The Education (School Information)(England) Regulations 1993

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 2 INFORMATION TO BE PUBLISHED BY GOVERNORS

1.  The name, address and telephone number of the school and the names of the head teacher and of the chairman of the governors.

2.  The classification of the school as—

(a) a county, controlled, aided or special agreement school or a special school;

(b) a primary, middle or secondary school;

(c) a comprehensive, secondary modern, grammar or bilateral school;

(d) a co-educational or single-sex school;

(e) a day or boarding school or a school taking both day and boarding pupils;

except for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b) or (c) other terminology may be used.

3.  Particulars of the admissions policy adopted for the school (in the case of a county or controlled school) by the relevant authority or (in the case of a voluntary aidded or special agreement school) by the governors in relation to each age at which pupils are admitted to the school including ages above and below compulsory school age.

4.  Where there are specific arrangements for parents who are considering sending their child to the school to visit it, particulars of those arrangements.

5.  In the case of a secondary school, where information is available—

(a) the number of places for pupils of the normal age of entry to the school which were available at the start of the school year immediately following the reporting school year; and

(b) the number of written applications for places from the start of that year or preferences expressed for places at the school pursuant to arrangements made by the relevant authority under section 6(1) of the 1980 Act.

6.  A statement on the curriculum and organisation of education and teaching methods at the school.

7.  A statement on the ethos and values of the school.

8.  In the case of any county, voluntary or maintained special school (other than a special school established in a hospital), particulars of the manner in which complaints are to be made under arrangements pursuant to section 23 of the 1988 Act.

9.  A summary of the content and organisation of that part of the curriculum relating to sex education (where such education forms part of the secular curriculum of the school).

10.  Particulars of any careers education provided and any arrangements made for work experience for pupils.

11.—(1) The affiliations, if any, of the school with a particular religion or religious denomination.

(2) Without prejudice to paragraphs 6 and 7, particulars of the religious education provided at the school and of any arrangements as respects the exercise by the parents of a pupil of their rights under section 9 of the 1988 Act in relation to the pupil’s attendance at religious worship or education.

12.  A summary of the charging and remissions policies determined by the governors of the school under section 110 of the 1988 Act.

13.  Changes in respect of any matter mentioned in the preceding paragraphs which it has been determined will be made after the start of the school year to which the particulars relate.

14.—(1) The number of registered pupils at or near the end of the final year of the first key stage.

(2) Where the number of such pupils is ten or more, the percentage who, in the following subjects—

(a) English;

(b) mathematics;

(c) science;

(d) technology;

(e) history; and

(f) geography,

and in respect of the reading and writing attainment targets in English and the number attainment target in mathematics—

(i) were assessed as having reached each level of the 10 level scale;

(ii) were assessed as working towards level 1; or

(iii) were exempted from assessment under section 18 or 19 of the 1988 Act.

(3) Where the number of such pupils is fewer than ten but not fewer than five, the percentage who, in the following subjects—

(a) English;

(b) mathematics;

(c) science;

(d) technology;

(e) history; and

(f) geography,

and in respect of the reading and writing attainment targets in English and the number attainment target in mathematics, were assessed as having reached level 2 or above.

(4) Where the number of such pupils is fewer than five, a statement recording the fact and explaining that the results of assessment are not to be published for reasons of confidentiality.

15.—(1) The number of registered pupils at or near the end of the final year of the third key stage.

(2) Where the number of such pupils is ten or more, the percentage who, in the following subjects—

(a) English;

(b) mathematics;

(c) science; and

(d) technology,

and in respect of the reading and writing attainment targets in English and the number attainment target in mathematics—

(i) were assessed as having reached each level of the 10 level scale;

(ii) were assessed as working towards level 1; or

(iii) were exempted from assessment under section 18 or 19 of the 1988 Act;

(iv) failed to register a level because they missed the assessment by reason of unauthorised absence; or

(v) failed to register a level on being assessed.

(3) Where the number of such pupils is fewer than ten but not fewer than five, the percentage who, in the following subjects—

(a) English;

(b) mathematics;

(c) science; and

(d) technology,

and in respect of the reading and writing attainment targets in English and the number attainment target in mathematics, were assessed as having reached level 6 or above.

(4) Where the number of such pupils is fewer than five, a statement recording the fact and explaining that the results of assessment are not to be published for reasons of confidentiality.

16.  The latest available local and national average figures in respect of the matters mentioned in paragraphs 14(2) and 15(2).

17.  In the case of a school providing education for pupils aged 15 or for pupils aged 16, 17 or 18—

(a) the policy in respect of entering such pupils for public examinations;

(b) in relation to the results of GCSE examinations and vocational qualifications or units of such qualifications mentioned in paragraph 18 taken by pupils aged 15 in the reporting school year, the local and national average figures corresponding to paragraph 18(e) and (f)(ii); and

(c) in relation to the results of ‘A’ level and ‘AS’ examinations and vocational qualifications mentioned in paragraph 19 taken by pupils aged 16, 17 and 18 in the reporting school year, the national average figures corresponding to paragraph 19(b), (c), (e), (f) and (k).

