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ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS
TYPE OF SCHOOL
| AC |
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Academy, publicly funded independent schools offering free education to pupils of all abilities, established by sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups working in partnership with central Government and local education partners. |
| CTC |
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City Technology College or City College for the Technology of the Arts, independent all-ability, non fee-paying schools offering pupils the opportunity to study a curriculum geared, with the help of private sector sponsors, towards the world of work. |
| CY |
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Community School, maintained by the Local Authority (LA). The LA is the admission authority - it has main responsibility for deciding arrangements for admitting pupils. |
| CYS |
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Community Special School, maintained by the LA, which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs (SEN). |
| FD |
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Foundation School, maintained by the LA. It may have a foundation (generally religious) that appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The governing body is the admissions authority. |
| FDS |
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Foundation Special School, maintained by the LA, which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with SEN. |
| NMSS |
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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 SEN. |
| VA |
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Voluntary Aided school, maintained by the LA, with a foundation (generally religious) that appoints most of the governing body. The governing body is the admissions authority. |
| VC |
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Voluntary Controlled school, maintained by the LA, with a foundation (generally religious) that appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The LA is the admissions authority. |
ADMISSION BASIS
| COMP |
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Comprehensive - takes pupils regardless of ability (although a school with a recognised specialism in a prescribed subject may select up to 10% of its intake by aptitude, and comprehensives which have historically selected some pupils by ability can continue to do so). |
| MOD |
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Modern - a school in a selective area, which takes pupils regardless of ability. |
| NON SEL |
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Non-selective - Independent school which takes pupils usually regardless of their ability or aptitude. |
| SEL |
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Selective - a school which takes pupils selected for high ability; also known as a grammar school. |
SPECIALIST SCHOOLS(as designated under the specialist school programme)
| A |
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Arts |
| B |
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Business and enterprise |
| E |
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Engineering |
| H |
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Humanities |
| L |
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Language |
| M |
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Mathematics and computing |
| Mu |
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Music |
| Sc |
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Science |
| S |
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Sports |
| T |
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Technology |
From 2003, it has been possible for schools to offer mixed specialisms under the specialist school programme. These schools are marked in the Achievement and Attainment Tables with both specialisms, for example S, T.
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS
| R |
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The school has not confirmed that it has checked the test/examination results |
| B |
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The school has not confirmed that it has checked the background information |
| N/A |
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Not available/not applicable |
| NE |
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Not entered |
| - |
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Indicates a percentage of less than 0.5 |
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The school has been awarded the Charter Mark |
The Charter Mark
Schools with a Charter Mark are shown in the Tables. Charter Mark is the National Standard for cutomer service excellence within the public service. Futher details about the Charter Mark can be obtained by contacting the Charter mark Unit on 020 7276 1755 or via the website at :
http://www.chartermark.gov.uk
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