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Student progress between GCSE/GNVQ and GCE/VCE A/AS Levels: Schools and FE Sector Colleges in England: 2003

DescriptionThis is a update of an annual Bulletin (produced since 1994), last issued in May 2003. The Bulletin contains a series of tables and charts and broad descriptive text of the associations between 17 year old students A/AS Level/VCE achievements and their attainments at GCSE/GNVQ. The information is shown nationally and for schools and colleges (as types of institution), by gender and by subject, some exemplifications for descriptions of student progress that arise from the use of the proposed QCA points score system, and some national distributions of school and college "value added" measures based on the current Performance Tables methodology.
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Additional information During the week beginning 14 June, schools and college will be given access to their student data which underpins the analyses in this Bulletin as EXCEL.CSV files. The information will be solely for schools and colleges use and provided through the S2S website. Instructions on how to access and download the data will be provided when the information becomes available.
Additional informationPDF (Note on how to calculate medians and quartiles from the A Level subject tables in the Bulletin)
Additional informationEXCEL (This table shows a way of calculating the medians and quartiles for physics from the A Level subject tables in the Bulletin which could replicate the data in the subject charts published in the previous Bulletins)
Additional informationEXCEL (This table shows a way of calculating the medians and quartiles for chemistry from the A Level subject tables in the Bulletin which could replicate the data in the subject charts published in previous Bulletins)
Additional informationEXCEL (Main Tables 1 to 11A for different types of institution, subjects of study grouped and gender (Paragraphs 30 to 44 of Bulletin).)
Additional informationEXCEL (Main Charts 1 to 8 of the Bulletin as in the PDF version mentioned in Para 45 of Bulletin.)
Additional informationEXCEL (Tables from 1A to 30VCE showing average points score per entry at GCSE/GNVQ by grade achieved at an individual GCE Level and VCE Level and Double Awards subjects in Para 7 of Bulletin.)
Additional informationEXCEL (Tables 1AS to 11ASA which are new showing the relationships between GCSE/GNVQ average point score and GCE AS grade, and between GCE AS grade and GCE A level grade, for a limited number of subjects in Para 7 of Bulletin.)
Additional informationEXCEL (Table A on "Comparison on student GCE/VCE A/AS level performance".)
Additional informationEXCEL (Charts - Distribution and college VA scores and Distibution of school and college VA scores by size within institiution type as in the Appendix.)
Additional informationEXCEL (Charts A to D which are embedded in the main bulletin and a new chart which illustrates one relationship between GCSE/GNVQ and A/AS level/VCE achievements based on the proposed QCA points score system as in Para 7 of bulletin.)
Additional information We propose to give schools and colleges access to their student data which underpins the analysis in this Bulletin. We propose to put them as EXCEL files on a "without prejudice" basis solely for their information on the S2S website. Please watch this space for when these are available. To guage interest we should be grateful if you Email - Victor.MUNGOL@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
Reference IDB01/2004National Statistics
Coverage Country England
Date Released27 May 2004
Main Category Children, Education and Skills
Sub CategoryCurriculum and qualifications (pre-16)    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
Studies and Qualifications (post-16)
TypeStatistical Bulletin
ContactThe Data Outputs Unit  mailbox.dataoutputsunit@education.gsi.gov.uk   
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