or training until their 18th birthday. It is the duty of the local authority to support young people to engage in education and training in order to secure sufficient suitable provision for all young people aged 16 to 19 and for those up to age 25 with a learning difficulty assessment (LDA) or Education, Health and Care (ECH) plan. To fulfill this duty, local authorities must maintain a strategic overview of the provision available and identify and resolve any identified gaps in service.

Young People aged 16-17 years Participating in Education RB Kensington & Chelsea 91.9 London 93.1 National 89.5

DfE figures indicate 1,340 residents aged 16 and 17 years old in Kensington & Chelsea already participate in education or training and this has remained virtually unchanged at around 91% (June 2015)8 compared with 91.2% in the previous year. RBKC’s participation rates are above the National Average but below the London average. However, 110 (8%) of the 16-17 population, either does not participate in education or their activity is not known. In order to achieve the full participation sufficient capacity to accommodate these 110 learners would be required.

Young people can access education or training in a number of ways: full- time education, either in a school sixth form or further education college; an apprenticeship; working (or volunteering) full-time alongside studying for an accredited qualification. The number of residents starting an apprenticeship is small: less than 60 residents aged 16-18 started an apprenticeship in 2014/159.

In August 2015 the Government announced initiatives such as the apprenticeship levy, industrial standards and the 5% Club to create an additional 3 million apprenticeships across England by 2020. The

8 Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/participation-in-education-and-training-by-local-authority downloaded on 1 October 2015 9 Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships#history, Apprenticeship Programme Starts by Local Education Authority, Local Authority, Level and Age (2005/06 to 2014/15 28

Government has indicated that young people should be prepared for one of two routes: apprenticeship or university.

In addition to securing sufficient suitable provision for all 16 and 17 year olds, the needs of 18 year olds must also be accommodated, where young people require 3 years to complete education or training, because a one- year level 2 study programme is required before progressing to a two-year level 3 programme, or a study programme that better meets their needs is re-started. At present the existing number of post-16 places and planned growth in apprenticeships are sufficient to accommodate small increases in demand from the 16-18 year old population. In 2015/16 post-16 provision in Royal Borough Kensington Chelsea is provided by:

 13 independent schools  1 voluntary aided school  3 academies  1 special school  1 general further education college

In 2014/15 the EFA allocated funded places for 2,360 16-19 year olds across school sixth forms and further education providers in the Royal Borough. These included 36 places for high educational need students.

Kensington & Chelsea’s 16-18 population has increased by approximately 150 to around 2,400 since 2011.

Although localised growth in some wards is expected to increase in excess of 50%, the overall population is forecast to increase by 23% over the next ten years, reaching 3,000 by 202510.

Predicting the required capacity for post-16 is complicated by travel to learn patterns. Data for 2014/15 show over a quarter (413) 16-18 year olds remain in the Royal Borough to continue learning or training. The other 73% (1,072) travelled to neighbouring boroughs such as Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster11. The Royal Borough is a net importer of 16-18 year old learners. A significant number of non-resident learners, attracted by Post-16 provision in Kensington & Chelsea, mostly

10 GLA population projections 11 Source: LCCIS Travel to Study Report, July 2015 29

travel from neighbouring boroughs such as Brent, Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Ealing and Southwark.

Assuming there is no change, there is sufficient capacity to meet demand from residents aged 16-19 until 2019. Local capacity will come under pressure, and places will be more competitive, in the following circumstances:

 more residents chose to stay in the Royal Borough to learn,  local provision becomes more attractive to young people resident in the neighbouring boroughs, or  local provisions close City of Westminster College, the College of North West London and Kensington & Chelsea College have recently agreed "to explore opportunities and work together in a strategic alliance”. Based on enrolment figures (2014/15) the alliance is expected to create a potential enrolment of 28,000 students across the 3 colleges, of which 4,200 would be aged 16-19 and another 2,900 will be apprentices.

Both City of Westminster College and College of North West London have been judged as Good by Ofsted, with Kensington & Chelsea College requiring improvement.

