LEA Number : 333 - Name : Sandwell
Latest Achievement and Attainment Tables
1 - Primary Schools (2006)
2 - Secondary Schools - KS3 (2005)
3 - Secondary Schools - GCSE (2005)
4 - Post-16 (2005)
5 - Pilot English and maths (2005)
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Key Statistics
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| .. | Not Available |
| - | Zero or negligible |
| (p) | Provisional data |
| (r) | Revised data |
| | | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Key Stage 2 Level 4+ (%age of Pupils) | English | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 71 | 72 (r) |
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Mathematics | 60 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 66 (r) |
Science | 77 | 82 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 (r) |
| Key Stage 2 Level 5+ (%age of Pupils) | English | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 (r) |
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Mathematics | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 (r) |
Science | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 36 (r) |
| Key Stage 3 Level 5+ (%age of Pupils) | English | 52 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 63(p) |
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Mathematics | 49 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 61(p) |
Science | 40 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 55(p) |
| Key Stage 3 Level 6+ (%age of Pupils) | English | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21(p) |
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Mathematics | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 35(p) |
Science | 14 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 20(p) |
| 5 or more GCSEs Grades A*-C (%age of 15 year olds) | | 31.7 | 34.3 | 34.2 | 35.9 | 38.0 | 42.9 (r) |
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| At least one GCSE A* - G (%age of 15 year olds) | | 92.1 | 92.1 | 92.1 | 92.6 | 93.8 | 95.1 (r) |
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| Average GCSE/GNVQ capped point score per 15 year old pupil | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 240.4 | 250.5 (r) |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Numbers of Sure Start Partnerships started since launch | 1 | 3 | 6 | | | |
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| Number of City Academies, since Launch | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Numbers of Playing for Success Centres Since Launch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Numbers of School Achievement Awards | | | | | | |
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| | | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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| Numbers of three and four year olds taking up free early education places by LEA | 3 year olds | 3035 | 3104 | 3106 | 3238 | 3159 |
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4 year olds | 3990 | 3952 | 3898 | 3506 | 3509 |
Total | 7025 | 7056 | 7004 | 6744 | 6668 |
| Number of Day Care Places available | | | | 5010 | 5350 | 3840 |
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| Numbers of three and four year olds taking up free early education places by LEA | 3 year olds | 3035 | 3104 | 3106 | 3238 | 3159 |
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4 year olds | 3990 | 3952 | 3898 | 3506 | 3509 |
Total | 7025 | 7056 | 7004 | 6744 | 6668 |
| Number of Day Care Places available | | | | 5010 | 5350 | 3840 |
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| | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 |
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| Funding Per Pupil (Ages 3-19) Real Terms ( £ 2004-05 prices) | 3,370 | 3,550 | 3,690 | 3,860(p) | 4,040(p) | 4,280(p) |
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| The value of Schools Standard Grants (SSG) age 3 to 19 (£ 000's) | 1,769 | 3,873 | 3,987 | 4,860 (p) | | |
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| The value of total capital funding (£ 000's) | 26,234 | 7,701 | 17,773 | 16,344 | | |
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| | | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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| Participation in education (%age of age group) | 16 | 54 | 57 | 58 | |
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17 | 44 | 44 | 46 | |
Combined | 49 | 50 | 52 | |
| Participation in Education and Training (%age of age group) | 16 | 71 | 76 | 79 | |
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17 | 64 | 63 | 70 | |
Combined | 68 | 70 | 75 | |
| Young people Accepted for Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) | | . | . | . | 2300 |
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| Participation in education (%age of age group) | 16 | 54 | 57 | 58 | |
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17 | 44 | 44 | 46 | |
Combined | 49 | 50 | 52 | |
| Participation in Education and Training (%age of age group) | 16 | 71 | 76 | 79 | |
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17 | 64 | 63 | 70 | |
Combined | 68 | 70 | 75 | |
| Young people Accepted for Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) | | . | . | . | 2300 |
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| | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 |
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| Number of students in Further Education Colleges | 14989 | 16075 | 13102 | 15583 |
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| Number of students in Further Education Colleges | 14989 | 16075 | 13102 | 15583 |
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| | | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Maintained Primary School average class sizes by Key Stage (KS) | KS1 | 25.8 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 26.6 | 25.9 |
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KS2 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 27.7 | 27.6 |
| The number of infants (Key Stage 1) in class sizes of over 30 1998 to date by LEA. | | 484 | 397 | 32 | 94 | 160 | 125 |
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| The total number of Pupil Referral Units | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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| | | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 |
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| The number of Primary pupils absent for at least one half day | unauthorised absences | 3,330 | 3,524 | 3,183 | | |
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authorised absences | 22,524 | 23,479 | 23,177 | | |
| The number of Secondary pupils absent for at least one half day | unauthorised absences | 4,539 | 3,576 | 4,085 | | |
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authorised absences | 17,637 | 17,818 | 17,609 | | |
| The number of permanently excluded (%age of school population) | | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
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| | | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) teachers | Primary | 1400 | 1320 | 1310 | 1320 | 1320 | 1340 |
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Secondary | 1200 | 1190 | 1270 | 1280 | 1330 | 1340 |
Special | 140 | 110 | 110 | 130 | 120 | 100 |
| Number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) teaching assistants | | 520 | 650 | 500 | 600 | 650 | 850 |
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| Pupil-teacher ratios | Primary | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 22.9 |
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Secondary | 16.6 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 16.4 |
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Education
- Pupil funding - For 2005/06, this government has allocated an extra £1410 per pupil in real terms to Sandwell Local Authority since 1997/98, an increase of 49 per cent.
- The number of 5,6 & 7 year olds in classes over 30 has FALLEN from 4423 in 1997 to 125 by January 2005.
- 390 MORE teaching assistants than in 1997
- 1010 MORE support staff than in 1997
- Primary school results - Revised figures for 2005 show that 65 per cent of eleven year olds reached the required standard in English up from 52 per cent in 1997. In Maths this number is up to 63 per cent from 46 per cent in 1997.
- Provisional figures for 2005 show that 72 per cent of eleven year olds reached the required standard in English and 66 per cent in mathematics in Sandwell LA.
- GCSE - The percentage of secondary school pupils in Sandwell LA achieving 5 or more good GCSEs is up from 29 per cent in 1998 to 43 per cent in 2005 (provisional).
- In 2005 there were 6800 free part-time early education places taken up by 3 and 4 year olds in maintained, private, voluntary and independent providers