Abbreviations and their meanings

TYPE OF SCHOOL

C

County school maintained by the local education authority (LEA). The LEA is responsible for the school's admissions policy (the policy on offering places to children).

CTC

City Technology College or City College for the Technology of the Arts.

FESI

Further Education Sector Institution (sixth form college, FE college, tertiary college).

GM

Grant-maintained school. The governing body is responsible for the school's admissions policy.

IND

Registered independent school, normally charging fees.

SA

Special agreement 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.

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.

GMSS

Grant-maintained special school. The governing body is responsible for the school's admissions policy.

IND(SS)

Independent school approved under the Education Act 1993 to take pupils who have statements of special educational needs.

MSS

Special school maintained by the LEA, for pupils with learning difficulties, emotional and behavioural difficulties, physical disabilities or who are deaf or blind.

NMSS

Non-maintained special school.

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.

NON SEL

Non-selective - independent school which takes pupils usually regardless of their ability or aptitude.

SEL

Selective - takes pupils depending on their ability or aptitude.

Some schools have dual admission arrangements which are partly selective and partly comprehensive. They are often called `bilateral' or `grammar/high' schools. They are not separately identified in the tables.

OTHERS

LEA

Local education authority.

GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education.

GCE A

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level examination.

GCE AS

General Certificate of Education Advanced Supplementary examination.

GNVQ

General 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 has not confirmed that it has checked the examination results.

B

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

Member of sixth form centre/consortia.

The school or college has been awarded the Charter Mark.

N/A

Not applicable.