Examination Results 2006
Our target is to exceed Local and National Averages at Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level.
Key Stage 3 National Tests (SATs) 2006
Students at this School take their SATs at the end of Year 8 rather than the end of Year 9. The Government’s target is for 46% of Year 9 students to achieve Level 6 or higher by 2008. In 2006, 64% of our Year 8 students achieved this target. The full results for 2006 are:
| Level 6 and above |
TTS |
Local Average |
National Average |
English
Mathematics
Science
|
75%
94%
83% |
34%
54%
38% |
34%
57%
41% |
GCSE Results
Over the past seven years all of our students have achieved the Government’s target of 5+ A*-C passes. In 2006, we reached our target which was to achieve 100% in 10 or more A*-C passes. Our overall A*-A grades also improved from 29% in 2005 to 39% in 2006. For the first time in 2006, the Government published figures for 5+ A*-C passes including Mathematics and English.
5+ A*-C passes including Mathematics and English
| Year |
TTS |
Local Average |
National Average |
2006
2005
2004
|
95%
96%
92% |
39%
unknown
unknown |
45%
45%
43% |
Sixth Form GCE/VCE Results
The School’s target is to exceed the Local and National Averages and this has regularly been achieved. The Government has changed the way in which advanced level points scores are reported. To put this into context, the average points score per student of 983 reported below is the equivalent of 405 UCAS points or slightly more than four Grade B passes at A Level.
| TTS |
Local Average |
National Average |
| 983 |
704 |
721 |
Attendance Statistics
The School has a target of an overall average attendance which exceeds National and Local Averages. This target has been exceeded on a regular basis. The target for unauthorised absences is 0%
Attendance 2006
| TTS |
Local Average |
National Average |
| 96% |
93% |
93.2% |
Unauthorised Absence 2006
| TTS |
Local Average |
National Average |
| Less than 0.01% |
1% |
1.3% |