X011 Six of the best at A level
Schools ranked by performance in each subject at A level.
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Pupil profiles and value added - what the charts show
The charts here are best examined as a group:
Chart 1 shows the pupil intake and their ability on entry to the key stage.
Chart...
Trends - How well is this school doing?
The yellow bars show the actual percentages achieving - in this case - 5 good GCSE's including English and maths at Holland...
Trends - How well is this school doing?
The yellow bars show the actual percentages achieving - in this case - 5 good GCSE's including English and maths at Holland...
How to use
Look for schools that interest you.
Information:
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Looking at performance relative to other schools
The charts below show how a school ranks on five different performance measures.
Important note re Independent Schools
independent...
How does this school compare to others nationally?
The following charts rank individual schools against the nation on five criteria.
NB About a third of primary schools refused to...
This widget is used to compare up to 200 schools by a number of performance measures, but works best with no more than 20.
Choose two measures to compare them by
There are...
Where pupils come from
The table shows the main schools which feed pupils to this school.
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This graph looks at the profile of the school as a whole.
Sixth form intake, sixth form outcome and sixth form value added use similar formats.
They show the cumulative proportion...
How to use this widget
Choose a qualification.
Choose a subject.
Choose a gender - boys and girls can perform quite differently in the same school.
Choose the...
These Catchment Area1 Maps show, for each English state school, where pupils come from (independent schools and other countries do not have catchment data).
To interpret the maps properly,...
Click on any area to see the 50 nearest state schools.
This map shows, for each area1 in England2, the average performance of its schools they do not say anything about how well...
Schools ranked by performance in individual subjects at age 18
Instructions for use
Enter an English postcode to see a map of the state schools used by people living round there (we have no data on other parts of the UK).
Refine the display by...
Instructions for use
Select the year of entry that interests you (e.g. Year 7 for secondary schools), if more than one such year is available.
If you wish, select a calendar...
How is this map helpful?
This map provides an immediate visual impression of:
where to live if you want access to good schools
This map, (and the others like it), show the...
Instructions for use
Choose a qualification (eg AS or A-level) to see the results for that qualification.
What does this graph tell me?
The purpose of this is to allow...
Instructions:
Choose a qualification to see how grades in this school compare with national results.
What the graph shows
The green bars show the cumulative percentage of...
About this pie chart
This chart shows which qualifications are important in this school.
Qualifications are weighted according to their A level equivalence - so a school where pupils...
Instructions for use
The green bars show the percentage of pupils nationally who get each grade.
Choose a qualification to see how grades in this school compare with...
About this graph
This graph looks at the profile of the school as a whole.
Sixth form intake, sixth form outcome and sixth form value added use similar formats.
They show the cumulative...
About this chart
This chart show the trend in the numbers on roll, and in two performance measures.
In hard and uncertain times numbers are a quick indicator of the health...
How to use
Look for schools that interest you.
Information:
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Ofsted publishes annual summaries of its inspection judgements, this chart is derived from them.
It gives you a quick look at how Ofsted rates the school on the main criteria that...
The green bars show the numbers of schools in each band of the chosen measure, so you can see how this school (the yellow bar) stands in the company of its peers.
How to use
Choose a subject, a university, or both.
Any warnings?
Exercise your curiosity as to which schools are best at getting their pupils into your chosen courses...
Which years does the data refer to?
The information is based on data from September 2005 - 2008.
2009 is in the course of analysis.
University data is not generally available...
How to use
This widget opens with a summary chart.
To see the detail that lies beneath a summary category (e.g. Science) click on its bars.
To return to the summary click on the...
How to use
If you are offered a choice (which depends on the nature of the school) please choose the year of arrival or departure that interests you.
About the entry/exit...
How to use
This widget is used to compare up to 200 schools by their performance in individual subjects, but works best with no more than 20
Choose a measure to compare schools...
This widget is used to compare up to 200 schools by a number of performance measures, but works best with no more than 20.
Choose two measures to compare them by
There are...
How to use
Choose a subject and a gender
What does this widget show?
Schools are listed in descending order of Wow Factor1 for the performance at A level (for the subject...
To use this widget
Choose a qualification
Choose a subject
Choose a gender - boys and girls can perform quite differently in the same school.
Choose the kind of school...
Find a School...
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