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What would you think if this was your local state option

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Rosienose · 04/11/2024 12:26

Results for GCSE Maths and English last year

English & Maths Grade 4+ 75%
Maths grade 4+ 82%
English grade 4+ 80%

English & Maths grade 7+ 17%
Maths grade 7+ 26%
English grade 7+ 29%

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Rosienose · 04/11/2024 16:34

Sorry for being dim but where do you find that our, ask the school directly?

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newmum1976 · 04/11/2024 16:33

What is the individual progress for low, middle and high attainers? Some state schools get good progress 8 figures, but not for all types of pupils. Where I live, no schools serve high attainers well.

TeenToTwenties · 04/11/2024 16:09

Nothing wrong with those figures.
What are you concerned about?

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Rosienose · 04/11/2024 16:06

Yes it’s one option (probably our only I think based on catchment) for next year. It has a sixth form, is a big school, ofsted good.

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clary · 04/11/2024 14:12

caringcarer · 04/11/2024 13:50

Pay for a tutor a couple of hours a week.

Huh? Why out of interest?

@Rosienose that's a good P8 score. Is this the most likely option? Are you looking for a DC to apply next autumn? If so it’s pretty good based solely on the figures. Ofc we don’t know what it is like as a school in terms of GCSE offer, pastoral care, discipline, uniform, distance from you and other factors you may want to consider.

P8 score in my DCs' old school reffed by me below is -0.16 btw.

P8 has gone up since they left, but still a negative. Anything positive is good.

caringcarer · 04/11/2024 13:50

Pay for a tutor a couple of hours a week.

CooksDryMeasure · 04/11/2024 13:43

My DC school progress 8 is -0.25
attainment 8 score is 45.4
45% got a 5 or above in English and maths

do you want to say any more about the school?

my DC school is a not great large comprehensive in an ordinary country town in the SW. it has a really mixed intake.

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Rosienose · 04/11/2024 13:24

Progress 8 score
0.31
Attainment 8 score
49.4

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CooksDryMeasure · 04/11/2024 13:08

this is from my DC school which requires improvement - she’s left with all at grades 7-9.

48% of students achieved grades 9-5 in English and Maths, and 69% achieved grades 9-4.

DoublePeonies · 04/11/2024 13:01

It looks pretty similar to our (outstanding) local Comp that my kids are extremely happy at.
I can't see the exact maths and English 7-9 grades, but what you are quoting is similar to the overall grades 7-9.
Those results would put the school with a fair chance of being top comp in region.

Why are you asking?

redskydarknight · 04/11/2024 12:58

Agree I'd want to look at the Progress 8 and also the breakdown by low/medium/high achievers with particular focus on the grouping that my child falls into.

If that was my local state option, I'd be ecstatic, based on knowledge of intake :)

clary · 04/11/2024 12:55

I’d need some context about levels on entry. What’s the P8 like? But on a basic level those results are pretty good for a non-selective comp. Not that this should be your only marker. Or even the main one imho.

Grade 5+ is the usual measure - our LA average for that is 39% and the average in England is 45%. My dcs’ school gets 53%. Leafy area, comp just rated good.

Tiredalwaystired · 04/11/2024 12:54

I think it would depend on a lot of other factors. How many are English as a second language for example?
Is the school in a highly affluent area?

Generally I would say look at the progress 8 score over the actual grades as there might be a lot of story telling behind the figures of any school.