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ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS
TYPE OF SCHOOL
| AC |
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Academy, publicly funded independent schools offering free education to pupils of all abilities, established by sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups working in partnership with central Government and local education partners. |
| CTC |
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City Technology College or City College for the Technology of the Arts, independent all-ability, non fee-paying schools offering pupils the opportunity to study a curriculum geared, with the help of private sector sponsors, towards the world of work. |
| CY |
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Community School, maintained by the Local Education Authority (LEA). The LEA is the admissions authority - it has main responsibility for deciding arrangements for admitting students. |
| CYS |
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Community Special School, maintained by the LEA, which is organised to make special educational provision for students with special educational needs (SEN). |
| FD |
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Foundation School, maintained by the LEA. It may have a foundation (generally religious) that appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The governing body is the admissions authority. |
| FDS |
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Foundation Special School, maintained by the LEA, which is organised to make special educational provision for pupils with SEN. |
| IND |
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Registered independent school, normally charging fees. |
| IND(SS) |
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Independent school, approved under the Education Act 1996 to take pupils who have statements of SEN. |
| NMSS |
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Non-maintained special school, approved by the Secretary of State under the Education Act 1996, which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with SEN. |
| VA |
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Voluntary Aided school, maintained by the LEA, with a foundation (generally religious) that appoints most of the governing body. The governing body is the admissions authority. |
| VC |
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Voluntary Controlled school, maintained by the LEA, with a foundation (generally religious) that appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The LEA is the admissions authority. |
ADMISSION BASIS
| COMP |
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Comprehensive - takes all pupils, regardless of their ability, aptitude, or whether they have been selected for a place at a selective school. |
| MOD |
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Modern - takes pupils regardless of their ability or aptitude and who have not been selected for a place at a selective school. |
| NON SEL |
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Non-selective - Independent school that takes pupils usually regardless of their ability or aptitude. |
| SEL |
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Selective - takes pupils depending on their ability or aptitude and also known as a grammar school. |
Some schools have dual admission arrangements that are partly selective but mainly comprehensive. They are not separately identified in the Tables.
SPECIALIST SCHOOLS(as designated under the specialist school programme)
| A |
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Arts |
| B |
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Business and enterprise |
| E |
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Engineering |
| H |
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Humanities |
| L |
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Language |
| M |
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Mathematics and computing |
| Mu |
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Music |
| Sc |
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Science |
| S |
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Sports |
| T |
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Technology |
From 2003, it has been possible for schools to offer mixed specialisms under the specialist school programme. These schools are marked in the Achievement and Attainment Tables with both specialisms, for example S, T.
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS
| Entry level |
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Achievement below Foundation Level |
| LEA |
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Local Education Authority |
| GCSE |
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General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| GNVQ |
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General National Vocational Qualification |
| KEY SKILL |
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Key skills at levels 1 and 2 |
| NVQ |
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National Vocational Qualification |
| C&G |
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City and Guilds |
| RSA |
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RSA Examination Board |
| R |
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The school has not confirmed that it has checked the test/examination results |
| B |
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The school has not confirmed that it has checked the background information |
| N/A |
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Not available/not applicable |
| NE |
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Not entered |
| - |
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Indicates a percentage of less than 0.5 |
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