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Section Four
Schools Organisation
Background Information and District Overview
Section Four – Schools Organisation Background Information
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Statutory Requirement Wakefield Council has a statutory responsibility for the strategic planning of good quality school places, promoting choice and diversity, both of which are fundamental within The Education and Inspection Act 2006 which builds on previous acts including the Education Act 1996, School Standards, and Framework Act 1998 and the Education Act 2002. Current Legislation
Establishing a New School: Free School Presumption https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/establishing-a-new-school-free-school-presumption
School Organisation: Local Authority maintained schools https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-organisation-maintained-schools
New School Proposals https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-school-proposals
Rural Primary School Designation https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rural-primary-schools-designation
Making Significant Changes to an Existing Academy https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-significant-changes-to-an-existing-academy
Establishing a New Local Authority Maintained School https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/establishing-new-maintained-schools
Schools Organisation Team The Schools Organisation Team is responsible for strategically managing sufficient, good quality places for children in the Wakefield district, specifically:
the strategic planning and commissioning of school places including promoting choice and diversity and developing a market place of school provision
all the legislative and statutory changes to schools including new schools, enlargement, closures
securing, allocation and monitoring of capital resources (including section 106, CIL and statutory returns) identified to meet statutory responsibilities in respect of additional pupil places
commissioning (in conjunction with Academy Trusts) of capital schemes identified to support the provision of additional pupil places and taking the lead on Education & Inclusion capital infrastructure requirements
all statutory requirements in respect of pupils numbers, school capacities, pupil projections
support the development of an overarching strategy for education provision within Wakefield
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School Place Planning Schools Organisation aims to match the supply of school places as closely as possible with demand, and ensure that education is provided as cost effectively as possible. This is achieved through monitoring the level of surplus/shortfall places across planning areas within the district and with the use of a well-developed forecasting methodology. The data monitors the number of school places, family movement across the district, live birth rates, parental preference, school standards and inward migration figures, alongside new housing developments to predict future pupil place demand.
Forecasting Methodology The sources of the data used to forecast pupil numbers include:
live births reported by the Health Authority
actual admissions to schools at the normal year group intake
number of pupils on roll in the October School Census and January School Census
current staying on rates of post-16 students In order to consider factors such as parental choice, inward immigration from neighbouring Local Authorities (Wakefield is a net gainer of pupils), Traveller families, immigration, effects of the Catholic and independent sector, the following methodology has been adopted. For reception, pupil intake is separated into those from within the catchment area, and those from surrounding catchment areas, in order to analyse them separately. The average survival rate for the catchment area births, which ended up attending that catchment area school, is found using the following formula:
Number of pupils in reception within the catchment area in the preceding 4 years x 100%
Number of births in the catchment area in the corresponding 4 years
This rate is then applied to later birth figures, to calculate the number of pupils expected from within the catchment area for future years. To further take into account parental preference to these figures, the simple three year average of pupils, attracted from other catchment areas, is added. Each subsequent year is rolled forward and adjusted for wastage rates where appropriate. Junior intakes are calculated using the same principle. Again, subsequent year groups are rolled forward from the previous year and adjusted for wastage rates where appropriate. Secondary intakes are calculated by applying an average cohort survival rate to current and future Year 6 pupils attending the relevant feeder schools. Again, subsequent year groups are rolled forward from the previous year except for Year 11 where an adjustment is made to the Year 10 figures. To the above figures we add housing for developments of 25 or more houses, where building has started. A factor of 3 pupils per 100 houses is generally used, depending on the type of housing. Monitoring rates of house building over the life of a development are considered, with the appropriate adjustment in the factor applied. The above method described is the one generally applied but it is recognised that certain areas are subject to a more rapid change, due to immigration, change in popularity of a school etc. In these cases various weighted average approaches are considered. Finally, all forecasts are subjectively reviewed, in particular any schools identified in the previous paragraph. Forecasting methodology should be continually reviewed to identify any improvements. For example, as it has become easier to obtain Health Authority data, the intention is to move towards using 0 – 5 data, improving accuracies further. Accuracy of each school’s projection is included in the schools data sections.
