update on progress at Allerton Grange High School Leeds

1. PARENT MEETING – 26TH APRIL
Aspire, Grow, Succeed.
Mike Roper – Headteacher of Allerton Grange School

2. Aspire, Grow, Succeed.
1. Welcome and introductions.
2. Vision for Allerton Grange.
3. Progress after 1 year.
4. Did you know about Allerton Grange?
5. School Development Plan 2016-17
6. Questions and answers.

3. Aspire, Grow, Succeed.
The vision for Allerton Grange:
By 2020 Allerton Grange to a beacon of Aspirational
Inclusion where:
• Excellent teaching transforms lives.
• All stakeholders experience success regardless of ability or
background.
• All stakeholders have pride in their school.
• Our local community see Allerton Grange as the school of
first choice.

4. Aspire, Grow, Succeed.
What have we achieved after 1 year?
1. School development plan 1 (2015-16)
2. Student outcomes.
3. Parents survey.
4. B11 Reviews (Ofsted inspectors)

5. Aspire, Grow, Succeed.
School Development Plan 1 (2015-16)
Raised expectations and challenged
underperformance:
• New behaviour policy.
• New rewards policy.
• New uniform.
• Relentless monitoring of teaching.
• New curriculum (KS3 and 4)
• Parental engagement.
• Staff training.
• Student leadership.

6. Student outcomes:
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5A*-C (English and Maths) English Progress Maths Progress
AGS 2014 AGS 2015 AGS 2016 National Average 2015
• In 2015 Allerton Grange was the 3rd most improved school across Leeds.
• In 2015 Allerton Grange was in the top 25% of similar schools nationally.
Data sourced from the Dept. for Education
performance tables 2015

7. Aspire, Grow, Succeed.
What do our parents think - Jan. 2016?
92% - their child is safe.
89% - their child is well
looked after.
88% - child is happy.
82% - deal effectively
with bullying.
76% - making good
progress.
78% - school is well led.

8. External reviews in 2015-16:
ALL ASPECTS OF THE SCHOOL
ARE NOW GOOD
– B11 Review March 2016

9. Did you know??
At Allerton Grange …….
• We are full in every year group and have a waiting list
for Year 7.
• We have a student care team of 26 non-teaching, full time
professionals who are available from 8.15-4.15.
• We encourage all students to learn a musical instrument and
instrumental lessons are subsidised by 60%!!
• We deliver a whole school theatrical production every term.
• 25% of all students are in the school leadership programme after
its first year.
• More able students perform just as well or better than other local
schools. (see for yourself)

10. Aspire, Grow, Succeed. Data sourced from the Dept. for Education
performance tables 2015

11. Aspire, Grow, Succeed.
What next? (School Development Plan
2016-17)
• Secure better than expected progress for all groups of
students.
• Further improve the quality of teaching.
• Improve communication with parents.
• Develop a more user friendly reporting system.
• Improve the frequency and application of homework.
• Even greater parental engagement.
• Promote Allerton Grange more effectively within the local
community.

12. How to find out more about Allerton
Grange:
• Website – www.allertongrange.com
• Open Evening – 29th September 2016
• Open mornings – (see website for details)

13. Aspire, Grow, Succeed.
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MATHS
Current Year 7 progress
(April 2016)
Accelerated progress National average Expected progress
This chart shows that the proportion of Year 7 students currently making expected
progress in Maths and English is significantly above the National Average. Furthermore,
nearly half of students in Year 7 are making progress above that expected of them in
Maths and English.