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Alps A level - National benchmarksStudent progression scores

1. Success rates for A and AS level courses compare how many students achieved their qualification aims tothe number who started the courses. There are separate success rates for AS and A levels but no measureof how many students progress from AS level to A level programmes of study. In response to requests fromschools and colleges, we have developed a student progression score which will enable them to see howtheir progression rate, from AS to A level, compares with other schools and colleges.

2. The Alps student progression measure looks at how many students, who completed 2 or more AS levels,go on to complete 2 or more A levels.

3. The progression rate benchmark is created from the progression rates achieved by the 2,428 providers in 2010.Table 1 on page 27 gives the Alps 75% progression rates in column D for the 11 GCSE bands

4. Our research has shown that nationally the progression rate from AS to A level is very close to 80%. This meansthat around 45,000 students each year, completing two or more AS levels do not complete two or more A levels.In some schools and colleges students may do a mixed programme of study. For example a student taking twoAS levels with a BTEC certificate, in the first year of study, and one A level and the BTEC certificate in the secondyear would not be included in the calculation of the progression score. In such circumstances it is important torefer to the student performance report, as this includes all A level and BTEC/OCR qualifications achieved, toobtain an overall view of courses completed.

5. Table 1 on page 27 shows the actual and expected A level student progression rates for an example schoolor college and compares them with the progression rates for providers at the 75th percentile in the nationalbenchmark (column D). The national data clearly shows that students in the lower GCSE bands have lowerprogression rates than those in the higher ability bands. To calculate the number of students expected to progressthe number of AS level students (column C) is multiplied by the national progression rate (column D). For examplethe number of AS level students (who completed 2 or more AS levels) in the band of ability 5.5-5.8 was 11, of these8 completed 2 or more A levels, a progression rate of 72.7% (column G). The target progression rate (derivedfrom the 75th percentile provider in the database) is 92% (column D), therefore on average we would have expected10.1 students to progress (column E). In this example the actual progression rate (72.7%) is less than expected(92%).

6. To calculate a provider’s progression score the total number of AS level students completing 2 or more A levelsis divided by the expected number of students using the 75th percentile benchmark. In our example 84 studentscompleted 2 or more A levels out of the 98 who completed 2 or more AS levels. The expected number of studentswho progressed (based on the numbers progressing at the 75th percentile provider in the database) was 89.5,therefore the progression score is 0.94. Schools and colleges have been ranked by their progression scoresto produce the student progression thermometer (see page 27). As with the other Alps indicators grades areassigned. This enables a school or college to see clearly how they compare with other providers. In our examplethe progression score of 0.94 is a grade 4 which is a good outcome as it matches the performance of schoolsand colleges between the 60th & 74th percentile in the national benchmark.

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---- Alps grade 1 - better or equal to the best score achieved in the indicator - Outstanding

---- Alps grade 2 - scoring between the 90th and 99th percentile - Outstanding

---- Alps grade 3 - scoring between the 75th and 89th percentile - Excellent

---- Alps grade 4 - scoring between the 60th and 74th percentile - Very good

---- Alps grade 5 - scoring between the 40th and 59th percentile - Good

---- Alps grade 6 - scoring between the 25th and 39th percentile - Satisfactory

---- Alps grade 7 - scoring between the 10th and 24th percentile - Less than satisfactory

---- Alps grade 8 - scoring between the 1st and 9th percentile - Relatively poor

---- Alps grade 9 - worse than the worst score achieved in the indicator - Poor

The challenge is to get out of the BLUE and move towards the RED. If you are already in the RED the challenge is to stay there. Continuous improvement is the underlying theme.


Alps A level - Student progression scoresFor students completing 2 or more AS levels in year 1 and students completing

2 or more A levels in year 2, excluding General Studies

Example School2011 | A level | Report no: 01 | 18.08.11

Table 1. AS to A level expected and actual student numbers in 2011

A B C D E F G

GCSE score GCSE grades Number of ASstudents in 2010

Alps 75%progression rate

Expected numberof A level students

Actual no. of A2students in 2011

Your providerprogression rate

7.5-8.0 Mainly A* and A 1 100% 1.0 1 100.0%

7.0-7.5 Mainly A's 4 100% 4.0 4 100.0%

6.7-7.0 Mainly A's, few B's 6 100% 6.0 6 100.0%

6.4-6.7 Mainly A's, few B's 8 100% 8.0 8 100.0%

6.1-6.4 Mainly B's, few A's 21 100% 21.0 19 90.5%

5.8-6.1 Mainly B's 18 97% 17.5 18 100.0%

5.5-5.8 Mainly B's, few C's 11 92% 10.1 8 72.7%

5.2-5.5 Mainly C's, few B's 11 83% 9.1 8 72.7%

4.7-5.2 Mainly C's 12 73% 8.8 8 66.7%

4.0-4.7 Mainly 4 C's with D/E's 6 67% 4.0 4 66.7%

0.0-4.0 Mainly 2/3 C's with D/E's 0 64% 0.0 0 -

Totals: 98 89.5 84

Alps student progression scores - calculation

2011 AS to A progression score =Actual number of A level

Expected number of A level=

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2011 AS to A progression score = 0.942011 AS to A progression grade = 4

