Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Members received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

The annual report looks at how well the education service in the City of London is

meeting our aspirations for children and young people’s educational outcomes.

The report is one of the ways in which we keep members, governors and our wider

partners informed about education performance in the City of London.

The data in this report are drawn from a range of sources. Where available,

comparisons have been made between performance of City of London resident

children in Islington schools, Sir John Cass’s School and the inner London and

national performance. The analysis covers the last full academic year, 2016/17 and

includes some trends from 2011/12, where the data are available. This annual report.

Officers provided members with an overview of learning and achievement of primary aged

pupils in the City of London during the 2016/17 education year. The cohort reported

on includes all the children at Sir John Cass Foundation Primary School (with the

City resident pupils reported as a distinct group within this); the City residents at

Prior Western Primary School and City residents attending other Islington Primary

schools.

The report covers the period before changes to the National Curriculum and the

Children and Families Act 2014. Commentary is provided in the report to guide

members where this is relevant. It is important to note the numbers of children in

some of the analysis are often very small. In a small cohort a slight change in

numbers can make a large change in percentages.

Members agreed that good progress had been made. It was noted that the figure relating to attendance and absence was not of concern and attendance at the school was exemplary; absence levels were well below London and nationwide figures.

RESOLVED – That Members noted the report.