Equality

Sauncey Wood Primary School is an inclusive setting where all children, parents and families are welcome.

Meeting the Public Sector Equality Duty

The Public Sector Equality Duty was introduced by the Equality Act 2010 and requires us to promote equality by having due regard to the need to:

Eliminate discrimination and other conduct that is prohibited by the Act
Advance equal opportunities between people who share a protected characteristic and those who don't share it
Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who don't share it

The nine protected characteristics are: Age, Marriage and civil partnership, Sex, Race, Disability, Religion or belief, Sexual orientation, Gender reassignment. Pregnancy or maternity.

At Sauncey Wood Primary School we believe that diversity is a strength, which should be respected and celebrated by all those who learn, teach and visit here. We are committed to ensuring a high equality of education and opportunity for all pupils. We provide an environment in which each child learns about equality and inclusion, respect for others, and where each child feels valued and nurtured. We recognise and celebrate the differences that exist amongst us, that we treat all people fairly and that we strive to eliminate discrimination against protected characteristics.

Equality Information

Our pupils come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds and diverse family structure and circumstances. We have several pupils:

for whom the school receives the Pupil Premium Grant
who are from minority ethnic backgrounds, including some who have English as an additional language
who have special education needs or a disability
who are supported through an Education Health Care Plan

In academic year 2024/25, there are:

92 boys and 73 girls on roll
51 children with SEN (31%)
62 children whose ethnicity was other than White British;
27 children with English as an Additional Language

Equality Objectives 2023-27

Sauncey Wood Primary School is committed to ensuring equality of provision throughout the school community and, to achieve this, we have set out our equality objectives for 2023-2027. These are to:

Regularly monitor and analyse pupil achievement and progress by race, gender, economic background and disability, and act on patterns in the data that require additional support for pupils.
Focus on those arriving in school as low-attaining, particularly with speech and language needs.
Build a curriculum which reflects modern Britain and all its diversity.