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Appendix 2

OFSTED Findings on Religious Education in Hampshire Secondary Schools in 2002-3

1. Main findings

1.1 Inspection reports from 11 secondary schools were received for the group to monitor. With such a small proportion of schools represented it would be unwise to draw any major conclusions about the health of RE in the secondary sector of Hampshire schools (i.e. one school represents 9%). Nevertheless, the table provides interesting comparisons with different cohorts of schools in previous years.


1.2 Due to changes made in the format of inspection reports, reports have been analysed in relation to three main categories:

· Achievement of pupils

· Quality of teaching and learning

· Improvements/progress made since last inspection

1.3 The following tables summarise the findings for Key Stage 3 and 4 (with figures for 2000/01 and 2001/02 and 2002/03 for the appropriate categories for comparative purposes).

Key Stage 3

Achievement of Pupils

	Above Average	Average	Below Average
2003/2004	63%	18.5%	18.5%
2002/2003	57%	14%	29%
2001/2002	17%	66%	17%
2000/2001	25%	50%	25%

Quality of Teaching and learning

	Good or Better	Satisfactory	Less than Satisfactory
2003/2004	66.5%	33.5%	33.5%
2002/2003	71%	29%	0%
2001/2002	84%	16%	0%
2000/2001	66%	34%	0%

Progress/improvements made since the last inspection (a category that did not feature in reports of previous years)

	Good or Better	Satisfactory	Less than Satisfactory
2003/2004	72.5%	9%	18.5%

Key Stage 4

Achievement of pupils

	Above Average	Average	Below Average
2003/2004	63%	18.5%	18.5%
2002/2003	50%	50%	0%
2001/2002	0%	50%	50%
2000/2001	17%	50%	33%

Quality of teaching and learning

	Good or Better	Satisfactory	Less than Satisfactory
2003/2004	72.5%	18.5%	9%
2002/2003	83%	17%	0%
2001/2002	84%	16%	0%
2000/2001	58%	33%	9%

Improvements/progress made since last inspection

	Good or Better	Satisfactory	Less than Satisfactory
2003/2004	72.5%	18.5%	9%

2. Commentary

2.1 In 7 out of the 11 schools inspected management of religious education departments in judged to be good, very good or excellent. In 2 of the schools management is satisfactory and in 2 schools the judgement is that management is unsatisfactory.


2.2 In 6 of the schools, reports indicate that insufficient time is allocated to RE for non GCSE examination students at Key Stage 4.


2.3 The majority of reports indicate that schools provide good or better teaching and learning in religious education.

e.g. "Good learning is a result of good teaching and very good attitudes. Resources such as aids to reading and writing, video and ICT help all students to be fully involved in their own learning."