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School and College (Post 16) Performance Tables 2001
ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS
TYPE OF INSTITUTION
- CTC
- City Technology College or City College for the Technology of the Arts.
- CY
- Community school maintained by the local education authority (LEA). The LEA is the admissions authority - it has main responsibility for deciding arrangements for admitting pupils.
- CYS
- Community special school maintained by the LEA, which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs.
- FD
- Foundation school maintained by the LEA. Some may have a foundation (generally religious) which appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The governing body is the admissions authority.
- FDS
- Foundation special school maintained by the LEA which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs.
- FESI
- Further Education Sector Institution (sixth form college, FE college, tertiary college).
- MODFC
- College funded by the Ministry of Defence
- IND
- Independent school, normally charging fees.
- IND(SS)
- Independent school approved under the Education Act 1993 to take pupils who have statements of special educational needs.
- NMSS
- Non-maintained special school.
- VA
- Voluntary aided school maintained by the LEA, with a foundation (generally religious) which appoints most of the governing body. The Governing body is usually responsible for the school's admissions policy.
- VC
- Voluntary controlled school maintained by the LEA, with a foundation (generally religious) which appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The LEA is usually responsible for the school's admissions policy.
ADMISSIONS POLICY
- COMP
- Comprehensive - takes all pupils, usually regardless of their ability, aptitude, or whether they have been selected for a place at a selective school.
- MOD
- Modern - takes pupils regardless of their ability or aptitude and who have not been selected for a place at a selective school.
- SEL
- Selective - takes pupils depending on their ability or aptitude.
- NON SEL
- Non-selective - independent school which takes pupils usually regardless of their ability or aptitude.
Some schools have dual admission arrangements which are partly selective and partly comprehensive. They are not separately identified in the tables.
SPECIALIST SCHOOLS
- A
- Designated as an arts college under the specialist school programme.
- L
- Designated as a language college under the specialist school programme.
- S
- Designated as a sports college under the specialist school programme.
- T
- Designated as a technology college under the specialist school programme.
OTHERS
- LEA
- Local education authority.
- GCSE
- General Certificate of Secondary Education
- A Level
- Advanced Level (General or Vocational)
- AS
- Advanced Supplementary or Advances Subsidiary
- GNVQ
- General National Vocational Qualification
- NVQ
- National Vocational Qualification
- IB
- International Baccalaureate Diploma
- C&G
- City and Guilds
- BTEC
- Business and Technology Education Council
- RSA
- RSA Examination Board
- E
- The school or college has not confirmed that it has checked the examination results.
- B
- The school or college has not confirmed that it has checked the background information.
- NE
- Not entered.
- New School
- Institution opened after January 2001.
 - Member of sixth form centre/consortium.
In some areas, perhaps to pool resources and offer a wider range of post-16 courses to students, some schools co-operate together in a group known as a sixth form centre or consortium. The particular approach may vary, for example, all students from the schools involved in a consortium might study science at one school and languages at another; or a group of schools might choose to put their resources together so that sixth form teachers and students have a separate building.i
 - The school or college has been awarded the Charter Mark
- FM
- Results may have been significantly affected by the foot and mouth outbreak
- N/A
- Not Available/Not Applicable
- Number of students aged 17 & 18
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The total number of students aged 17 and 18 at the start of the 2000/2001
academic year who were registered at the school or college in January 2001,
regardless of what they were studying.
- Combined A level, AS and AGNVQ results
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Results, where applicable, in the following qualifications: General (GCE) A
(Advanced) level; AS (Advanced Supplementary); Advanced GNVQs; new
general and vocational (VCE) A level and AS (Advanced Subsidiary).
- Number entered
-
The number of 17 and 18 year olds who, in the 2000/2001 academic year,
were at the end of two years of advanced study and entered for A level, AS
and/or Advanced GNVQ qualifications.
- Average point score per student
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The average point score per student is based on all A, AS and Advanced
GNVQ results. The points for each grade are as follows:
| A Level | AS | AGNVQ |
| Grade | Points |
Grade | Points |
Grade | Points |
| A | 10 | A | 5 | Distinction | 18 |
| B | 8 | B | 4 | |
| C | 6 | C | 3 | Merit | 12 |
| D | 4 | D | 2 |
| E | 2 | E | 1 | Pass | 6 |
Students who fail to achieve a pass grade at A level are included but score no
points. Students who do not achieve a pass grade at Advanced GNVQ by the
end of two years of study are included but score no points. Students who
achieve a pass grade at Advanced GNVQ in less than two years are included.
Those who leave before two years of study without completing the Advanced
GNVQ are not.
This system has been used to calculate an average point score per student,
which depends on the number of examinations taken by students as well as
the grades they achieved. For example:
a student achieves a B grade at A level (8 points) and a Distinction at
Advanced GNVQ (18 points), making a total of 26 points. 10 students do the
same = 260 points. The average point score per student is the total number of
points (260) divided by the total number of students (10). Average point
score per student = 26 points.
