Acorn Independent College

Performance

GCSE/Key Stage 4 Results (2016)

Summary

		This School	Regional Avg	National Avg
Total pupils at end of KS4 The total number of pupils who remain enrolled in the school at the end of KS4.		4
Attainment 8 score A new measure published for 2016 Results. This score indicates how the pupils have performed in the 8 core subjects. Results from each subject are converted to a numeric value (A* = 8 and G=1). Maths and English scores are doubled and then added onto the other 6 subjects. A pupil will achieve a maximum score of 80 if they achieved A* in all 8 core subjects.	-		50.6	49.7
Average GCSE Grade This is the average GCSE grade for the 8 core subjects. Maths and English grades are weighted twice as much as other core subjects.	-	-	C	C
Progress 8 measure A new measure published for 2016 Results. This indicates how much progress students have made from end of KS2 to GCSE, zero being the national average.		NP	-	-

	Year		This School	Regional Avg	National Avg
Pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C Percentage of pupils who attained a pass grade - that is an A* to C grade, in both English and Maths.	2016	-	SUPP%	57.4%	55.2%
	2015		69%	60.7%	55.1%
	2014		56%	58.7%	55.4%
	2013		54%	62.7%	62.1%

		This School	Regional Avg	National Avg
Pupils achieving more A*-C in English and Maths Percentage of pupils who attained a pass grade - that is an A* to C grade, in both English and Maths.	-	SUPP%	63.2%	61%
Average number of GCSEs per pupil	-	SUPP	8.6	8.4
Average number of GCSEs (incl. equivalents) per pupil The average number of GCSEs, and equivalents (such as BTEC's and NVQ's) taken by each pupil.	-	SUPP	9.1	9.2

Attainment Band

		This School	Regional Avg	National Avg
Pupils starting KS4 in low prior attainment band A Low prior attainment band is defined as being below 24 points in a pupil's results, calculated from KS2 prior attainment, calculated from the pupil's average points score for English, maths and science.	-	NP%	30.5%	27.2%
Pupils starting KS4 in middle prior attainment band A middle prior attainment band is defined being as 24 - 29.9 points in a pupil's results, calculated from KS2 prior attainment, calculated from the pupil's average points score for English, maths and science.	-	NP%	52.8%	53.8%
Pupils starting KS4 in high prior attainment band A high prior attainment band is defined as over 30 points in a pupil's results, calculated from KS2 prior attainment, calculated from the pupil's average points score for English, maths and science.	-	NP%	30.2%	39.4%

A Level Results (2016)

Summary

		This School	Regional Avg	National Avg
Number of A Level student at the end of year		97	225.8	189.2
Average point score per A level entry (as grade)		C	C	C
Average point score per A Level entry		28.73	32.5	31.8
Average grade in best 3 A level		C	C+	C+
Average point score in best 3 A level entries		28.6	35.6	36
Percentage of A levels pupils achieving AAB or better		10.2%	16.9%	19.7%

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