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Pupil Yield The Schools Organisation Team regularly reviews pupil yield data to ensure that formulae and methodology used is proven to be as accurate as possible. The pupil yield calculation was last reviewed in 2016 to take into account the national increase in birth rate and population. In carrying out an analysis on pupil yield the figures demonstrated a dramatic increase since the analysis in 2012, therefore an increase to the number of pupils generated per year group per 100 dwellings was agreed from 2.5 to 3. School Reorganisations In January 2014, the DfE implemented amendments to the existing legislative and policy requirements for making significant changes to schools. The aim is for schools and academies to be more in charge of their own decisions about size and composition and to be able to respond to what parents want locally without being unduly restricted by process. The new legislation still requires full consultation to take place, particularly with parents, staff and governors and guidance has been produced by the Department for Education for decision makers to take into account.
New Schools The Education Act 2011 amended the Education and Inspections Act 2006 to change the arrangements for establishing new schools by making the presumption that when Local Authorities set up new schools they will be academies (including free schools). The Local Authority cannot publish any of its own proposals for a new foundation or community school unless it is deemed as a special case. This means the Local Authority can publish a proposal with the Office of the School Adjudicator being the decision maker: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/21/contents/enacted
Academies Act 2010 Any school deemed “Outstanding” or “Good with outstanding features” in Ofsted inspections are eligible for academy status. All other schools, primary or secondary, that wish to enjoy academy freedoms are also eligible, providing they work in partnership with a high-performing school that will help drive improvement. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/32/contents Schools Capital Programme As part of the Children and Young People’s Directorate’s forward planning, around school organisation and future capital programmes of work, an overview of the key areas of priority has been identified for 2018 – 2021. Children and Young People’s directorate will work closely with Engie, the Council’s Property and Facilities Services partner, to deliver the capital programme. This incorporates activities such as desktop assessments, option appraisals, and detailed project management of project delivery as well as work on non-school projects. Asset Management Plan There are opportunities within the Council’s properties to support the creation of additional school places which utilises land and buildings to support development and expansions where possible.
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School Admissions All aspects of school admissions are based on the School Admissions Code which governs the way all schools set their admissions criteria, ensures compliance with a co-ordinated scheme, makes offers of places and allows for school admissions appeals. It also places the local authority as a regulator for all other admission authorities within its area, with the expectation of the local authority reporting those admission authorities whose admission arrangements are not in line with the School Admissions Code to the schools adjudicator.
The School Admissions Code places a requirement on all local authorities to manage the admissions process for; entry into Reception, the transfer from Infant to Junior school (Years 2 to 3) and the transfer from primary to secondary school (Years 6 to 7). Wakefield further, in agreement with its schools, manages all in-year applications.
The Council has a statutory duty to offer a school place to all children living in the district which directly links to the number of places provided by our School Organisation Team. Every address in Wakefield sits within a school catchment area, for school admission purposes, for both primary and secondary phases. Generally, parents that express a preference for their catchment area school would expect to get a place, however there is no guarantee. As pupil numbers have risen across the District, there is an increasing pressure on some primary schools for catchment area places with some schools unable to meet the demand for places from within their catchment area.
The introduction of academy schools has not had an impact on the Council’s catchment area policy. All academy schools that operated a catchment area prior to conversion have chosen to continue using a catchment area within their admission arrangements.
Voluntary Aided faith schools operate their own admission arrangements to serve local parishes. Catholic schools are not subject to the catchment area arrangements however; the Church of England schools are part of their local catchment area system as well as serving their own local parish area. The popularity of a school can change quite rapidly, and the desire to respond to patterns of parental preference has to be considered against a longer term view of the geographical location of schools, along with planning and accommodation constraints. For details of the admission policies in use across the range of schools in Wakefield, please visit the following link: http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/schools-and-children/schools/admissions/policies Home to School Transport Wakefield provides travel assistance from home to school to pupils in accordance with national legislation. These are based on children attending their nearest school which where the walking distance to school is over:
Pupils up to the age of 8 - 2 miles
Pupils aged 8 and over - 3 miles In addition to this the LA must provide travel assistance if their nearest school is deemed ‘unsafe’ regardless of distance., This obligation is impacted when parents chose schools that are further away than their nearest one and where there are insufficient school places in an area. It is the intention of Wakefield to provide ‘local places for local children’, reducing the need for pupils to access home to school transport services. One of the intentions of this Organisational Plan is to support this aim and reduce the number of pupils who are currently transported to school by Wakefield.