- Average point score per entry
-
The average point score per examination entry is based on ALL entries for
A, AS and Advanced GNVQ qualifications. The points for each grade are as
follows:
| A Level | AS | AGNVQ |
| Grade | Points |
Grade | Points |
Grade | Points |
| A | 10 | A | 5 | Distinction | 18 |
| B | 8 | B | 4 | |
| C | 6 | C | 3 | Merit | 12 |
| D | 4 | D | 2 |
| E | 2 | E | 1 | Pass | 6 |
Students who fail to achieve a pass grade at A level are included but score no
points. Students who do not achieve a pass grade at Advanced GNVQ by the
end of two years of study are included but score no points. Students who
achieve a pass grade at Advanced GNVQ in less than two years are included.
Those who leave before two years of study without completing the Advanced
GNVQ are not.
This system has been used to calculate the average point score per entry.
The maximum possible point score per entry is 10. For the purpose of
calculating the average point score per examination entry, an A level counts
as one entry, an AS as half an entry and an Advanced GNVQ as two entries.
For example:
a student achieves a Merit at Advanced GNVQ (12 points), a grade C at
A level (6 points) and a Grade C at AS (3 points) making a total of 21
points. 10 students do the same = 210 points. The average point score
per entry is the total number of points (210) divided by the total
number of examination entries (35) Average point score per entry = 6
points.
- GCE A/AS only
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Results in general (GCE) A (Advanced) level; AS (Advanced Supplementary
and Advanced Subsidiary) qualifications only.
- Number entered
-
The number of 17 and 18 year olds who, in the 2000/2001 academic year,
were at the end of two years of advanced study and entered for GCE A level
and AS (Advanced Supplementary) qualifications.
- Average point score per student
-
The average point score per student is based on general (GCE) A level and
AS (Advanced Supplementary and Advanced Subsidiary) qualifications. It doe
not include achievement in any vocational qualifications. The points for each
grade are as follows:
| A Level | AS |
| Grade | Points | Grade | Points |
| A | 10 | A | 5 |
| B | 8 | B | 4 |
| C | 6 | C | 3 |
| D | 4 | D | 2 |
| E | 2 | E | 1 |
This system has been used to calculate an average point score per student,
which depends on the number of examinations taken by students as well as
the grades they achieved. For example:
a student achieves a B grade at A level (8 points) and a grade B at AS (4
points), making a total of 12 points. 10 students do the same = 120 points.
The average point score per student is the total number of points (120)
divided by the total number of students (10). Average point score per
student = 12 points.
- AGNVQ/VCE A/AS only
-
Results in Advanced GNVQ and vocational A level and AS (Advanced
Subsidiary) qualifications only.
- Number entered
-
The number of 17 and 18 year olds who, in the 2000/2001 academic year,
were at the end of two years of advanced study and entered for an Advanced
GNVQ or a vocational A level or AS (Advanced Subsidiary) qualifications.
- Average point score per student
-
The average point score per student is based on Advanced GNVQ and
vocational A level and AS (Advanced Subsidiary) results only. It does not
include any academic/general qualification results. The points for each grade
are as follows:
| AGNVQ | VCE A level | VCE AS |
| Grade | Points | Grade | Points | Grade | Points |
| Distinction | 18 | A | 10 | A | 5 |
| | B | 8 | B | 4 |
| Merit | 12 | C | 6 | C | 3 |
| | D | 4 | D | 2 |
| Pass | 6 | D | 2 | E | 1 |
This system has been used to calculate an average point score per student,
which depends on the number of examinations taken by students as well as
the grades they achieved. For example:
a student achieves a Distinction at Advanced GNVQ (18 points), and a grade
C at AS (3 points) making a total of 21 points. 10 students do the same = 210
points. The average point score per student is the total number of points (210)
divided by the total number of students (10). Average point score per
student = 21 points.
- Number of students
-
The number of students who, in the 2000/2001 academic year, were at the
end of their second year of study for a BTEC National qualification (Certificate
or Diploma), or the City and Guilds Diploma of Vocational Education at
National level.
- % achieving qualification
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% of those students achieving qualification
- Number of students
-
The number of students who, in the 2000/2001 academic year, were at the
end of their first year of study for an Intermediate GNVQ, a BTEC First
qualification (Diploma or Certificate) or a City and Guilds Diploma of
Vocational Education at Intermediate level.
- % achieving qualification
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% of those students achieving qualification
- Number of students
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Number of students aged 16-18 entered for the International Baccalaureate Diploma
- % achieving qualification
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% of students aged 16-18 achieving IB diploma
- England average
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England average figures based on the results of ALL schools and Further Education sector colleges in England.
- Local average
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Local average figures based on the results of all Further Education sector colleges and state schools in the area covered by the LEA
- Q
-
This data item is under query and will be replaced after investigation.
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