Table 2 - AS to A level progression scores and grades over 4 years

Year of results 2008 2009 2010 2011

Actual A level student numbers - 51 71 84

Expected A level student numbers - 60.2 84.4 89.5

2009 AS to A2 progression score = - 0.85 0.84 0.94

2009 AS to A2 progression grade = - 6 6 4

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In your 2011 Alps A level report the symbol (†) denotes that performance in 2008 and 2009 is beingcompared to the 2008 Alps A level benchmark. The symbol (*) denotes that performance in 2010 and 2011is being compared to the 2010 Alps A level benchmark. See page 5 for more details.


Alps - National benchmarksA level and BTEC student performance report

1. This report is useful in indicating how students in a year group fared in attempting to reach theaspirational Alps targets.

2. Students are ranked by initial GCSE score in this table, running from 8.0 (straight A* grades) to thelowest GCSE score in the year group, usually around 4.0 (4/5 grades of C and 4/5 grades of D at GCSE).

3. There is one line per student. Each line shows the number of subjects per student, the A leveland BTEC subjects taken and grades they achieved. A level General Studies and the Extended ProjectQualification are not included.

4. Alps A level targets - The Alps A level target grades are set out below. These are based on theAlps A level benchmarks. Where there is a split grade eg A/B for the band 7.0-7.5 those studentswith a score of 7.25 and above the expected grade is an A, for those whose score is 7.0-<7.25 theexpected grade is a B.

5. Where a grade meets or exceeds the target grade, the grade is coloured RED. Where the grade is onegrade lower than the target grade, the grade is coloured GREY. Where the grade achieved is two ormore grades down it is coloured BLUE. The aspirational objective is to try and move to all RED pages.

6. Alps BTEC targets - BTEC subjects have slightly different targets compared to A levels.The BTEC targets come from the Alps BTEC benchmark. These are aspirational targetsfor BTEC students.

For each student taking a BTEC they will hit their target if they achieve the grades shown above.Their subject grades will be coloured RED to show that they have hit their targets. Each entry thatis one grade down will be coloured GREY. Each entry that is 2 grades down will be coloured BLUE.

GCSE score QCA score Alps target

7.8-8.0 56.8-58.0 Grade A*

7.25-<7.8 53.5-<56.8 Grade A or better

6.1-<7.25 46.6-<53.5 Grade B or better

5.0-<6.1 40.0-<46.6 Grade C or better

>3.0-<5.0 >28.0-<40.0 Grade D or better

GCSE score QCA score Alps target

7.8-8.0 56.8-58.0 A*A*

7.5-<7.8 56.0-<56.8 AA*

7.0-<7.5 52.0-<56.0 AB

6.4-<7.0 48.4-<52.0 BB

5.8-<6.4 44.8-<48.4 BC

5.2-<5.8 41.2-<44.8 CC

4.7-<5.2 38.2-<41.2 CD

0.0-<4.7 10.0-<38.2 DD

BTEC Award BTEC Certificate BTEC Diploma

A level Double A level

GCSE score QCA score Target

5.8-8.0 44.8-58.0 D

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6.1-8.0 46.6-58.0 DD

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3.5-<5.2 31.0-<41.2 MM

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6.7-8.0 50.2-58.0 DDD

5.8-<6.7 44.8-<50.2 DDM

5.2-<5.8 41.2-<44.8 DMM

4.0-<5.2 34.0-<41.2 MMM

0.0-<4.0 0.0-<34.0 MMP


7. Example: Student A has a GCSE score of 6.0 and is taking BTEC diploma - Travel & Tourism.Student A has the following targets for their BTEC diploma course.

The table below illustrates how the student performance report would appear if Student A achieved6 different outcomes. Student B illustrates what a student taking a BTEC Certificate and A level wouldlook like.

The table shows that when Student A hits the target grades then all three of the subject entriesare coloured RED. When one of the entries is a grade down from the target it is coloured GREY.When an entry is 2 grades down from the target it is coloured BLUE.

8. Number of exams taken - The third column on the table is called No. Exams. This column showsthe number of A level and BTEC entries that each student has taken. The target number of subjectsfor different ability students are:

If a student hits their target number of subjects the no. exams column is coloured RED.If a student misses their target number of subjects the no. exams column is coloured BLUE.

