Not exact matches
In both primary and
secondary schools, as
expected, there is a strong shift to focusing budgets on maths resources (a purchasing priority for 24 per
cent of primary
schools and 27 per
cent of secondary schools).
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 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.
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.
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).
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».
The tax was initially
expected to raise in the region
of # 520 million which, as well as the premium, was earmarked to pay for an extended
school day at 25 per
cent of secondary schools in the most disadvantaged areas
of England, and fund the expansion
of healthy breakfast clubs.
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.