Secondary School Performance Tables 2002

ABOUT THESE TABLES

How the tables were compiled

KS3 results were supplied by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority's (QCA) Data Collection Agency (DCA) and checked with schools. GCSE and GNVQ results for 15 year olds (pupils in their final year of compulsory schooling) came from the awarding bodies concerned, and were also checked with schools. Other vocational qualification results were provided by the schools themselves.

KS3, GCSE/GNVQ results and VA measures were checked or provided by schools in mid-October. Some reviews requested by schools of grades awarded to pupils were not completed in time to affect the information included in these tables. It is, therefore possible that, for some schools, the published information would have been different had the results of the reviews been available earlier. If you have an interest in a particular school's results, you should check with the school.

Information about authorised and unauthorised pupil absence and background information (such as the school name and address) was provided and checked by schools.

If the school did not confirm that it had checked its test/examination results and/or background information, the initials 'E' or 'B' (or both) appear after its age range.