Type of institution

AC
Academy, publicly funded independent school 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
City Technology College or City College for the Technology of the Arts, independent all-ability, non fee-paying school offering pupils the opportunity to study a curriculum geared, with the help of private sector sponsors, towards the world of work.
CY
Community school maintained by the local authority (LA). The LA is the admission authority - it has main responsibility for deciding arrangements for admitting pupils.
CYS
Community special school, maintained by the LA, which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs.
FD
Foundation school, maintained by the LA. Some may have a foundation (generally religious) which appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The governing body is the admission authority.
FDS
Foundation special school, maintained by the LA, which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs.
MODFC
College funded by the Ministry of Defence.
IND
Registered independent school, normally charging fees.
IND(SS)
Independent school, approved under the Education Act 1996 to take pupils who have statements of special educational needs.
NMSS
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 special educational needs.
VA
Voluntary aided school, maintained by the LA, with a foundation (generally religious) that appoints most of the governing body. The governing body is the admission authority.
VC
Voluntary controlled school, maintained by the LA, with a foundation (generally religious) that appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The LA is the admissions authority.

Further education institutions are shown by their college type e.g. Agriculture and Horticulture College, Tertiary College etc. These categories further define the type of college.


Admissions Basis

COMP
Comprehensive - takes all pupils, usually regardless of their ability, aptitude, or whether they have been selected for a place at a selective school, includes schools operating pupil banding admission arrangements.
MOD
Modern - takes pupils regardless of their ability or aptitude and who have not been selected for a place at a local selective school.
N/A (not applicable)
FE sector college - takes students regardless of ability or aptitude.
NON SEL
Non-selective - independent school which takes pupils usually regardless of their ability or aptitude.
SEL
Selective - admits pupils wholly or mainly with reference to ability. These schools are formally designated as grammar schools.

NB: Some schools have dual admission arrangements which are partly selective and partly comprehensive. They are not separately identified in the tables.


Specialist Schools

A
Arts
AL
Applied Learning (only available in combination with one of the other specialisms)
B&E
Business and Enterprise
E
Engineering
H
Humanities
L
Languages
M&C
Mathematics and Computing
Mu
Music
Sc
Science
Sp
Sports
T
Technology
SEN BES
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Specialism Behaviour, Emotional and Social Development
SEN C&I
SEN Specialism Communication and Interaction
SEN C&L
SEN Specialism Cognition and Learning
SEN S&P
SEN Specialism Sensory and/or Physical Needs
LePP
Leading Edge
RATL
Raising Achievement Transforming Learning
Ts
Training School

Specialist schools are marked in the achievement and attainment tables with the specialisms, for example Sc, T. Where schools have a combined specialism and/or High Performing Specialist Schools options these are also shown in the tables.


Other Abbreviations

LA
Local authority
LSC
Learning and Skills Council
GCSE
General certificate of secondary education
AS
Advanced Subsidiary - a qualification available in general and applied subjects
NQF level 3
National Qualifications Framework level 3 qualification
BTEC
Business and Technology Education Council
R
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
Member of sixth-form centre/consortium
Member of sixth-form centre/consortium
N/A
Not available/Not applicable
School also appears in the secondary GCSE (and equivalent) achievement and attainment tables
School also appears in the secondary GCSE (and equivalent) achievement and attainment tables
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X
Closed institutions
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School or college has 10 or fewer students in a particular performance indicator. Results are not shown because of the risk of an individual student's results being identified.