[New post] Why isn’t there a Standard Format for the publication of GCSE results?
odeboyz posted: "Havering doesn't have a standard format for publishing GCSE results.1 As a result they're difficult to interpret. Havering's schools aren't alone; Woodford County High, Redbridge2 No of Year 11 pupils 178 No of GCSE entries 1754 % of levels 9 – " Politics in Havering
Havering doesn't have a standard format for publishing GCSE results.1 As a result they're difficult to interpret. Havering's schools aren't alone;
Woodford County High, Redbridge2
No of Year 11 pupils
178
No of GCSE entries
1754
% of levels 9 – 7 (equivalent to A*+ A Grades )
80%
% of levels 9
32%
% of pupils achieving 5+ levels 9-5
100%
% of pupils achieving 5+A*-C levels 9-5 including English & Maths
99%
% of students attaining English Baccalaureate
97%
There's little detail – does the school have any weak subject areas? – but what is published is intelligible.
Hornchurch High School3
This school offers time-lapsed results from 2022, even though the 2023 results came out in late August '23.
Performance Measure
Progress 8 Score
-0.42
Attainment 8 Score
45.4
% pupils achieving a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths
40
% pupils entering the English Baccalaureate (EBacc)
72
English Baccalaureate Average Points Score
4.22
% of pupils staying in education or employment after KS4
88
Who this set of statistics is for is unclear. Current information can be found on the government website4 – which the school identifies. That website is full of statistical detail, which might not suit everyone.
Abbs Cross Academy5 They offer 2023 results without mentioning subject areas beyond an English and Maths analysis. They offer a link to the government's website for a league table.6 (They are average.)
Sacred Heart of Mary Meanwhile Havering's top performing school,7 shows what should done and provides a template for every school in Havering. Every subject is listed with the outcomes and the number of pupils who sat each examination.
Conclusion
There's no acceptable explanation why Havering's schools conceal examination results from parents and taxpayers. Last year this blog wrote about the same issue and ONE school immediately took action. Schools should understand that the publication of results is in their interests. This is especially the case in an era of conspiracy theorists.
5 Achievement And Performance - Abbs Cross Academy The school's analysis of English and Maths is very technical and beyond most non-educator's understanding. Effectively it's meaningless for most parents.
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