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ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Type of institution

CTC
City Technology College or City College for the Technology of Arts.
CY
Community school maintained by the local education authority (LEA). The LEA is the admissions authority - it has main responsibility for deciding arrangements for admitting pupils.
CYS
Community special school, maintained by the LEA, which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs.
FD
Foundation school maintained by the LEA. Some may have a foundation (generally religious) which appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The governing body is the admissions authority.
FDS
Foundation special school, maintained by the LEA, which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs.
FESI
Further Education Sector Institution (sixth form college, FE college, tertiary college).
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 LEA, with a foundation (generally religious) which appoints most of the governing body. The governing body is the admission authority.
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 the admission authority.

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 and also known as grammar school.
NA
N/A - not applicable.

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
L
Language
S
Sport
T
Technology College

OTHERS

GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
GCE A
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
GCE AS
General Certificate of Education Advanced Supplementary
GNVQ
General National Vocational Qualification
E
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.
The school or college has been awarded the Charter Mark.
The school or college's value added index for the second set of pilot results is based on a different number of students than the value added index under the first set of results due to incomplete data.
N/A
Not available/Not applicable

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR 16-18 YEAR OLDS

Number of Students
Total number of 16-18 year old students
Number entered for 2 or more A/AS/AGNVQ
Total number of 16-18 year old students entered for 2 or more GCE A levels or the AS/Advanced GNVQ equivalent.

GCE A LEVEL, AS AND ADVANCED GNVQ RESULTS FOR 17 YEAR OLDS

Number entered for 2 or more A/AS/AGNVQ
Total number of students aged 17 entered for 2 or more GCE A level, AS/Advanced GNVQ equivalent.
Average Point Score
Average point score per student aged 17 and entered for 2 or more GCE A levels or the AS/Advanced GNVQ equivalent.

VALUE ADDED

Value Added Index
A simple average of all value added measures for all students within an institution. The figure is based around an index of 100.

ENGLAND AVERAGE

England Average
A simple average of all value added measures for all students within all pilot institutions. The figure is based around an index of 100.

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