Sentences with phrase «cent of secondary school pupils»

The report also found that 78 per cent of secondary school pupils and 64 per cent of secondary school teachers were unsure or unaware of any policies or practices at their school relating to sexism prevention.

It also found that on average, primary school pupils spend 53.7 per cent of their time engaging with ICT in the classroom, as do 55.5 per cent of secondary school pupils.

Not exact matches

Bishop Sarah will be introduced to representatives from across the Diocese of London at St Paul's Cathedral on Monday morning, before meeting staff and students at the Urswick Secondary School in Hackney, where 70 per cent of pupils are eligible for Pupil Premium Funding.

In secondary schools immeasurable damage has been caused to the Church, families and students by the manner in which our Faith is «debated», wastage rates of over ninety per cent of pupils leaving school are quoted.

The last government deemed a secondary school to be failing if five good GCSE passes were achieved by less than 30 per cent of their pupils.

In January 2011, 6.6 per cent of classes in state - funded secondary schools contained more than 30 pupils, down from 6.5 per cent in January 2010.

For secondary schools if fewer than 40 per cent of pupils are achieving five GCSEs of grade C or above in subjects including English and maths that is the trigger for a takeover.

Incidents of physical attacks were far more prevalent in primary schools with 48 per cent of staff reporting pupils being physically aggressive, compared with 20 per cent working at secondary level.

Across secondary schools in England, the research shows that 78 per cent of secondary school teachers surveyed by the National Foundation for Education Research say their school offers volunteering programmes to build their pupils» life skills, but just eight per cent of pupils aged 11 - 16 in England and Wales surveyed by Ipsos MORI say they take part in these sorts of extra-curricular activities.

A report from Scape Group, which advises local authorities on new buildings, reveals that local authorities are expecting an additional 729,000 pupils in education by 2020 — a rise of 8.6 per cent in primary school pupils and 12 per cent in secondary school pupils in England.

The Council is the largest in the UK to retain a mainly selective school system, with 25 per cent of secondary school age pupils attending one of the 33 grammar schools in the area.

7,550 secondary school pupils were excluded for the same reason, with 290 being permanently excluded for attacking staff, representing an increase of 11 per cent from the year before.

The BESA Leadership Briefing report showed that 38 per cent of primary school pupils and 20 per cent of secondary - level students will continue to suffer from poor internet access in 2016, meaning that a great deal of superb and helpful resources for computing, such as Espresso Coding, 2Simple's 2Code and J2e's J2Code will remain out of reach no matter what they cost.

In fact, 51 per cent of secondary pupils and 60 per cent of primary pupils felt that using a tablet or other device at schools every day made them more aware of using the internet safely.

Applications for secondary school places have risen for the second consecutive year, reaching 521,274, with the proportion of pupils given their first choice falling from 85 to 84 per cent.

The number of pupils attending secondary school is expected to rise by 20 per cent over the next ten years, putting added pressure on school places.

According to the 2016 STF ski trip survey, the number of UK secondary schools choosing to take pupils on annual ski trips rose to 62.8 per cent, up from 43.3 per cent in 2014.

BESA's Tablets and Connectivity research suggests that by the end of 2016, in primary schools 35.8 per cent of all pupil - facing computers will be tablets, with 31.1 per cent in secondary schools.

The report from Scape Group, which advises local authorities on new buildings, reveals that local authorities are expecting an additional 729,000 pupils in education by 2020 - a rise of 8.6 per cent in primary school pupils and 12 per cent in secondary school pupils in England.

In secondary schools the proportion of ethnic minority pupils has risen to 27.9 per cent, from 26.6 per cent last year.

Between 2016 and 2026, the overall number of pupils is expected to grow by 11 per cent, with much faster growth in secondary schools (20 per cent) than in primary schools (4 per cent).

Of 1,696 secondary school pupils surveyed, 81 per cent said that social media sites needed to do more to protect young users from inappropriate or harmful content.

Also highlighted in the report, the most deprived primary and secondary schools with over 30 per cent of pupils receiving school meals will receive a small net gain of # 5.6 million overall, however the most deprived secondary schools will actually see falls.

By 2019 - 20, it is also believed that up to half of primary and secondary schools will be faced with significant real cuts in funding per pupil of between six and 11 per cent.

Latest figures show 83.5 per cent of pupils were offered their first choice of secondary school and 94.6 per cent of pupils were offered one of their top three secondary schools last year, which follows the creation of 735,000 new school places since 2010.

In addition to this, eight in 10 (80 per cent) of the secondary school leaders surveyed by The Key maintain that the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measure, in particular, is limiting opportunities for their pupils with vocational or technical aptitude.

