Public Sector Duty (PSED) Compliance webpage

The specific duties of the PSED require schools to publish information demonstrating how they are complying with the Public Sector Equality Duty.

Epworth Education as a Trust complies with the Public Sector Duty in the following way:

• PSED Compliance

In addition to the Trust, the information below demonstrates the additional ways that the school implements the duties of the PSED:

1. Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Act.

2. Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

3. Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

In accordance with the PSED, we have also must also publish information pupil-related data who share a relevant protected characteristic who may be affected by our policies and practises.

School Context

Wesley Methodist Primary is a one and a half form form entry Primary with 308 children on roll. The school was judged to be 'Good' by OFSTED in March 2023 and 'Excellent' by SIAMS Church in January 2023.

The academy buildings are all on ground level. There is one accessible toilet on the premises. The building is well maintained and all areas and classrooms have disabled access. 

This is the profile of the school in Spring 2026:

Characteristic	Number or percentage
Total Number of children	325
Number of pupils	325
Female	158 (48.6%)
Male	167 (51.4%)
Mobility of school population (this academic year 2025/26)	26 in, 5 out
Pupils eligible for FSM	67 (22%)
Deprivation Stats	School postcode: second quintile Pupil's postcode: fourth quintile
SEND stats	93 (30%)
Disability Stats	2 (0.7%)
Pupils who speak English as an additional language stats	9 (2.9%)
Ethnicity stats	White British 86.8% White Irish 0.9% Black African 2.2% Pakistani 1.5% White and Black Caribbean 2.5% White and Black African 0.6% Any other mixed background 2.2%
Religion stats