These Tables give information on the achievement and attainment of pupils in secondary schools, and how they compare with other schools in their local authority (LA) area and in England as a whole.

In addition to giving background information on each school, the Tables show:

  • Contextual Value Added (CVA) scores which measure the progress made by pupils from the end of Key Stage 2 (KS2) to the end of Key Stage 4 (KS4) using their test and exam results. CVA 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 pupils' results;
  • attainment in GCSEs (and equivalent qualifications) of pupils who were at the end of KS4 in the 2007/08 school year;
  • bar charts which show how the GCSE (and equivalent) results for pupils in each school have changed each year since 2005;
  • Persistent absence rates at KS4 to replace unauthorised absence rates.

The information in these tables gives only part of the 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 examination results continue to provide important information about school and pupils performance. The Tables should be considered alongside other important sources of information such as Ofsted reports and school prospectuses. Maintained schools, Academies and City Technology Colleges must provide parents with prospectuses on request.

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 on request.

All secondary schools in each LA area are listed in alphabetical order, including:

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