In particular the data revealed that state secondary schools were having to accommodate for a rising number of pupils, increasing by 2.8 per cent.

According to a report from the Department of Education, pupil illness now accounts for 60 per cent of all absences across state - funded primary, secondary and special schools.

43 per cent of state secondary school teachers say they would rarely or never advise their bright pupils to apply to Oxbridge, according to a new poll published by the Sutton Trust

The EPI's analysis used data from from inspections that took place from 2005/06 to 2014/15 and found that secondary schools with up to five per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) are over three times as likely to be rated «outstanding» as schools with at least 23 per cent FSM (48 per cent compared with 14 per cent).

The State of Education survey also revealed that more than three - quarters (78 per cent) of secondary school leaders believe too much focus is placed on academic testing as a measure of pupils» success.

Researchers spoke to more than 2,000 secondary school pupils aged 11 to 16 years old and found that more than a third (36 per cent) were willing to do «whatever it takes to look good» and that nearly two thirds (63 per cent) said what other people think of their looks is important to them.

Almost a third (31 per cent) of the secondary heads and school leaders surveyed think these changes have also had a negative impact on pupils» readiness for the workplace or further education.

New figures, published in July by the School Food Trust and the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), show that an average of 44.1 per cent of children in primary schools and 37.6 per cent of pupils in secondary school opted for school meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previousSchool Food Trust and the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), show that an average of 44.1 per cent of children in primary schools and 37.6 per cent of pupils in secondary school opted for school meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previousschool opted for school meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previousschool meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previous year.

Seventy - two per cent of primary pupils said that their behaviour at school is better after a residential and 71 per cent of secondary pupils felt more strongly motivated to learn.

According to the National Education Union (NEU), there is a particular problem in secondary schools because of a shortfall of # 500m a year to funding for 11 — 16 - year - olds, between 2015/16 and 2019/20, plus the deep cuts to sixth form funding (over 17 per cent per pupil since 2010).

The research also found that 81 per cent of those in secondary schools reported that pupils are self - harming as a result of pressures they face.

The LGA is calling for 5 per cent of this funding — # 90 million — to be used to make it mandatory for every pupil in secondary and alternative education provision, to have access to on - site school counselling services.

In its annual report published in December, education watchdog Ofsted criticised 16 local authorities for «underperforming» as less than 60 per cent of pupils attended good or outstanding secondary schools, and there were lower than national GCSE attainment and levels of expected progress.

The Department for Education (DfE) stated «those secondary schools that fail to ensure 60 per cent of pupils achieve five good GCSE grades and have a below average proportion of pupils making expected progress over three years, will be classed as coasting».

For the first three years, at least, threshold targets for secondary schools (60 per cent of pupils achieving 5 A * to C grades), and for primary schools, (85 per cent of pupils achieving level 4 in English and maths) will become the new floor target and will reinforce the importance of hitting targets rather than focussing on pupil progress.

It said that at «other Christian» free schools opened under the cap, 55 per cent of pupils were white, but in fully - religiously selective «other Christian» secondary schools, 85 per cent of pupils were white.

For example, in five of the nine English regions, all in the north or midlands, more than 20 per cent of pupils are in secondary schools where teaching is rated «requires improvement» or «inadequate» by Ofsted.

Secondary schools that fail to ensure 60 per cent of pupils achieve five A * to C GCSE grades and have a below average proportion of pupils making expected progress between key stage three and four during 2014 and 2015 will be classed as coasting, if they also fail to meet a threshold Progress 8 level in 2016.

The chief inspector warned that almost one in three secondary schools in the region, which had a GCSE pass rate of less than 55 per cent last year, were inadequate or required improvement, and raised particular concerns about attainment of poorer pupils and those in care.

Of around 600 secondary teachers who responded to the survey, 60 per cent said their school had cut the range of non-EBacc subjects, while 64 per cent reported having fewer vocational options available to pupilOf around 600 secondary teachers who responded to the survey, 60 per cent said their school had cut the range of non-EBacc subjects, while 64 per cent reported having fewer vocational options available to pupilof non-EBacc subjects, while 64 per cent reported having fewer vocational options available to pupils.

At secondary level, more than a third of the pupils attend a school that is inadequate or requires improvement, compared with 21 per cent nationally.

Eighty - one per cent of those in secondary schools reported that pupils are self - harming as a result of pressures they face.

For example, areas with «consistently good access» to high - performing secondary schools saw the proportion of pupils gaining access to such schools increase from 49 per cent in 2010 to 58 per cent in 2015.

The poorest pupils have made more progress than their better - off peers at just three per cent of secondary schools, new analysis shows.