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Secondary Schools (KS3) Achievement and Attainment Tables 2007

These tables give information on the achievement and attainment of pupils in local secondary schools, and how they compare with other schools in the local authority (LA) area and in England as a whole. They do not include independent schools.

The tables show:

  • a Key Stage 2 (KS2) to Key Stage 3 (KS3) contextual value added (CVA) score which measures the progress made by pupils from the end of KS2 to the end of KS3 using their test results. It takes into account the varying starting points of each pupil's KS2 test results, and also adjusts for factors which are outside a school's control (such as gender, mobility and levels of deprivation) that have been observed to impact on pupil results
  • results from the KS3 tests taken in May 2007 in English, mathematics and science
  • background information on each school.

The information on this website gives only part of the current picture of each school's and its pupils' achievements. Schools change from year to year and their future results may differ from those achieved by current pupils.

Although CVA provides a fairer indication of a school's overall effectiveness, attainment measures showing test results continue to provide important information about school performance.

The tables should be considered alongside other important sources of information such as Ofsted reports, school prospectuses and school profiles.

Maintained schools, Academies, and City Technology Colleges must provide parents with prospectuses on request.

The school profile includes sections on the school's performance as well as narrative sections for the school to complete under a range of headings, including recent successes and intended improvements. School Profiles are accessible at www.schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk.

Parents may be interested to see the Ofsted report for a school. Ofsted school inspection reports can be obtained from Ofsted's website at www.ofsted.gov.uk or direct from the school.

These tables are one of a set of 150, covering each LA area in England. All secondary schools in the area are listed in alphabetical order, including:

  • LA maintained schools
  • Academies
  • City Technology Colleges and
  • Special schools (for pupils with special educational needs requiring special teaching and facilities).