A rolling programme of Area Reviews across London focused specifically on further education colleges will be completed by spring 2017. The Government expects Area Reviews will result in “fewer, often larger, more resilient and efficient providers”. The subsequent implementation may result in changes to local provision with entire areas of curriculum provision relocated and the volume of provision located in Hammersmith and Fulham may decline. A review of Post-16 capacity should be carried out in response to the outcome of Area Reviews and in preparation of an increase in the post-16 population forecast in 2019. School sixth form providers in the Royal Borough have introduced higher entry requirements. As a consequence some students who would have previously progressed to sixth form within the school are now required to seek alternative providers such as further education colleges and apprenticeships. While these changes may be offset by increases in the proportion of students achieving 5 A*-C including English and mathematics the balance between school sixth form and further education provision may shift.

 NEETs

Young people, who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), earn approximately 11% less per year in salary compared with their peers12. There are also associated costs to the taxpayer for the provision of additional services.

The Royal Borough ranked within the top 40% of local authorities with the lowest NEET (by percentage)13.

Using the most up-to-date figures, in 2013, 100 young people between the age of 16 and 18 were recorded as NEET. At the end of 201414 the number of young people recorded as NEET reduced to 70, which is below the national average.

Effective collaboration across the range of services supporting young people towards employment, to ensure that they do not become long-term unemployed, is needed because the patterns of NEET differ between age groups. Low levels of NEET among 16 and 17 year olds are expected because of the Raising Participation Age but this pattern has not yet extended to older cohorts. At age 16, 1.6% of young people in 2015 were NEET rising to 3.4% for 17 year olds and 6.5% for 18 year olds.

Schools play a critical role in preparing young people to progress to suitable employment or training. While there is sufficient capacity to meet the demand for mainstream provision, monitoring of the quality and quantity of vocational, alternative provision and special provision will continue to be required to ensure the needs of all students are accommodated.

8. Regeneration and Development

The key drivers of planned population growth affecting the Royal Borough and the need for new school places are:

 New development in up to ten housing estates within the Royal Borough, which will introduce market housing in order to generate capital for improving the existing housing stock.  Regeneration along the border with Hammersmith & Fulham

12 http://impetus-pef.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Make-NEETs-History-Report_ImpetusPEF_January-2014.pdf 13https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/young-people-neet-comparative-data-scorecard 14 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/neet-data-by-local-authority-2012-16-to-18-year-olds-not-in-education-employment-or-training

The regeneration of housing estates in the Royal Borough is at an early stage of planning and there is no projection of new school places at this stage. As noted above (page 8), the Council’s plan is to develop more affordable housing for those on low to middle incomes, tackle the causes of deprivation, and take advantage of the opportunities arising from the relatively low densities of Council owned land and housing.

9. Investment Programme for Schools

Where new provision is required, the Royal Borough has been very successful in negotiating with developers where Council land has been sold. Contributions are also sought from planning obligations (from Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) or s106). The Government’s Basic Need Allocations have reduced significantly. The DfE has separate funding provisions for new free schools.

 Planning and Infrastructure Contributions

The Royal Borough is currently holding £4m of unallocated s106 funds for education projects. These funds must be spent in accordance to the individual S106 agreements and within each agreed timescale.

From 6 April 2015 the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) largely replaced Section 106 funding agreements. S106 can still be applied to specific developments, subject to the S106 tests and pooling restrictions. The Royal Borough is already implementing its CIL. The Council will apply available s106 contributions to its current investment programme.

The Royal Borough’s Planning Department has identified Children’s Services which encompasses Early Years, Schools and Youth as an area which allows its CIL to be spent on part or all of the cost of provision, improvement, replacement, operation or maintenance under Regulation 123. No contributions have yet been received from CIL under the terms of Regulation R123, which identifies the types of infrastructure that the Council intends, will be, or may be, wholly or partially funded by CIL.

CIL will take at least 18 – 24 months to recoup sufficient resources for departments to bid for allocations of funds. In the meantime contributions from existing s106 agreements are being used for projects in Education.

 DfE Allocations for Basic Need Provision

Basic Need allocations by the DfE for new school places are based on statistical returns on projected pupil numbers, supplied by the Council, which are in turn derived from data provided by the GLA.

The pattern of Basic Need Allocations has been as follows:

Basic Need Allocation 2015-16 £149,836 Basic Need Allocation 2016-17 £157,328 Basic Need Allocation 2017-18 Nil

There will be no Basic Need funding for 2018 onwards.