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Finance Where investment in schools is needed to deliver permanent building solutions to meet the increased demand for pupil places, this is managed through the Council’s Capital Programme which is overseen by officers within Financial Services. A key funding stream for such investment is the schools capital basic need grant allocations. In addition, Financial Services have overall responsibility for setting the revenue school funding formula for schools and academies within the Wakefield district. The revenue budgets are determined primarily based on the number of pupils on roll in the October census prior to the start of the new financial year. Where schools have an influx of pupils after this census date there are policies in place to address this and ensure that additional funding is available where it can be demonstrated that the needs of the additional pupils cannot be met without the need for establishing an additional class. School Place Planning Process
Effective School Place Planning
Effective use of capital, S106 contributions and
CIL contributions
Good knowledge of housing development
plans
Consistent forecasting
methodology
Feasibility options Being part of development
project groups
Historic trends
Partnership working with schools, academies,
sponsors and the Diocese
Regular reviews of housing
completion reports
Birth data
Knowledge of school net capacities and admission
numbers
Monitoring and analysing pre applications and planning applications
Mobility
Housing completions and developers starting on site
Local intelligence
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What have we achieved since September 2018? The table below shows the number of new school places that have been created across the district since September 2018.
Pyramid School Statutory Change Implementation
Date New Places
Airedale Airedale Infant School Permanent September 2018 30
Carleton The Rookeries JI School Temporary Bulge Class
September 2018 15
September 2019 15
Permanent September 2020 75
City Outwood Academy City Fields Temporary Bulge Class
September 2018 15
September 2019 15
September 2020 45
Pinders Primary School Permanent September 2018 105
Hemsworth Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane Permanent September 2018 35
Horbury Horbury Academy Temporary Bulge Class September 2019 30
Horbury St Peter’s & Clifton CE (VC) Primary School Permanent September 2018 105
Kettlethorpe Kettlethorpe High School Temporary Bulge Class
September 2018 10
September 2019 20
Permanent September 2020 200
Minsthorpe Moorthorpe Primary School Temporary Bulge Class
September 2018 15
September 2019 15
Permanent September 2020 75
Ossett Ossett Academy Permanent September 2018 130
Outwood
Newton Hill Community School Temporary Bulge Class September 2018 15
Permanent September 2019 90
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Temporary Bulge Class September 2018 15
Permanent September 2019 90
Pupil Referral Units
The Priory Centre, Lupset Site Permanent September 2018 16
The Springfield Centre, Crofton Site Permanent September 2018 47
Total Number of New Places Created: 1223
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Wakefield District Overview - Surplus / Shortfall The maps demonstrate the total number of shortfall or surplus places across the district for each Pyramid (Reception places) or each Planning Area (Year 7 places) as indicated:
Shows areas which indicate a shortfall of school places
Shows areas which indicate surplus school places
Housing Developments Full and significant Outline applications included in forecasting, 15 or more dwellings
Pyramids - Pupil Forecasting * Accuracy of 2018 forecasting This percentage is the accuracy of places forecast in 2018 compared with the actual figures taken from the January Census 2019, for the 2018/19 academic year.
Numbers on Roll table
Shows numbers which indicate a shortfall of school places
Shows numbers which indicate surplus school places
Shows numbers where there are no shortfall or surplus places i.e. full to capacity
Mobility The maps show the net flow of pupils across the pyramid. The catchment area / pyramids are shaded or marked as indicated:
Shows if an area gains more pupils than it loses
Shows if an area loses more pupils than it gains
Shows if there is no mobility at all
Multi Academy Trusts SEND Information
AMAT Accord Multi Academy Trust ASD Autistic Spectrum Disorder
BKCAT Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust
HI Hearing Impairment
MLD Moderate Learning Difficulty
