PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING

23RD MARCH 2015

Consultation on the proposal to change Portsmouth Academy for Girls from a single sex school to a co-educational school

Public consultation

What’s it about? Why change to co-educational?

Surplus capacity Educational opportunities Pressure on secondary school places

Timescale Questions

What is being proposed?

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust (TSAT) and it’s Local Governing Body are consulting on the proposal to change the school from a single sex to co-educational school

No intention at this stage to change the existing age range of 11-16

TSAT and the Local Governing Body of the Academy are proposing the change and have therefore decided to consult

It is a genuine consultation - no decision has been made other than to consult

TSAT has support in principle from the City of Portsmouth Council to it’s proposals

Why change to co-educational?

The opportunity for change and a re-organisation is based on the need to:

Address the issue of significant surplus capacity Work better with Portsmouth junior schools Address the future pressure on secondary school

places Address the impact of CPBS becoming a co-ed , this

left PAG as the only single sex state secondary school in Portsmouth

Surplus capacity

Numbers on roll have dropped by over 40% in the last 4 years

Nearly 50% surplus space

Despite improved results in 2013 and 2014 which represented the best ever and third best GCSE results for the Academy numbers applying have not improved

Current admissions for Year 7 intake in September 2015 are below 100 against a planned Admission number of 200

Concern about the future viability of the Academy and ability to sustain a broad and balanced curriculum

LA projected intake

School 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 PAN

4320 851 200 200 0

6905 851 120 120 0

4302 851 122 216 94

4303 851 200 200 0

4003 851 195 200 5

4002 851 85 200 115

4004 851 250 250 0

4301 851 227 227 0

5413 851 204 206 2

6999 851 92 197 105

1453 103 33 34 72 1695 321

0 0 0 16

0 0 0

Trafalgar School 59 14 3 0

St Edmund's Catholic School 192 9 3 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0

Springfield School 223 4 0 0

Priory School 223 20 7 0 0

0 0 0 22

0 24 34

Portsmouth Academy for Girls 55 7 1 0

Miltoncross Academy 112 11 14 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 10 0

Mayfield School 194 6 0 0

King Richard School 109 3 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0

Charter Academy 111 5 4 0

Admiral Lord Nelson School 175 24 1 0 0

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Portsmouth Schools

Secondary Allocation 2015 - 02/03/2015

Allocation by Preference NumberLEA No

Total Allocated

Places left

From survival to successful & thriving

The Journey so Far

What choices?

Current city wide surplus of secondary school places forecast to significantly decrease - current surplus of +18% will change to a deficit of -4% by 2020

Pressure on secondary school places in the areas close to PAG will be particularly acute due to:

Existing pressures in terms of the catchment areas

Short to medium term pressures as a result of the proposed reduction in the PAN of Mayfield School and its growing popularity

Medium to long term future pressures as a result of major housing developments

While numbers on roll will inevitable rise due to the pressure on places, this will not address the surplus capacity issues in the short to medium term. As it stands PAG would not come near its current PAN until 2020

Benefits to PAG

Current pupils

Staff

Site

Parents

Portsmouth children

Concerns

Current pupils and the impact on them

Behaviour

Losing identify

Catering for the needs of girls from religious backgrounds that have strong feelings around single-sex education

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