Secondary School Performance Tables 2003

ABOUT THESE TABLES

How the tables were compiled

GCSE and GNVQ results for 15 year olds (students 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.

GCSE/GNVQ results and value added measures were checked or provided by schools in early October. Some reviews requested by schools of grades awarded to students 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 the initial 'E' appears after its age range. If the school did not confirm that it had checked its background information, the initial 'B' appears after its age range. If both 'E' and 'B' are present, the school did not confirm that it had checked either.