Introduction

These performance tables provide an invaluable source of information to students and their parents on the achievements of 16-18 year olds in their local secondary schools and Further Education sector colleges, and how they compare with other schools and colleges in the area and in England as a whole.

The entry for each school and college gives information on achievements by students in the 1998/1999 academic year in GCE A level and AS examinations, Advanced GNVQs and in a number of other advanced and intermediate qualifications. You can also see at a glance how results have changed over the past 4 years.

The tables provide a range of background information on each school and college, including its address and telephone number. Results in GCSEs and GNVQs in schools can be found in the separate secondary school performance tables.

You will find the information in these tables helpful if you are a parent or student considering the options available to young people after they reach 16. You will be interested to see how the results of each school and college compare. You may wish to discuss the results with the staff at the school or college. How do they feel the school or college is performing, and what plans do they have to improve their students' results? How can you support the work of the school or college and, if you are a parent, what more can you do to help your own child do better?

For guidance on how to get paper copies of these tables or of the secondary school tables, please refer to the More Information section.