The Council’s current investment programme is funded as shown below and illustrates the success in delivering new schemes through land and development neotiations:

Capital works External funding School Category Cost completion date included

Kensington £16M Primary including £16M (s106 Primary September 2016 Academy community agreement) (Warwick Road) facilities September 2017 £1M Targeted Fox School Primary (bulge provision £8.7M Basic Need Grant from 2015) Funded by Marlborough Primary September 2017 £20M Development School Agreement To be funded by Barlby School Primary September 2018 TBC Development Agreement To be funded by Colville School Primary September 2018 £5M Development Agreements To be funded by Barlby Special Special April 2020 TBC Development School Agreements

The Royal Borough’s policy remains to expand high-performing schools where justified by demand, and to enhance the viability of schools by increasing 1 or 1.5FE schools to 2 FE schools where possible. The Borough will also seek to improve the quality and suitability of buildings where opportunities are presented within the corporate asset management process.

Ian Heggs Alan Wharton Director of Schools Head of Asset Strategy

Appendices

1. Key for School Map Reference 2. Pupil Growth against School Place Shortfall (Primary and Secondary) 3. Cross Border Movement 4. Capacity and Surplus Places (Primary and Secondary) 5. School Place Preference (Primary and Secondary) and VA/ Community Breakdown 6. Ofsted Ratings 7. Glossary of School Types

Appendix 1: Key for School Reference Map

RB Kensington & Chelsea Schools Key for School Reference Map Academy DfE Map School Postcode Status Number Key

Chelsea Open Air Nursery & Children's Centre 2071053 SW3 5JE 1

Golborne Children's Centre 2071010 W10 5TN 2

Maxilla Nursery School 2071054 W10 5TN 3

Nursery St Anne's Nursery School 2071021 W10 6TT 4

Ark Brunel Primary Academy Converter 2072000 W10 5AT 1 Ashburnham Community School 2072021 SW10 0DT 2

Avondale Park Primary School 2072538 W11 4EE 3

Barlby Primary School 2072030 W10 6BH 4

Bevington Primary School 2072050 W10 5TW 5

Bousfield Primary School 2072060 SW5 0DJ 6

Christ Church CofE Primary School 2073321 SW3 4AA 7

Colville Primary School 2072121 W11 2DF 8

Fox Primary School 2072229 W8 7PP 9

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 2073356 SW1X 9DE 10

Marlborough Primary School 2072399 SW3 2NA 11

Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School 2073379 SW3 6QH 12

Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School 2075200 SW7 5AQ 13

Oxford Gardens Primary School 2072452 W10 6NF 14

Primary Park Walk Primary School 2072456 SW10 0AY 15

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 2073437 W11 4BJ 16

Saint Mary RC Primary School 2073542 W10 5AW 17

Servite RC Primary School 2073613 SW10 9NA 18

St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School 2073417 W8 6EJ 19

St Charles RC Primary School 2075201 W10 6EB 20

St Clement and St James CofE Primary School 2073455 W11 4PG 21

St Cuthbert with St Matthias CofE Primary School 2073541 SW5 9UE 22

St Joseph RC Primary School 2073477 SW3 2QT 23

St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2073504 W8 4SP 24

St Thomas' CofE Primary School 2073402 W10 5EF 25

Thomas Jones Primary School 2072594 W11 1RQ 26

Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School Converter 2075402 W14 8BZ 1 Chelsea Academy Academy 2076905 SW10 0AB 2 Holland Park School Converter 2074320 W8 7AF 3 Kensington Aldridge Academy Academy 2074000 W10 6EX 4

Secondary Saint Thomas More Language College 2074681 SW3 2QS 5

Sion-Manning RC Girls' School 2074801 W10 6EL 6

Chelsea Community Hospital School 2077165 SW10 9NH 1 Special Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy Converter 2077164 BR8 8DR 2 AP Latimer Alternative Provision Academy Converter 2071100 W10 6TT 1 Kensington and Chelsea College 2078001 SW10 0QS 1 16 Plus St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 2078600 W10 6EY 2

Appendix 2: Primary Growth against Primary Shortfall

RBKC Primary growth Up to 4%

RBKC Primary shortfall Up to 4%

Appendix 2: Secondary Growth against Secondary Shortfall

RBKC Secondary growth Up to 8%

RBKC Secondary shortfall Up to 8%

Appendix 2: Secondary Pupil Population Growth across London

RBKC secondary population is set to increase by up to 202 young people by 2019

Appendix 3: Cross Border Movement

KENSINGTON & CHELSEA 2011-2015 Residents Pupils Residents Residents Residents Residents residing in Pupils attending attending ONS attending attending Private other LAs attending other other % net 2015 MYE LA LA sector attending schools boroughs boroughs imports import/export 2014 maintained maintained estimate LA maintained maintained maintained schools schools maintained by the LA schools schools schools

