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SecondaryDarwen Vale High School

last update : (8 May 2013)


School details last update : (27 Feb 2013)


Blackburn Road
Darwen
BB3 0AL
01254 223000
Mrs Hilary Torpey
11
16
Mixed
Community School
Comprehensive
Does not apply
119763
No
No
Confirmation that school has checked its data (Secondary) Yes


1018
51.9%
48.1%
16.4%
1.1%
21.8%
36.4%

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2012 KS4 Performance Tables last update : (19 Mar 2013)

Cohort information


Number of pupils at the end of KS4 222
27.4


 Number in cohortPercentage of cohort
37 17%
126 58%
54 25%
2 1%
31 14%

Year on year comparisons


Chart Line Percentage achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs2009201020112012
School 35% 53% 57% 45%
LA 43.9% 51.9% 56.9% 57%
England - All Schools 49.8% 53.5% 59% 59.4%

KS4 exam results


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
Percentage achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs (or equivalents) including English and maths GCSEs 45% 0% 42% 87%
Percentage achieving A*-C in English and maths GCSEs 46% 0% 43% 87%
6% 0% 3% 19%
Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C grade GCSEs (or equivalent) 86%   
Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A*-G grade GCSEs (or equivalent) 92%   
100%   
14 0 4 10
6% 0% 3% 19%

KS4 pupil progress


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
54% 38% 52% 72%
56% 28% 57% 74%
987.4 979.6 987.1 991.1
978.8 957.0 975.0 972.6
996.0 1002.2 999.2 1009.5
97%   

KS4 Average Point Scores


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
333.1 257.8 330.5 394.3
227.4 86.9 223.6 340.7
Average grade per qualification  D C B
Average grade per GCSE  F+ D+ B-

KS4 Exam entries


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
10.5 8.4 10.5 12.0
6.1 3.2 6.1 8.4

Narrowing the Gap


 Disadvantaged pupilsOther pupils
Number of Pupils 69 153
Percentage of Pupils 31% 69%
Percentage achieving grades A*-C in English and maths GCSEs 32% 52%
Percentage achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs 32% 52%
52% 55%
47% 61%
970.0 994.3
953.3 983.2
986.7 1005.3
9.8 10.8
305.1 345.7

For the purposes of the table Disadvantaged pupils are considered as those eligible for free school meals and children
looked after (ie, In the care of the Local Authority for at least 6 months)


Pupil Absence last update : (6 Nov 2012)


 SchoolEngland - national (secondary state-funded)
8.2% 5.7%
15.0% 6.8%

last update : (24 Jan 2013)


Contextual information


1018.0
21.8%
MEDIUM

Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil (in brackets percentage of total income or expenditure)


 SchoolLA MedianNon-London LAs MedianNational Median
6265 (97%) 6265 6076 5433
165 (3%) 113 153 153
6430 6430 6226 5620
3661 (58%) 3619 3256 3091
92 (1%) 92 109 87
384 (6%) 392 697 556
361 (6%) 291 249 224
69 (1%) 69 71 69
0 (0%) 0 72 58
972 (16%) 972 554 488
65 (1%) 97 95 57
311 (5%) 311 387 340
50 (1%) 85 96 81
84 (1%) 84 99 86
218 (3%) 195 255 231
6267 6267 6130 5502

Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil : Comparisons over time


 2009-102010-112011-12
Chart Line  3667 3526 4045
Chart Line  57 118 92
Chart Line  621 893 972
Chart Line  121 87 84

School Workforce last update : (3 Dec 2012)


 SchoolEngland - national (secondary state-funded)
72 221959
NA 65809
4 85744
70.4 206240.3
NA 50866.6
4.0 70087.5
14.5 15.6
28111 38903

Ofsted Inspection last update : (8 May 2013)


09 June 2010
2
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