Abbreviations and Meanings

LEA

Local education authority.

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.

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.

VA

Voluntary aided school maintained by the LEA, with a foundation (generally religious), which appoints most of the governing body. The governing body is the admissions authority.

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 the admissions authority.

CYS

Community special school maintained by the LEA that is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs (SEN).

FDS

Foundation special school maintained by the LEA that is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs (SEN).

R

The school has not confirmed that it has checked the test results.

B

The school has not confirmed that it has checked the background information.

<

School had 10 or fewer eligible pupils at the time of the 2002 tests. No results or data on pupils with SEN are shown because of the risk of individual pupils' results being identified.

Or no absence data is shown where the school has 10 or fewer day pupils of compulsory school age on roll

+

Test results are unavailable for reasons beyond the school's control.

X

The school failed to provide the test results or absence data.

~

Less than 0.05% of pupils with special educational needs or less than 0.05% unauthorised absence.

NA

The improvement measure is not appropriate for publication, or no results were published for the year in question.

Charter Mark

This school has been awarded the Charter Mark.

#

An absence return is not required (boarding schools and new schools which opened after the start of the 2001/2002 academic year).

LEA Average

The average for all maintained schools (excluding hospital schools and pupil referral units) in the local education authority. This includes the results of small primary schools listed in the tables but without performance information, and the results of special schools.

England Average

The average for all schools in England (including independent schools).

Number of eligible pupils

Number of pupils eligible for Key Stage 2 assessment in the 2001/2002 school year. All pupils - including those with special educational needs - are eligible for assessment under the National Curriculum when they reach the end of Key Stage 2. Most will be aged 11 by the end of the school year, but some will be younger or older. This number includes all eligible pupils on the school roll at the time of the tests in May 2002 - regardless of whether or not they sat the test (for example because a pupil was absent or disapplied).

Number and percentage of eligible pupils - SEN

Number of pupils eligible for the Key Stage 2 assessments in the 2001/2002 school year with special educational needs (SEN). Some of these pupils may not have taken the tests - because they were working at a level below that assessed by the tests (Level 3), or because they were disapplied. This will affect the school's overall results.

L4 +

Level 4 or above: The percentage of eligible pupils achieving Level 4 or above in the test - the level expected of most 11 year olds. This percentage is based on all eligible pupils, including those who were absent or disapplied at the time of the test and did not therefore achieve a result.

A/D

Absent or disapplied: The percentage of eligible pupils who were absent or disapplied at the time of the test. Each school's results are based on the achievements of all its eligible pupils, including any absent or disapplied pupils. The school's results may have been affected by absent or disapplied pupils, because they are included in the calculations but did not achieve a result. The higher the percentage shown, the more the school's results may have been affected by pupils with no results.

Absent

Absent pupils: Some pupils were absent from school at the time some or all of the tests were taken in May 2002 - perhaps due to illness - and did not achieve a test level.

Disapplied

Disapplied pupils: The National Curriculum assessments have been designed to make sure that as many children as possible can be assessed. Parents cannot withdraw their children from any part of the National Curriculum. There may, however, be a very small number of pupils who are not able to take part in some or all of the assessment arrangements, even allowing for the full range of special arrangements that can be made. Usually this only happens if all or part of the National Curriculum is not suitable for a pupil because he or she has certain special educational needs. The assessments are designed to cater for most pupils with special educational needs.

Average point score

The average point score for each school is calculated by allocating points to each pupil's Key Stage 2 results in each test (using the equivalences below) then dividing that total by the number of eligible pupils in each subject. This means that the average achievement of pupils in a school is shown as a number that can be interpreted using the table below. For example a score of 30 would mean that, on average, pupils achieved more than level 4 but less than level 5. For a school with 100% pupils achieving level 4 or above in all three subjects a score of 30 would tell you that a proportion of pupils have achieved level 5 or above in some or all of the tests.

Key Stage Test Level	Point score equivalent
Disapplied	Disregarded from calculation
Absent	Disregarded from calculation
B (Working below the level of the test)	15
N (Not awarded a test level)	15
2	15
3	21
4	27
5	33
6	39

Improvement Measure

The tables also show how the achievements of pupils in each mainstream school have changed over the past four years. (Because 2002 is the second year that the results of pupils in special schools have been published, there is no historic data available for special schools.) The bar charts show the sum of the three percentages of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in the English, mathematics and science tests in each of the years 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Absence: half days missed

Percentage of sessions (half days) missed by day pupils of compulsory school age on roll for at least one session the 2001/2002 school year up to and including 25 May 2002. Boarding schools and new schools which opened after the start of the 2001/2002 academic year are not included.

Authorised absence

Authorised absence is absence with permission from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes absences for which a satisfactory explanation has been provided (eg illness).

Unauthorised absence

Unauthorised absence is absence without permission from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes all unexplained or unjustified absences.

Pupils of school age

Number of day pupils of compulsory school age, that is aged 5 to 16 only.

Pupils (all ages)

Total number of pupils of all ages (including pupils in nursery classes) on the school roll on 17 January 2002.

Pupils aged 11

The number of pupils on the school roll on 17 January 2002 who reached the age of 11 during the school year. This number should normally be the same or nearly the same as the number of eligible pupils. If there is a big difference you may want to ask the school's head teacher for further information.

Number and percentage of pupils with statements

Pupils of all ages on the school roll on 17 January 2002 with statements of special educational needs (SEN). These statements describe any learning difficulties which pupils have, and specify the extra help or equipment they need. Around 3% of school pupils (including those at both mainstream and special schools) nationally have statements. Some pupils with special educational needs are academically able. But schools face challenges in achieving Level 4 at Key Stage 2 for many pupils with SEN. This may include School/Early Years Action and School/Early Years Action Plus. The information on the numbers of pupils with SEN in each school helps you take this into account when looking at the school's results.

Number and percentage of pupils without statements

Pupils of all ages with special educational needs (SEN), but without statements.These are other pupils registered as having special educational needs but whose schools meet the pupils' needs without statements. Some pupils with special educational needs are academically able. But schools face challenges in achieving Level 4 at Key Stage 2 for many pupils with SEN. The information on the numbers of pupils with SEN in each school helps you take this into account when looking at the school's results.

Q

This data item is under query and will be replaced after investigation.