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Walthamstow School for Girls

Our student population

Information on students by protected characteristics

The Equality Act protects people from discrimination on the basis of ‘protected characteristics’. Every person has several of the protected characteristics, so the Act protects everyone against unfair treatment.

The protected characteristics for students are disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race (ethnicity), religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Disability

The Equality Act defines disability as when a person has a ‘physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on that person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities.’

There are a number of students with disabilities. The types of disability include:

  • Hearing impairment
  • Visual impairment
Year Group
Number on Roll
% Free School Meals
% Minority Ethnic Group
% 1st Language not English
% Special Educational Needs
Children Looked After

7

178

12.9

78.1

21.9

9

0

8

180

15

74.4

22.8

6

0

9

177

19.2

76.8

22.6

9

1*

10

180

15.6

81.11

22.2

13

0

11

175

24

83.4

25.14

17

1*

* Value between 1-5 students

Looked After Students (LAS)

Regular meetings take place with carers and social workers, as well as with other agencies when necessary. All students are overseen by the Designated Teacher to track progress and to ensure that everything possible is in place to maximise learning and achievement.

Religion and Belief

 

Year  7
Year  8
Year  9
Year 10
Year 11
Total
%

Buddhist

2*

0

0

4*

3*

9

1.01%

Christian

44

43

40

33

33

193

21.69%

Hindu

4*

3

6

5

6

24

2.70%

Jewish

0

0

1*

1*

1*

3*

0.34%

Muslim

85

89

96

93

97

460

51.69%

No Religion

39

40

27

39

30

175

19.66%

Other Religion

1*

3*

0

2*

4*

10

1.12%

Refused

0

0

1*

0

0

1*

0.11%

Sikh

0

0

1*

0

0

1*

0.11%

{None}

3*

2*

5*

3*

1*

14

1.57%

                 

* Value between 1-5 students

Pupil Premium

The school receives additional funding for students eligible for free school meals and for looked after students. Information on the use of the Pupil Premium can be found here

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