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