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ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS
Type of school
| AC | | Academy, independent schools offering free education to pupils of all abilities, established by sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups working in partnerships with central Government and local education partners. |
| CTC | | 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 | | 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 (SEN) |
| 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 SEN. |
| IND | | Registered independent school, normally charging fees. |
| INDSS | | Independent school, approved under the Education Act 1996 to take pupils who have statements of SEN. |
| 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 SEN |
| VA | | Voluntary aided school |
| 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 admissions authority. |
Admissions Policy
| COMP | | Comprehensive - takes all pupils, 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 a grammar school. |
Some schools have dual admission arrangements which are partly selective but mainly comprehensive. They are not separately identified in the tables.
Specialist schools (as designated under the specialist school programme)
| A | | Arts College |
| B | | Business and enterprise |
| E | | Engineering |
| H | | Humanities |
| L | | Language |
| M | | Maths and computing |
| S | | Sports |
| Sc | | Science |
| T | | Technology |
From 2003, it has been possible for schools to offer mixed specialisms under the specialist school programme. These schools are marked in the performance tables with both specialisms, for example T, H.
Others
| LEA | | Local Education Authority |
| GCSE | | General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| GNVQ | | General National Vocational Qualification |
| E | | The school has not confirmed that it has checked the test/examination results |
| B | | The school had not confirmed that it has checked the background information |
| u | | Member of sixth form centre/consortium |
 | | The school has been awarded the Charter Mark |
| N/A | | Not available/not applicable |
| # | | School's KS3-GCSE/GNVQ or KS3 to age 15 value added measure has been suppressed because coverage is less than 50% of the cohort in line with the main GCSE/GNVQ Performance Tables. |
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