Primary 11526 4,807 393 42% 3% 55% 1,988 6,795 29% 1,595

Secondary 6654 1,817 1,038 27% 16% 57% 2,096 3,913 54% 1,058

All 18,180 6,624 1,431 36% 8% 56% 4,084 10,708 38% 2,653 Pupils Residents Residents Residents Residents residing in Pupils attending attending ONS attending attending Private other LAs attending other other % net 2014 MYE LA LA sector attending schools boroughs boroughs imports import/export 2014 maintained maintained estimate LA maintained maintained maintained schools schools maintained by the LA schools schools schools

Primary 11526 4,734 362 41% 3% 56% 1,957 6,691 29% 1,595

Secondary 6654 1,781 1,076 27% 16% 57% 1,960 3,741 52% 884

All 18,180 6,515 1,438 36% 8% 56% 3,917 10,432 38% 2,479 Pupils Residents Residents Residents Residents residing in Pupils attending attending attending attending Private other LAs attending ONS 2013 other other % net 2013 LA LA sector attending schools MYE boroughs boroughs imports import/export maintained maintained estimate LA maintained maintained maintained schools schools maintained by the LA schools schools schools

Primary 11282 4,735 381 42% 3% 55% 1,900 6,635 29% 1,519

Secondary 6398 1,721 1,163 27% 18% 55% 1,859 3,580 52% 696

All 17,680 6,456 1,544 37% 9% 55% 3,759 10,215 37% 2,215 Pupils Residents Residents Residents Residents residing in Pupils attending attending attending attending Private other LAs attending ONS 2012 other other % net 2012 LA LA sector attending schools MYE boroughs boroughs imports import/export maintained maintained estimate LA maintained maintained maintained schools schools maintained by the LA schools schools schools

Primary 10969 4,753 339 43% 3% 54% 1,831 6,584 28% 1,492

Secondary 6346 1,671 1,278 26% 20% 54% 1,792 3,463 52% 514

All 17,315 6,424 1,617 37% 9% 54% 3,623 10,047 36% 2,006 Pupils Residents Residents Residents Residents residing in Pupils attending attending attending attending Private other LAs attending ONS 2011 other other % net 2011 LA LA sector attending schools MYE boroughs boroughs imports import/export maintained maintained estimate LA maintained maintained maintained schools schools maintained by the LA schools schools schools

Primary 10840 4,774 335 44% 3% 53% 1,734 6,508 27% 1,399

Secondary 6166 1,554 1,395 25% 23% 52% 1,756 3,310 53% 361

All 17,006 6,328 1,730 37% 10% 53% 3,490 9,818 36% 1,760

Appendix 4: School Census information showing vacancies and PAN

PRIMARY Roll Surplus PAN PAN % Surplus YR-Y6 Places October 2015 ARK Brunel* 345 267 78 22.6% Ashburnham 210 181 29 13.8% Avondale Park 420 381 39 9.3% Barlby 315 318 Bevington 315 296 19 6.0% Bousfield 420 406 14 3.3% Christ Church 210 209 1 0.5% Colville 333 332 1 0.3% Fox 315 332 Holy Trinity 210 203 7 3.3% Marlborough 420 358 62 14.8% Oratory R.C. 210 211 Our Lady of Victories RC 210 205 5 2.4% Oxford Gardens 420 407 13 3.1% Park Walk 210 205 5 2.4% Servite R.C. 210 212 St Barnabas & St Philip's 210 202 8 3.8% St Charles R.C. 315 298 17 5.4% St Clement and St James 210 200 10 4.8% St Cuthbert with St Matthias 210 192 18 8.6% St Francis 315 298 17 5.4% St Joseph's R.C. 210 193 17 8.1% St Mary Abbots 210 205 5 2.4% St Mary's RC 420 354 66 15.7% St Thomas' C.E (RBKC) 210 207 3 1.4% Thomas Jones 210 210 Total 7293 6882 153 4.5% Total VA/Academy/Free school (+/-) 3360 3189 281 7.2% Total Community (+/-) 3933 3693 214 5.8% North of Borough 3828 3568 220 6.1% South of Borough 3465 3314 434 6.0%

