Glossary and Abbreviations and Meanings

TYPE OF SCHOOL

AC

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

CY

Community School, maintained by the local authority (LA). The LA is the admissions authority - it has main responsibility for deciding arrangements for admitting pupils

CYS

Community Special School, maintained by the LA, which is organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs (SEN)

FD

Foundation School, maintained by the LA. May have a foundation (generally religious) that appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The governing body is the admissions authority

FDS

Foundation Special School, maintained by the LA, which is specifically organised to make special educational provision for pupils with SEN

VA

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

Voluntary Controlled school, maintained by the LA, with a foundation (generally religious) which appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The LA is the admissions authority

OTHER INFORMATION IN THE TABLES

LA

Local Authority

R

The school has not confirmed that it has checked the test results

B

The school has not confirmed that it has checked the background information

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The school had 10 or fewer pupils eligible for KS2 assessment at the time of the 2004 tests. Results are not shown because of the risk of individual pupils' results being identified; or

No absence data is shown where the school has 10 or fewer day pupils of compulsory school age on roll

#

Shown for the VA measure and mobility indicator where schools have less than 50% coverage

N/A

No results were published for the year in question; or value added information is not applicable; or an absence return is not required (boarding schools and new schools which opened after the start of the academic year)

The school has been awarded the Charter Mark

NIR

No information received

+

Test results are unavailable for reasons beyond the school's control. Readers of the Tables should contact the school for full information on estimates of the tests results that were expected to be achieved; or

Absence rates not published due to a missing or incorrect return.

@

Absence return not required

?

The school failed to provide test results; or, the school failed to provide absence data

Less than 0.05% of pupils with special educational needs; or less than 0.05% unauthorised absence

OTHER INFORMATION IN THE TABLES

KS1

Key Stage 1. Key Stage 1 tasks and tests are taken at the end of the Key Stage 1 programme of study, normally in Year 2 when children are 7 years old. The tests cover reading, writing and mathematics.

KS2

Key Stage 2. Key Stage 2 tests are taken at the end of the Key Stage 2 programme of study normally in Year 6 when children are 11 years old. Children have to be assessed at working at level 3 or above to take the tests. The subjects covered are English, mathematics and science.

Eligible pupils

Number of pupils eligible for Key Stage 2 assessment in the 2004/2005 school year
All pupils, including those with SEN, are eligible for assessment under the National Curriculum when they reach the end of Key Stage 2. Most will be aged 11 by the end of the school year, but some will be older or younger. This number includes all eligible pupils on the school roll at the time of the tests in May 2005, regardless of whether or not they sat the tests (some pupils may have been absent or working at the level of the tests but unable to access them).

L4+

Level 4 or above The percentage of eligible pupils achieving Level 4 or above in the test. Level 4 is the level expected of most 11 year olds. This percentage is based on all eligible pupils, including those who were absent or disapplied at the time of the test and, therefore, did not achieve a result.

L5

Level 5 Level 5 The percentage of eligible pupils achieving Level 5 in the test. This percentage is based on all eligible pupils, including those who were absent or disapplied at the time of the test and, therefore, did not achieve a result.

A/T

Absent or working at the level of the tests but unable to access them The percentage of eligible pupils who were absent at the time of the test or unable to access it. Each school's results are based on the achievements of all its eligible pupils, including any pupils absent or unable to access the test. The school's results may have been affected by these pupils, because they are included in the calculations but did not achieve a result. The higher the percentage shown, the more the school's results may have been affected by pupils with no results.

Absent

Absent pupils Some pupils were absent from school at the time some or all of the tests were taken in May 2005, perhaps due to illness, and did not achieve a test level

Unable to access test

Pupils unable to access test The National Curriculum assessments have been designed to make sure that as many children as possible can be assessed. Parents can not withdraw their children from any part of the National Curriculum. However, there may be a very small number of pupils who are not able to take part in all, or some, of the assessment arrangements, even allowing for the full range of special arrangements that can be made. Usually this only happens if all, or part, of the National Curriculum is not suitable for a pupil because he or she has certain special education needs. The assessments are designed to cater for most pupils with SEN.

