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Headline GCSE stats....

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BertrandRussell · 12/10/2017 12:09

...any other education nerds looking at them? How did your school do? I don't think i realised that, despite everyone agreeing that a 4 was the new C, it would be a 5 for performance measures. Which is a bit shit for schools like ours.

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BertrandRussell · 13/10/2017 11:42

Our school (I don't know why I call it our school- I only have very peripheral involvement with it now, but I've been championing it for ages) A*- C has dropped 14% since last year. Sad 14%!

And the Head and staff had done such a brilliant job hauling it out of the quagmire over the past 10 years. Results steadily improving, reputation steadily improving-then this. I could weep for them.

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MrGrumpy01 · 12/10/2017 22:17

Dd's new school looks good. The other local school has a progress 8 of +0.72, which is pretty good given that a few years back it had a gcse pass rate of about 30%.

Laniakea · 12/10/2017 14:41

I want to know the 7-9 rate too ... I'm surprised they don't record it.

When I was looking at schools for high achieving dd that's what I wanted to see. It is actually 24% vs 79% 4+ and 59% 5+. I'm happy to send dd there but it wouldn't be a school I would consider for ds (ASD & LDs)

Laniakea · 12/10/2017 14:34

what's a good progress 8 score? Or attainment 8?

The 5+ at dd's school is a good 20% lower than usual, 4+ is actually higher though (than C+ in previous years).

The Ebac is relatively low - higher than average - but less than you might expect from a 'leafy' comp ... they don't require students to do a language & always miss out on a high Ebac score.

AuntieFester · 12/10/2017 14:07

Bertrand
The box labelled 'looking at' is a drop down menu and you can choose the 'Performance at grade 4/C or above'.

Progress 8 in our prospective school has dropped, new GCSE's perhaps?
On the other hand they enter roughly 90% of students for the EBacc and about 60% achieve it.
Another school nearby only enters 50% for Ebacc and most of them achieve it. Hmmm... is that a way of weeding out the weakest? Their Progress 8 is stunning.

TeenTimesTwo · 12/10/2017 13:50

.. if comparing schools.

If looking at one school it is just below the graphs.

TeenTimesTwo · 12/10/2017 13:49

The 4+ figures are on the same link but there is a different button to select just above where the data shows.

TeenTimesTwo · 12/10/2017 13:48

DD's school had lower results than usual, I'm thinking it was probably a blip in the intake. But for the first time in a few years there is clear water between them and other local school (with DD's school behind).

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BertrandRussell · 12/10/2017 13:46

What did you google to get to 4+ figures?

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gillybeanz · 12/10/2017 13:37

66.18% of kids got grades 7-9 at dd school
They don't do progress 8

Maths did particularly well.

OrlandaFuriosa · 12/10/2017 13:26

How does it do on progress 8?

LivingInLaLaLand · 12/10/2017 13:19

I can't find it in the link, but googled out if curiosity. Our school has done very well I'm pleased to say, but they are listed against local private grammar schools. Seems unfair given that they already have an intake of higher achieving kids, so it's impossible for a mixed ability state school to really compete

geogteach · 12/10/2017 13:06

I was surprised by the 5+ too. School where I am governor has done well. Need to check figures from last year as I suspect one local
School although it is still average has dropped considerably.

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BertrandRussell · 12/10/2017 12:38

Can you? I must have not looked properly Blush

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RedSkyAtNight · 12/10/2017 12:32

You can see the 4+ stats as well.

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BertrandRussell · 12/10/2017 12:15

here

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YogiYoni · 12/10/2017 12:13

Do you have a link?