Issue - meetings

To provide an overview of education performance across the borough of Spelthorne from Early Years to Key Stage 5, for information only.

The Local Committee (Spelthorne) AGREED

(i)         To note the content within the report for information only purposes.

(ii)        That in future, a more comprehensive report with back data and with an identification of where councillors can assist, is brought to the Local Committee.

The Chairman welcomed Kerry Randle, SCC Area Education Officer, who presented the report.  Kerry was accompanied by two colleagues from Babcock 4S.  This item was not a decision item.

The report was to inform the Local Committee members of the planned support being provided to schools in the borough of Spelthorne.

Local Committee members queried several aspects of the report, including floor standards and ‘suppressed data’ (it was explained that suppressed data is a Department for Education requirement).  There were also queries regarding Key Stage 5 and whether the figures reflected pupils in Spelthorne, or the many pupils who travel outside of Spelthorne for sixth form education.

Members requested more Spelthorne specific data on all key stages and more comparison and context, including contextual information on data from surrounding areas (for example, London and pupils from London who attend Spelthorne schools).  There was also a request for more aspirational information and predictions of what Spelthorne needs to aim for.

There was a proposal for a new recommendation which was agreed (see ii).

The Local Committee (Spelthorne) AGREED

(i)         To note the content within the report for information only purposes.

(ii)        That in future, a more comprehensive report with back data and with an identification of where councillors can assist, is brought to the Local Committee.