SECONDARY Roll Surplus PAN PAN % Surplus Y7-Y11 Places October 2015 Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School 600 602 2 0% Chelsea Academy 900 894 -6 -1% Holland Park School 1200 1193 -7 -1% Kensington Aldridge Academy* 360 360 Sion-Manning RC Girls School 600 435 -165 -28% St Thomas More Language College 600 620 20 3% Total 4260 4104 -156 -4% North of Borough 960 795 -165 -17% South of Borough 3300 3309 9 0% * Kensington Aldridge Academy opened in 2014 with a phased intake. 41

Appendix 5: School Preferences – 2015

Primary All Preferences First Preference Applications PAN *Academy ^Free school per place All RBKC Other All RBKC Other ARK Brunel Academy * 60 103 51 52 24 12 12 1.7 Ashburnham 30 54 43 11 22 17 5 1.8 Avondale Park 60 105 86 19 20 10 10 1.8 Barlby 45 177 114 63 39 32 7 3.9 Bevington 45 135 98 37 38 28 10 3.0 Bousfield 60 384 315 69 170 148 22 5.8 Christ Church C E 30 140 71 69 67 24 43 4.7 Colville 60 212 168 44 54 40 14 3.5 Fox 45 369 293 76 161 142 19 8.2 Holy Trinity C E 30 74 39 35 8 3 5 2.5 Marlborough 60 116 88 28 25 20 5 1.9 Oratory R C 30 167 110 57 49 29 20 5.6 Our Lady of Victories R C 30 169 140 29 48 42 6 5.6 Oxford Gardens 60 151 134 17 29 26 3 2.5 Park Walk 30 127 90 37 20 14 6 4.2 Servite R C 30 153 91 62 37 22 15 5.1 St Barnabas & St Philips C E 45 208 176 32 43 32 11 4.6 St Charles R C 45 89 53 36 38 19 19 2.0 St Clement & St James C E 60 77 65 12 25 22 3 1.3 St Cuthbert with St Matthias C E 30 57 48 9 13 12 1 1.9 St Francis of Assisi R C 30 91 76 15 39 34 5 3.0 St Joseph R C 30 123 60 63 42 20 22 4.1 St Mary Abbots C E 30 266 225 41 58 52 6 8.9 St Mary R C 30 88 45 43 33 13 20 2.9 St Thomas' C E 30 91 58 33 34 24 10 3.0 Thomas Jones 30 273 227 46 96 85 11 9.1 Total 1065 3999 2964 1035 1232 922 310

% of Secondary Total Resident Other PAN Resident *Academy ^Free school Offers Offers Offers Offers Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School * 120 115 11 104 10% Chelsea Academy * 180 176 101 75 57% Holland Park * 240 235 172 63 73% Kensington Aldridge Academy * 180 176 168 8 95% Sion Manning School 120 111 31 80 28% St Thomas More Language College 120 130 26 104 20% Total 960 943 509 434 54%

Appendix 5: School Preferences – 2015

Secondary % Dif. *Academy ^Free school Total Total PAN 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 2015 2014 Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School * 120 372 286 101 55 44 21 879 842 4% Chelsea Academy * 180 185 177 172 132 95 52 813 790 3% Holland Park * 240 578 359 306 191 127 63 1624 1396 16% Kensington Aldridge Academy * 180 178 161 131 62 49 42 623 493 26% Sion Manning School 120 20 20 31 38 22 22 153 165 -7% St Thomas More Language College 120 104 109 160 111 93 44 621 515 21% Total 960 1437 1112 741 409 430 244 4373 4201

Applications by Secondary 1st Preference and Residence Applications per *Academy ^Free school place Total RBKC Other Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School * 372 43 329 7.3 Chelsea Academy * 185 56 129 4.5 Holland Park * 578 295 283 6.8 Kensington Aldridge Academy * 178 134 44 3.5 Sion Manning School 20 3 17 1.3 St Thomas More Language College 104 17 87 5.2 Total 1437 548 889

