Paper 9 – Paper to Note
School Swimming Data 2012
Please Note- School Swimming refers to Testing that takes place in Curriculum PE lessons. Learn To Swim will now be used to refer to Swimming Lessons that take place out of school time
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North |
Mid and West |
Central South |
South East |
Wales |
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Overall % (Years 3-6) meeting standard |
58 |
56 |
35 |
54 |
52% |
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Percentage of Year 3-6 tested |
30%* |
99%* |
32% |
36% |
47% |
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% Year 6 meeting standard |
78 |
81 |
65 |
68 |
75% |
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Percentage of Year 6 tested |
50% |
83% |
42% |
40% |
55% |
Notes: When using data, caution should be used in reporting and making comparisons for the following reasons:
Conwy: Tested Yr 6, but not Years 3-5.
Denbighshire: Tested Yr 6, but not Years 3-5.
Gwynedd: Tested Year 3 and 6
Vale of Glamorgan: No Year group breakdown provided
Torfaen: No Year 3 tested
Flintshire: Data not reflective of the LA for 2011-12
Some LAs have returned data that shows more pupils have been tested than are in that population or that almost every pupil has been tested – data collection methods need to be checked
Some LAs have tested small proportions of pupils
The population data is taken from the Pupil Level Annual School Census January 2012
http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=9965
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Period |
Current baseline/ Targets |
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Ynys Mon |
Conwy |
Denbigh |
Gwynedd |
Flint |
Wrexham |
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Swansea |
Pembroke |
Powys |
NPT |
Carmarthen |
Ceredigion |
|
Newport |
Monmouth |
Torfaen |
Blaenau Gwent |
Caerphilly |
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Cardiff |
Merthyr Tydfil |
Bridgend |
RCT |
Vale |
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Sep 09-Jul 10 |
67% |
|
75% |
62% |
79% |
51% |
51% |
75% |
|
71% |
88% |
94% |
66% |
49% |
87% |
|
49% |
73% |
86% |
55% |
53% |
|
45% |
37% |
54% |
43% |
78% |
|
Sep 10-Jul 11 |
69% |
|
61% |
62% |
90% |
88% |
71% |
76% |
|
83% |
84% |
90% |
61% |
41% |
88% |
|
63% |
63% |
90% |
80% |
27% |
|
50% |
72% |
55% |
57% |
85% |
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Sep 11- Jul 12 |
75% |
|
89% |
68% |
90% |
89% |
59% |
76% |
|
87% |
87% |
93% |
64% |
69% |
81% |
|
66% |
75% |
80% |
70% |
61% |
|
56% |
72% |
57% |
59% |
85% |
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Percentage of Year 6 tested |
55% |
|
21% |
59% |
81% |
18% |
14% |
102 |
|
62% |
99% |
107 |
70% |
90% |
95% |
|
19% |
80% |
12% |
73% |
43% |
|
25% |
92% |
41% |
42% |
64% |
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Overall % (Year 3-6) meeting standard |
52% |
|
67% |
68% |
90% |
80% |
40% |
49% |
|
71% |
59% |
76% |
47% |
52% |
63% |
|
40% |
57% |
72% |
54% |
50% |
|
44% |
52% |
47% |
47% |
85% |
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Percentage of Year 3-6 tested |
47% |
|
20% |
15% |
21% |
18% |
14% |
83% |
|
66% |
101 |
104 |
69% |
94% |
74% |
|
22% |
66% |
27% |
68% |
28% |
|
23% |
82% |
35% |
38% |
16% |
Main comments
· If Assessment methods are accurate and consistent then National trend in school swimming is positively improving
· Still very large variances in the data which suggests large variances in level of importance given to subject by Local Authorities
· Huge variance in quality and level of testing which in some cases questions the robustness of local LA data generated
· Questions remain regarding the importance and buy in to the swimming/aquatics pathway in some LA’s- more consistent total buy in needed
· Large improvements in some LA’s, but room for improvement in all-
· Large portions of data still missing from Commercial/trust pools that teach swimming to school children
Key Questions:
· What needs to be done within the Local Authority to get every child swimming?
· How can relationships with Educational partners be improved to assist development of school swimming (Including PESS leads) and its importance within the Aquatics Pathway?
· What needs to be done to ensure that there is clear progression from school/LTS into clubs/other opportunities including recreational splash?
· With the national trend improving, how do we sustain rates and translate that into regular aquatic activity and the other areas of the Aquatics pathway?