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Looks like LSS is the top school in the country for GCSE results...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7827152.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7827152.stm
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Nooooooooooooo!!!!!
You mean the best "Value added score" !!
That is the one we are all trying to avoid!!
The score we all want to emulate is the a/as score which really means something.
You mean the best "Value added score" !!
That is the one we are all trying to avoid!!
The score we all want to emulate is the a/as score which really means something.
To clarify, the BBC link highlights LSS as the top performing school in the country for the APS (Average Points per Student) for [b]GCSE [/b]results. It also appears to have second highest CVA (Contextual Value Added) score.
Taking Magwich's point that A/AS is the more meaningful measure, then LSS is considerably lower down (page 13 out of 55 pages on Timesonline website). This measure has dropped significantly from 2007 results (929.7 in 2007 to 840 in 2008)
I wonder which tables will be posted in LSS reception next time I visit!!
As always negotiating league tables is a minefield.
Taking Magwich's point that A/AS is the more meaningful measure, then LSS is considerably lower down (page 13 out of 55 pages on Timesonline website). This measure has dropped significantly from 2007 results (929.7 in 2007 to 840 in 2008)
I wonder which tables will be posted in LSS reception next time I visit!!
As always negotiating league tables is a minefield.
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The reason that LSS and RHS figure further down the A/AS tables is because they have a much larger intake in Y12 as they (and Ashlawn) cater for the whole Rugby area (and beyond!!).
And Magwich, I assume you were joking? A high value added score is surely to be commended...
Edited to add: I consider the excellent results combined with the high value added to be an endorsement not only of the school but also of the 11+ method used to select those children. Presumably they were not all at level 5 on entry but their potential was identified via the (old) VR test...
And Magwich, I assume you were joking? A high value added score is surely to be commended...
Edited to add: I consider the excellent results combined with the high value added to be an endorsement not only of the school but also of the 11+ method used to select those children. Presumably they were not all at level 5 on entry but their potential was identified via the (old) VR test...
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Just shows how partial tabulated resuts can be
I understand there are schools who routinely sit GCSE early (year) and know there are others who choose the IGCSE. To the best of my knowledge these schools appear to be doing very modestly compared to the rest, whereas they are really doing rather well.
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I think LSS do quite a few AS levels in year 11 and then count each pass as 2 GCSEs. Might help to explain the numbers! They are frequently in soft subjects as well!
Regarding GNVQs - I'm sure this will not be amusing to some readers but they are known at one local school (NOT a grammar school) as Going Nowhere Very Quickly!!
Regarding GNVQs - I'm sure this will not be amusing to some readers but they are known at one local school (NOT a grammar school) as Going Nowhere Very Quickly!!