Appendix 6: Current Ofsted Ratings

Judgement PRIMARY Ofsted All Teach Lead Achieve Behaviour Ark Brunel Academy Jun-13 G G G G G Ashburnham Apr-13 RI RI RI RI G Avondale Park Sep-12 G G G G O Barlby Jun-07 O O O O O Bevington Jul-12 O O O O O Bousfield Jun-08 O O O O O Christ Church CE Jul-13 O O O O O Colville Nov-13 G G G G G Fox Oct-09 O G O O O Holy Trinity CE Nov-12 G G G G G Marlborough Sep-14 G G G G G Oratory RC Jul-10 O O O O O Our Lady of Victories RC Sep-11 O O O O O Oxford Gardens Jun-11 G G G G G Park Walk Jan-12 G G G G G Servite RC Jun-07 O O O O O St Barnabas and St Philip’s CE Feb-07 O G O O O St Charles RC Mar-14 G G G G G St Clement and St James CE Jul-14 G G G G G St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Sep-14 RI RI RI RI G St Francis of Assisi RC Jan 16 RI RI RI RI RI St Joseph’s RC Nov-13 O O O O O St Mary Abbots CE Nov-14 G G G G G St Mary’s RC Nov-14 RI RI RI RI G St Thomas CE Nov-14 O O O O O Thomas Jones May-09 O O O O O

Judgement SECONDARY Ofsted All Teach Lead Achieve Behaviour Cardinal Vaughan RC Sep-06 O O O O O Chelsea Academy May-12 O O O O O Holland Park Academy Nov-14 O O O O O Kensington Aldridge St Thomas More Nov-13 O O O O O Sion Manning RC May-13 G G G G G

Appendix 7: Glossary: Definition of schools (GOV.uk)

Overview All children in England between the ages of 5 and 18 are entitled to a free place at a state school. Most state schools have to follow the national curriculum. The most common types are:

 community schools, controlled by the local council and not influenced by business or religious groups  foundation schools, with more freedom to change the way they do things than community schools  faith schools  academies and free schools, run by a governing body, independent from the local council - and can follow a different curriculum  grammar schools, run by the council, a foundation body or a trust - they select all or most of their pupils based on academic ability and there is often an entrance exam

Community Schools A community school in England and Wales is a type of state-funded school in which the local education authority (LEA) employs the school's staff, is responsible for the school's admissions and owns the school's estate.

Foundation Schools Foundation schools are run by an elected governing body, which has authority over what happens inside the school. The governing body not only employs the staff and sets admissions criteria it can also own the land on which the school is situated as well as its buildings. In most cases the land is owned by a charity (or charitable foundation).

Faith schools There are many different types of Faith schools, e.g. voluntary aided; free schools or academies and each will be associated with its particular religion. Faith schools are run like other state schools in that they follow the national curriculum except for religious studies, where they are free to only teach about their own religion. Anyone can apply for a place as long as the school’s admissions criteria are met.

Free schools Free schools are run on a not-for-profit basis and can be set up by businesses, education bodies, parents or charitable organisations and are funded by the Government independently of the local council. They don’t have to follow the national curriculum and have more control over how the school is operated. Free schools offer ‘all-ability’ places, so are not able to use academic selection processes like a grammar school. 45

Appendix 7: Glossary: Definition of schools (GOV.uk)

Academies Academies are publicly funded independent schools. Academies don’t have to follow the national curriculum and can set their own term times. They still have to follow the same protocols relating to admissions, special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools.

Trust Schools Trust schools have evolved from Foundation schools, in that they have developed a partnership, known as a charitable trust, with an outside body. Although Trust schools are still funded by the state, the land and buildings used by the school will be owned by either the governing body, or the charitable trust.

Special schools Special schools with pupils aged 11 and older can specialise in 1 of 4 areas of special educational needs:  communication and interaction  cognition and learning  social, emotional and mental health  sensory and physical needs Schools can further specialise within these categories to reflect the special needs such as Autistic spectrum disorders, visual impairment or speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).

City Technology Colleges City Technology Colleges are independent schools in urban areas that are free to attend. CTCs are owned and funded by companies as well as central Government and have a particular emphasis on technological and practical skills.

State boarding schools State boarding schools provide free education but charge fees for boarding. Some state boarding schools are run by local councils, and some are run as academies or free schools.

Private schools Private schools (also known as ‘independent schools’) charge fees to attend instead of being funded by the Government. Pupils don’t have to follow the national curriculum. All private schools must be registered with the Government and are inspected regularly. There are also private schools which specialise in teaching children with special educational needs.