What we are doing to advance equality of opportunity between different groups

• We know the needs of our school population very well and collect and analyse data in order to inform our planning and identify targets to achieve improvements;
• We have procedures, working in partnership with parents and carers, to identify children who have a disability through our pupil admissions and transition meetings;
• We collect data and monitor progress and outcomes of different groups of pupils and use this data to support school improvement. We take action to close any gaps, for example, for those making slow progress in acquiring age-appropriate literacy and number skills;
• We collect and analyse data:

on the school population by gender and ethnicity

on the group of pupils identified as having a special educational need and/or disability

Pupil Information

Gender

48.5% of pupils are girls and 51.5% are boys.

Disability and Special Educational Needs

There are 12% of pupils with disabilities ranging from physical disabilities to speech, language and communication needs. All staff are responsible for meeting the needs of these pupils. Good practice is continually shared amongst colleagues to help ensure children fully access the curriculum.

Ethnicity

Oak Lodge welcomes and celebrates having pupils from all cultures and ethnicities. In 2022, 7% of our pupils do not have English as their first language, compared to 19% nationally. Our pupils speak a variety of other languages at home.

The current ethnic breakdown of our school is:

• White British 59%
• Any Other Mixed Background 6%
• Any Other White Background 6%
• Black African 6%
• White and Black Caribbean 4%
• Black Caribbean 2%
• White and Black African 2%
• Any Other Ethnic Group 15%

Equality Information and Objectives Policy