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Current Educational Statistics - What we know

(Ethnicity Facts and Figures 2016/17 unless otherwise stated):

1. Pupils from the Traveller of Irish Heritage and Gypsy/Roma

ethnic groups had the highest overall absence and persistent

absence rates (primary and secondary).
2. Pupils from the Chinese and Black African ethnic groups have

the lowest overall and persistent absence rates from school

(primary and secondary).

3. Black Caribbean pupils were permanently excluded at nearly 3

times the rate of White British pupils (primary and secondary).
4. Across the broad ethnic groups, Black and Mixed ethnicity

pupils had the highest rates of both temporary and permanent

exclusions.

5. Chinese, Other, Asian and Black pupils made more than average

progress between the ages of 11 to 16. Mixed ethnicity and
White pupils made less than average progress (progress 8 which

measures how children perform from KS2 to KS4).

6. On average, pupils from the Chinese, Asian and Mixed ethnic

groups scored higher than the national average for Attainment
8 (which measures how children perform across 8 GCSE-level

qualifications).

7. Overall and within every ethnic group, girls made more

progress than boys (KS4).
8. In 2018, out of 2,200 male secondary school headteachers,

only four identify as Pakistani, while 16 out of 1,400 female

headteachers identify as black Caribbean. This stark lack of

opportunity is entrenched in the education sector. It’s a

profession where white British teachers (86.7% of the sector)
become 92.6% of headteachers.

9. Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) educators still report

racism and being passed over for promotion. Representation is

still not in line with British society.

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