Mobility

The mobility column shows the percentage of pupils eligible for KS2 assesment who were in the school for the whole of their KS2 education (Year 3 - Year 6 inclusive).
The mobility indicator is based on pupils' dates of entry to the school. Where schools have recently merged or opened, pupils' dates of entry are set to the school's date of opening or later. In these cases, the mobility indicator may appear to be low.
A relatively low mobility percentage means that a high proportion of the pupils eligible for the KS2 tests were not in the school for the whole of their KS2 education.

Average point score (APS)

The APS provides a fuller picture of the KS2 achievements of pupils of all abilities. It allows for easier discrimination between schools with similar percentages, showing those schools whose pupils mostly fall below Level 4, or those who exceed that level. For example, a score of 30 would mean that, on average, some pupils achieved Level 4, and some achieved Level 5. For a school with 100% of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in all three subjects, a score of 30 would tell you that a proportion of pupils have achieved Level 5 in some, or all, of the tests.

The APS is calculated by allocating points to each pupils' KS2 results in each test (using the equivalences in the table below) then dividing that total by the number of eligible pupils in each subject.

For the APS calculation, the number of eligible pupils for each subject does not include those pupils that were absent at the time of the tests or working at the level of the tests but unable to access them.

See the following table for the points awarded per subject per pupil.

KS2 Test Level	Point Score Equivalent
Working at the level of the tests but unable to access them	Disregarded from calculation
Absent	Disregarded from calculation
Working below the level of the test	15
Not awarded a test level	15
2	15
3	21
4	27
5	33

The KS1 to KS2 value added measure

Measure

Each pupil's value added score is based on comparing their KS2 performance with the median - or middle - performance of other pupils with the same or similar results at KS1. The individual scores are averaged for the school to give a score that is represented as a number based on 100. This indicates the value the school has added on average for their pupils.

Coverage indicator

It shows the percentage of pupils eligible for KS2 assessment that are included in the value added calculation and gives some indication of schools where the value added measure may be unrepresentative.

Year on year comparison

For each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the aggregate of the percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in the English, mathematics and science tests. From this you can see how pupil's achievements have changed over the past four years.

Absence (half days missed)

Percentage of sessions (half days) missed by day pupils of compulsory school age on roll for at least one session of the 2004/2005 school year up to, and including, 27 May 2005. Boarding schools and new schools which opened after the start of the 2004/2005 academic year are not included.

Pupils of school age

Number of day pupils of compulsory school age (5-16).

Authorised absence

Authorised absence is absence with permission from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes absences for which a satisfactory explanation has been provided, for example illness.

Unauthorised absence

Unauthorised absence is absence without permission from a teacher of other authorised representative of the school. This includes all unexplained and unjustified absences.

Pupils (all ages)

Total number of pupils of all ages, including pupils in nursery classes, on the school roll on 20 January 2005.

Number of pupils on roll aged 10 as at 31 August 2004

This number should normally be the same, or nearly the same, as the number of eligible pupils. If there is a big difference you may want to ask the school's head teacher for further information

Number and percentage of pupils with statements

Pupils of all ages on the school roll on 20 January 2005 with statements of SEN. These statements describe any learning difficulties that pupils have, and specify the extra help or equipment, that they need. Around 3% of school pupils nationally have statements. Some pupils with SEN are academically able. But schools face challenges in achieving Level 4 at KS2 for many pupils with SEN. The information on the numbers of pupils with SEN in each school helps you take this into account when looking at the school's results.

Number and percentage of pupils without statements

Pupils of all ages with SEN, but without statements. These are other pupils registered as having SEN but whose schools meet the pupils' needs without a statement. Some pupils with SEN are academically able. But schools face challenges in achieving Level 4 at KS2 for many pupils with SEN. The information on the numbers of pupils with SEN in each school helps you take this into account when looking at the school's results.

Q

This data item is under query and will be replaced after investigation.