b'Thomas Telford School continues to strive and achieve excellence in all it does.OFSTED JANUARY 2009Examination ResultsOur target is to exceed Local and National Averages at GCSE and A Level.GCSE Results For more than a decade all of our students have achieved the Government targetof 5+ A*-C passes. The School has regularly been at or near the top of theperformance tables for comprehensive schools in England using the benchmarks of5+ A*-C passes including Mathematics and English and the points score whichreects the breadth of the curriculum.5+ A*- C or grades 9-4 passes including Mathematics and EnglishTTS201893%201795% 201698% 201596% 2014 100%The Government now also measures the average point score of students who have achieved the EBacc or EBaccalaureate (ie. GCSEs A*-C in English, Mathematics, Science, a Modern Foreign Language and Humanities subject):TTS Local Average National Average2018 5.65 3.994.04Sixth Form The Schools target is to exceed the Local and National Averages and this has beenachieved on a regular basis. In 2018, 34% of A Level grades were A*/A or equivalent and 43% of A Level and Vocational grades were A*/A or equivalent.Results New criteriaAverage points per A Level entry.TTS Local Average National AveragePoints Score 37.27 (B-) 33.39 (C+)33.33 (C+)In broad terms this equates to an average of just under four Grade B passes perstudent at A Level.Attendance The School has a target of an overall average attendance which exceeds Nationaland Local Averages. This target has been exceeded on a regular basis. Statistics Attendance TTS Local Average National Average97.4%94.1%94.5%8'