CMAT Castleford Multi Academy Trust MSI Multi-Sensory Impairment
DAT Delta Academies Trust OTH Other Difficulty / Disability
EAT Enhance Academies Trust PD Physical Disability
IPMAT Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust
PMLD Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties
NAAT Northern Ambition Academies Trust SLCN
Speech, Language and Communication Needs OGAT Outwood Grange Academies Trust
PAT Pontefract Academies Trust SLD Severe Learning Difficulty
RMAT Rodillian Multi Academy Trust SPLD Specific Learning Difficulty
TMAT Trinity Multi Academy Trust VI Visual Impairment
WAT Waterton Academy Trust
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Schools in the Wakefield District
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Wakefield District School Provision The table below shows the breakdown of schools as at 1 September 2019:
Category
Infa
nt
Ju
nio
r
Prim
ary
Se
co
nd
ary
Sp
ecia
l
PR
U
Nurs
ery
To
tal
Maintained Community School 5 2 26 1 3 3 3 43
Maintained Voluntary Controlled School 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 7
Maintained Voluntary Aided School 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 6
Maintained Foundation School 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Academy 6 4 55 17 0 0 0 82
Total: 13 8 92 18 4 3 3 141
The table below shows the breakdown of key stage information:
Key Stage Age Range Year Group
Foundation 3 to 4 Pre School
4 to 5 Reception
Key Stage 1 5 to 6 Year 1
6 to 7 Year 2
Key Stage 2
7 to 8 Year 3
8 to 9 Year 4
9 to 10 Year 5
10 to 11 Year 6
Key Stage 3
11 to 12 Year 7
12 to 13 Year 8
13 to 14 Year 9
Key Stage 4 14 to 15 Year 10
15 to 16 Year 11
Post 16 16 to 17 Year 12
17 to 18 Year 13
Comparison of Actual Births and ONS Projections:
3100
3300
3500
3700
3900
4100
4300
99
/00
00
/01
01
/02
02
/03
03
/04
04
/05
05
/06
06
/07
07
/08
08
/09
09
/10
10
/11
11
/12
12
/13
13
/14
14
/15
15
/16
16
/17
17
/18
18
/19
19
/20
20
/21
21
/22
22
/23
Num
ber
of
Birth
s
Actual Births ONS Projections
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Wakefield District Births (4034) by Pyramid for 2017/18:
Schools Overview:
Reception Actual Forecast
2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
Admission Number
4,380 4,485 4,531 4,536 4,531
Number on Roll
4,100 4,232 4,230 4,252 4,228
Year 7 Actual Forecast
2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
Admission Number
4,179 4,194 4,240 4,240 4,240
Number on Roll
3,908 4,127 4,098 4,316 4,293
5.5%4.1%
8.8%
8.9%
5.8%
2.8%
4.6%
8.2%3.6%
9.6%
4.6%
4.9%
7.9%
6.2%
5.4%
9.1%
Airedale Carleton Castleford Cathedral
City Crofton Featherstone Hemsworth
Horbury Kettlethorpe King's Knottingley
Minsthorpe Normanton Ossett Outwood
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Reception Surplus / Shortfall of School Places:
2019/20 2020/21
2021/22 2022/23
Castleford
Airedale
Knottingley
Featherstone
Hemsworth
Horbury
Normanton
Crofton
City
Cathedral Ossett
Outwood
Carleton
King’s
Minsthorpe
Kettlethorpe
Knottingley
Airedale
Castleford Outwood
City
Cathedral Ossett
Horbury
Kettlethorpe
Normanton
Featherstone
Hemsworth
Minsthorpe
King’s
Carleton
Crofton
Crofton
Knottingley
Airedale
Castleford
Featherstone
Normanton
Horbury
Outwood
Ossett Cathedral
City
Kettlethorpe
Minsthorpe
Hemsworth
King’s
Carleton
Horbury
Ossett
Kettlethorpe
Cathedral
Outwood Normanton
Featherstone
Hemsworth
Minsthorpe
Knottingley
Airedale
Castleford
King’s
Carleton
Crofton
City
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Reception Mobility The map is shaded to show the total net flow of pupils between pyramids in 2018/19. The arrows demonstrate the mobility of pupils between the schools and surrounding areas.
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Year 7 Surplus / Shortfall of School Places:
2019/20
2021/22
2020/21
2022/23
Wakefield Central
Knottingley
Wakefield West
Wakefield Rural
Wakefield North
Cathedral
Hemsworth
Minsthorpe
Pontefract
Castleford
Knottingley Wakefield Central
Wakefield North
Wakefield West Wakefield
Rural
Cathedral
Castleford
Pontefract
Minsthorpe
Hemsworth
Wakefield West
Wakefield North
Wakefield Rural
Wakefield Central
Knottingley
Castleford
Cathedral
Hemsworth
Minsthorpe
Pontefract
Wakefield West
Wakefield North
Wakefield Rural
Wakefield Central
Cathedral
Knottingley
Castleford
Pontefract
Minsthorpe
Hemsworth
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Year 7 Mobility The map is shaded to show the total net flow of pupils between planning areas in 2018/19. The arrows demonstrate the mobility of pupils between the schools and surrounding areas.
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