By Carole Dennett
Ahead of an Isle of Wight Council consultation on what action should be taken to deal with surplus places in the Island’s primary school system, the IW Observer is publishing information about our schools to help inform the debate.
Last week we published data provided by the Department for Education about attainment in reading, writing and maths. The table on the left shows how much progress pupils at each school make between the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, when pupils finish primary education. The comparisons are against pupils across England who received similar results at the end of Key Stage 1.
A score above zero means pupils made more progress, on average, than pupils elsewhere, a negative result means pupils made less progress, on average, than other pupils.
Green indicates results that are above, or well above average, red indicates scores that are below, or well below average.
This information and more can be found at iow.life/primaryperformance, which for instance shows that half of the Island’s 34 mainstream primary schools have no pupils reaching the higher standard for reading, writing and maths, a particular concern for brighter children. The English average is 8 per cent. Only six Island primary schools reach or exceed that figure.
The final date to apply for a school place for September next year is at midnight on Monday, January 15. Go to iow.life/schooladmissions for more information.
