Northolt Extended Schools Partnership

Student Survey

2007

Methodology

• Two consultation formats for different year groups:

Paper survey – Key Stages 2, 3 & 4

Classroom activity – Foundation, Key Stage 1 & Special Schools

• All 15 schools in the Northolt Extended Schools Partnership participated in the consultation.

• 1,335 surveys were completed by Key Stage 2, 3 & 4 students

• 33 Foundation, Key Stage 1 & Special School classes participated in the classroom activity.

Key Stages 3 & 4

After school & Lunchtime Activities (based at school)

• Key Stage 3 & 4 students mentioned 44 activities/clubs that they are currently involved in.

• By far the most popular activity, mentioned by 21% of respondents, was Football.

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Football Netball Basketball Table Tennis

Key Stages 3 & 4

After school & Lunchtime Activities (based at school)

• Non participation: 39% of respondents specifically mentioned that they do not participate in any lunchtime or after school activities/clubs.

• Differences by gender: A far higher proportion of boys mentioned that they play Football, Table Tennis and Basketball, while Netball was far more popular with girls.

Activities/ClubsNumber of

Respondents% Total

Respondents% Female

Respondents% Male

Respondents

Football 130 21% 6% 34%

Netball 40 6% 13% 1%

Basketball 39 6% 4% 8%

Table Tennis 32 5% 3% 8%

Key Stages 3 & 4

After school Activities/Clubs (out of school)

• Students mentioned 63 out of school activities/clubs in which they are currently involved.

• By far the most popular activity, mentioned by 18% of respondents, was Football.

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Football Dance Sw imming

Key Stages 3 & 4

After school Activities/Clubs (out of school)

• Gender differences: Football was the most popular out of school activity for boys, while Dance was the most popular activity for girls. A similar proportion of boys and girls mentioned that they go swimming.

• Non participation: 46% of respondents specifically mentioned that they do not participate in any after school activities/clubs that are not run by the school. A higher proportion of girls mentioned that they do not participate in after school activities/clubs (53%) compared to boys (41%).

Key Stages 3 & 4

Activities/clubs that students would like to have offered through school

• Students mentioned 99 activities/clubs that they would like to have offered through school.

• By far the two most popular activities were Swimming and Cooking (mentioned by 15% & 14% of respondents, respectively).

• Clear difference in the level of interest shown in particular activities based on gender. Cooking, Dance, Fashion/Textiles & Drama/Performing Arts are far

more popular with girls.

Football and Snooker/Pool are favoured by boys.

• Certain activities, such as Swimming, ICT/Computing, Singing/Rap and Basketball are popular with both girls and boys.

Key Stages 3 & 4

School Holiday Activities

• Students mentioned 88 activities/events that they currently like doing during the holidays

• Two activities were by far the most popular: Football and Swimming (mentioned by 28% and 27% of respondents, respectively)

• Activities such as Swimming, Seeing Friends, Dance, Shopping, Day Trips and Art & Crafts are more popular with girls, whereas Football and Computer Games are more popular with boys.

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Football Swimming Dance Art & Crafts Cooking

Key Stages 3 & 4Holiday activities that students would like to have offered

• Students mentioned 102 activities that they would like to have offered over the school holidays

• The top five most popular were: Football, Swimming, Dance, Art & Crafts and Cooking (see fig. below)

• Boys favoured Football, Snooker/Pool and Cricket, while girls favoured Dance, Art & Crafts, Cooking, Fashion/Textiles and Drama/ Performing Arts.

Key Stages 3 & 4

Looking After You

• Students were presented with a list of health and social topics and were asked to tick the topics in which they are interested.

• By far the two most popular topics, were ‘Healthy Foods and Healthy Cooking’ and ‘Healthy Lifestyles and Staying in Shape’

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Cooking

HealthyLifestyles and

Staying inShape

Relationshipsand sex

Smoking andother drugs

Peer pressureand bullying

Other healthissues

Coping @Home

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Special Schools After School Activities

• Students mentioned 35 after school activities that they currently do. The most common activities were ICT/Computing and Football.

• When asked what they would like to do after school, students mentioned 34 different activities. By far the most popular activity was Football.

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Special Schools Holiday Activities

• Students mentioned a total of 43 activities that they currently do in the school holidays. The top activity was Computing/Games, followed by Swimming and Shopping.

• When asked what they would like to do during the school holidays, a total of 66 activities were noted. By far the most popular response was that they would like to ‘Go on Trips’.

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Observations

• Students in Northolt currently participate in a wide range of school-based and out of school activities.

• Yet, the consultation suggests that a significant proportion of students do not participate in any school-based activities.

• There seems to be a significant drop in the level of participation in school-based activities amongst girls once they move from primary to secondary school.

• In general, there appears to be significantly higher levels of participation in school-based and out of school activities amongst boys, compared to girls.

Observations

• The consultation revealed that there is a high level of interest amongst students in Northolt in the proposal to offer a range of activities through school.

• Students mentioned a vast range of activities/clubs that they would like see offered in their local area

• Four activities in particular were very popular across Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 and these were: Cooking, Swimming, Football, and Dance.

• Football was also the most popular activity noted by Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Special School classes.

• Art & Crafts was another popular activity that the younger students in particular (Key Stages 1 and 2) and students at Special Schools would like to see offered through school.

Observations

• There is also a high level of interest amongst students in the proposal to offer activities and events during the school holidays.

• The top five most popular activities suggested by students across Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 were Swimming, Art & Crafts, Cooking, Football and Dance.

• By far the most popular response from Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Special School classes was that the students would like to ‘Go on Trips’ during the school holidays, including visits to the seaside, zoos, museums, farms and castles.

Observations

• This Extended Services consultation has provided a valuable insight into current levels of student participation in school-based and out of school activities.

• It has also provided valuable information on the types of activities that students would like to have offered in their local area.

• This information will support the Northolt Extended Schools Partnership in the development of a programme of after school and holiday activities that reflects the needs and interests of students in Northolt.