General
The exam results for secondary school pupils who are at the end of KS4 are provided in these Tables. In the majority of schools, those pupils in Year 11 in the 2005/06 school year are at the end of KS4. The Tables show results for all maintained and independent schools in England. For each local authority (LA), schools are listed alphabetically, with special schools shown separately at the end of each list.
If your child already attends a school listed in the Tables, you may be interested to see how its results compare with other schools in the area, and with the LA and national averages. You can also see, at a glance, how each school's results have changed over the past four years.
You may want to discuss the results with teachers at your child's school - how do they feel the school is performing, and what plans do they have to improve levels of achievement? How can you support the work of the school? What more can you do to help your own child do better?
Choosing a school
If you are considering local secondary schools for your child, you will find helpful information in the Tables about the performance of schools in your area. But the Tables provide only part of the picture of each school's overall achievements.
You can find more information in School Profiles, in school prospectuses, by checking for reports of recent Ofsted inspections and, of course, by visiting schools and talking to teachers.
How to read the Tables
The Secondary School GCSE (and equivalent) Achievement and Attainment Tables give more than one measure of a school's performance. These measures can be considered alongside each other when evaluating the performance of a school.
- The Tables show:
- KS2-KS4 CVA;
- cohort information for pupils at the end of KS4;
- GCSE (and equivalent) achievements of pupils at the end of KS4;
- bar charts showing year on year comparisons of exam results over the past four years;
- background information for each school including proportion of pupils with SEN; and
- information on authorised and unauthorised absences;
The following sections describe and explain:
- the pupils and qualifications reported;
- the CVA measure;
- the results for pupils at the end of KS4;
- the year on year comparisons; and
- the absence records.
The sections on the pupils and qualifications reported, CVA measure, results for pupils at the end of KS4 and year on year comparisons explain how to interpret the Tables and what conclusions can be drawn.
You will find more information on how CVA is calculated; examples of qualifications, their size and point scores; the National Curriculum; the National Qualifications Framework; adjustments to number of pupils on roll; and Special Educational Needs in the 'more information' section of this website. Further technical detail on CVA is provided in the technical annex of this website at http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/performancetables.
The 'more information' section of this website also contains explanations of terms and abbreviations, where the information in this website comes from.
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