18.  In the case of a school with registered pupils aged 15—

(a) the number of those pupils;

(b) the number of those pupils who were not entered during the reporting school year for any examinations for the GCSE;

(c) subject by subject, the number of those pupils who were entered during the reporting school year for any examination for the GCSE or for any qualification or unit forming part of a qualification validated by the City and Guilds of London Institute or the Royal Society of Arts and approved by the School Examinations and Assessment Council under section 5 of the 1988 Act;

(d) subject by subject, the number of those pupils who during the reporting school year—

(i) achieved each grade from A to G in examinations for the GCSE;

(ii) were entered for an examination for the GCSE but failed to acheive a pass;

(iii) were entered for an examination for the GCSE but did not attempt that examination;

(iv) achieved a qualification or a unit forming part of a qualification validated by the City and Guilds of London Institute or the Royal Society of Arts and approved by the School Examinations and Assessment Council under section 5 of the 1988 Act;

(e) the percentage of those pupils who, during the reporting school year—

(i) were entered for an examination for the GCSE in one or more subjects;

(ii) were entered for such an examination in five or more subjects;

(iii) achieved any grade from A to G in such an examination in one or more subjects;

(iv) achieved any grade from A to G in such an examination in five or more subjects;

(v) achieved any grade from A to C in such an examination in five or more subjects;

(vi) irrespective of whether they were entered, did not achieve any grade in any such examination;

(f) (i) the number of those pupils registered for or studying towards any vocational qualification or unit forming part of such a qualification validated by the City and Guilds of London Institute or the Royal Society of Arts and approved by the School Examinations and Assessment Council under section 5 of the 1988 Act;

(ii) the percentage of those pupils achieving all the qualifications or units for which they were registered or studying.

19.  In the case of a school with registered pupils aged 16, 17 or 18—

(a) the number of those pupils who, during the reporting school year, entered for fewer than two GCE ‘A’ level examinations or the equivalent;

(b) the percentage of the pupils mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) whose point scores fell within the following ranges: 0—4 points; 5—9 points; 10—15 points;

(c) the average point score of the pupils mentioned in sub-paragraph (a);

(d) the number of registered pupils aged 16, 17 or 18 who, during the reporting school year, entered for two or more GCE ‘A’ levels or the equivalent;

(e) the percentage of the pupils mentioned in sub-paragraph (d) whose point scores fell within the following ranges:

• 0—4 points; 5—9 points; 10—14 points; 15—19 points; 20—24 points; 25—29 points; 30 points or more;

(f) the average point score of the pupils mentioned in sub-paragraph (d);

(g) the number of registered pupils aged 16, 17 or 18 who were entered during the reporting school year for the International Baccalaureate Diploma;

(h) the percentage of the pupils mentioned in sub-paragraph (g) who achieved that qualification;

(i) the number of registered pupils aged 16, 17 or 18 who, during the reporting school year, were in the final year of studying towards a qualification validated by the Business and Technology Education Council or the City and Guilds of London Institute;

(j) subject by subject, the number of registered pupils aged 16, 17 or 18 who, during the reporting school year—

(i) achieved each grade from A to N at GCE ‘A’ level and ‘AS’ examinations;

(ii) were entered for and attempted a GCE ‘A’ level or ‘AS’ examination but failed to achieve a grade;

(iii) were entered for such an examination but did not attempt it;

(iv) were in the final year of studying towards a qualification validated by the Business and Technology Education Council, the City and Guilds of London Institute or the Royal Society of Arts; and

(v) achieved such a qualification wholly or partly on the basis of work done in that year;

(k) the percentage of pupils aged 16, 17 or 18 who, during the reporting school year, obtained the qualifications mentioned in paragraph (i) for which they were studying.

20.  In the case of a school with registered pupils aged 15, 16, 17 or 18, information in respect of the previous school year—

(a) in respect of pupils aged 15 or 16, the number of those pupils, and the percentage of those pupils who have commenced—

(i) a course at any school or any course of further education;

(ii) employment;

(iii) a Youth Training scheme;

the percentage of pupils not coming within the terms of (i), (ii) or (iii) above.

(b) in respect of pupils aged 17 or over, the number of those pupils and the percentage of those pupils who have commenced—

(i) any course of further education;

(ii) any course of higher education;

(iii) employment; and

the number of pupils not coming within the terms of (i), (ii) or(iii) above.

21.—(1) In relation to each year group in which all or the majority of pupils are subject to the provisions as to the recording of unauthorised absence in the Pupils' Registration Regulations 1956(1) (“the unauthorised absence provisions”), the number of unauthorised absences in each term of the reporting school year expressed as a percentage of the total number of possible attendances in that term.

(2) In relation to each year group referred to in sub-paragraph (1), the number of pupils recorded as absent without authority on one or more occasions in each term of the reporting school year, expressed as a percentage of the number of registered pupils in the year group who are subject to the unauthorised absence provisions at the commencement of that term.

(3) In this paragraph—

(a) an “unauthorised absence” means an occasion on which a pupil is recorded as absent without authority pursuant to the Pupils' Registration Regulations 1956;

(b) “the total number of possible attendances” means the number produced by multiplying the number of registered pupils in the year group at the beginning of the term who are subject to the unauthorised absence provisions by the number of school sessions in that term.

(1)

S.I. 1956/357; these Regulations have been amended by the Education (Pupils' Attendance Records) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1582).