About these tables

General

These tables give information to young people and their parents about the achievements of the 16-18 year old students at the secondary schools and Further Education sector colleges in their area.

All schools with sixth forms and Further Education sector colleges with results in England are included in the tables. Schools and colleges appear in alphabetical order, LEA by LEA. Special schools that have chosen to be included and sixth form centres or consortia are listed separately.

Choosing a school or college

The tables cover the main qualifications studied in schools and colleges by 16-18 year olds. If you or your child are considering what they should do after they are 16, you might find it useful to see how the results of the schools and colleges in your area compare, and how they compare with local and national averages.

The information reported provides only part of the picture of the work done in schools and colleges. For example, colleges often provide for a wider range of student needs, including other work-related qualifications and include adults as well as 16-18 year olds among their students. You can find out more information about what is on offer in your local area from school prospectuses, from the information that colleges publish locally about their work or from inspection reports. The Careers Service can also be a source of information for young people considering their post-16 options. For further details of where to find more information about choosing courses and on the difference between types of qualifications, please refer to the More Information section.

How the tables were compiled

The GCE A level and AS examination, Advanced GNVQ and IB Diploma results came from the examining and awarding bodies concerned and were checked by schools and colleges. Results in other vocational qualifications were provided by the schools and colleges themselves.

The examination and vocational qualification results were checked and provided by schools and colleges in early October. Some reviews requested of examining boards by schools and colleges 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 and colleges, the published information would have been different had the results of any of the reviews been available earlier. If you have an interest in a particular school or college's results, you should check with the school or college.

If a school or college did not confirm that it had checked its examination results and/or background information, the initials 'E' or 'B' (or both) appear after the age range of the school or college.