9. RED students - A student who has achieved both the target number of subjects and also the targetgrades in their subjects are termed Alps ‘RED students’ and their identifier is coloured RED.

10. RED student % thermometer - At the top of the Student Performance Table the % of students thatare Alps ‘RED students’ is shown. We have calculated this value for all schools and colleges in the Alpsbenchmark and these results are shown on the RED student % thermometer. This gives an indicationof how many of your students were Alps ‘RED students’ compared to national performance.

Identifier GCSE QCA No. Exams Subject 1 Grade Subject 2 Grade Subject 3 Grade Subject 4 Grade

Student A 6.00 46.0 3 Dip - Tourism Dist Dip - Tourism Dist Dip - Tourism Merit

Identifier GCSE QCA No. Exams Subject 1 Grade Subject 2 Grade Subject 3 Grade Subject 4 Grade

Student A 6.00 46.0 3 Dip - Tourism Dist Dip - Tourism Dist Dip - Tourism Merit

Student A 6.00 46.0 3 Dip - Tourism Dist Dip - Tourism Merit Dip - Tourism Merit

Student A 6.00 46.0 3 Dip - Tourism Merit Dip - Tourism Merit Dip - Tourism Merit

Student A 6.00 46.0 3 Dip - Tourism Merit Dip - Tourism Merit Dip - Tourism Pass

Student A 6.00 46.0 3 Dip - Tourism Merit Dip - Tourism Pass Dip - Tourism Pass

Student A 6.00 46.0 3 Dip - Tourism Pass Dip - Tourism Pass Dip - Tourism Fail

Student B 6.00 46.0 3 Cert - Tourism Merit Cert - Tourism Pass A - Geography D

GCSE score Target no. subjects

7.33-8.0 4 subjects

4.7-<7.33 3 subjects

<4.7 2/3 subjects

Alps A level

Analysis of your2011 A level data


Index of Statistical Data

Explanation of grading system p33

Raw A level results p35

Statistical overview p37

– Analysis of students banded by ability – current year p39

– Analysis of students banded by ability – tabular representation p41

– Analysis of students banded by ability – four year summary p43

Calculation of Provider A level value added score p45

Subject value added analysis p47

Quality of teaching and learning measurement p49

Alps T scores p51

Student progression score p53

Students not included in calculating key indicators p54

Single subjects reports follows

Student performance report follows


Explanation of the Alps grading system

1. In the pages following, your institutional data for A levels is compared with a large dataset createdfrom data collected in 2,428 providers covering A levels taken by 227,212 students in over 671,128 entriesin June 2010.

2. There are 8 key indicators for you to consider, which should help you as a provider to create agendasfor development leading to higher levels of recruitment, retention and achievement.

• Analysis of student banded by ability (p39-43)• Provider A level value added score (p45)• Subject value added analysis (p47)• Quality of teaching and learning measurement (p49)• Alps T scores (p51)• Student progression score (p53)• Single subject reports (follows)• Student performance report (at the end of the Alps report)

3. Throughout this analytical section, there is a common grading system that works at three levels whichare interlinked and allow a reader to look at the analysis at different depths.

4. These are:

5. Colours

• RED means your performance is within or exceeds the top 25% of the A level benchmarkfor the indicator.

• BLUE means your performance is within or is worse than the bottom 25% of the A levelbenchmark for the indicator.

6. Alps grades - basis of the grading system

7. Alps value added scores - there are ranges of value added scores ranked by provider fromthe Alps national database in a variety of formats which are described on the following pages.


Matching top 25%+ RED Alps grades 1 - 3

Matching middle 50% BLACK Alps grades 4 - 6

Matching bottom 25%- BLUE Alps grades 7 - 9

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Alps A level - Raw results

1. The raw A level results for your school or college from which the analysis that follows is undertakenis on page 35. Please check to ensure this is correct.

2. A copy of your report will go to your LA if you are part of an LA funded project, so it is important that yourdata is correct. Equally, an accurate Alps report can be a powerful tool to use in your OFSTED inspection.

3. If you need to correct your data, please amend the data in the Alps Data Collection Software (ADCS),which is on the CD at the front of this report and send the amended file to us. We will re-process and sendto you the amended report. A guide on how to amend data and send it to us can be found on the CD,or on our website www.alps-va.co.uk.



Alps A level - Raw resultsSussex Coast College Hastings

2011 | A level | Report no: 08 | 10.10.11

Subject Entries A* A B C D E U Q A-E% A-C% A-B% Av.GCSE Av.QCA

A - Accounting 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 100.0 % 100.0 % 0.0 % 4.4 36.2

A - Art (Fine Art) 10 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 100.0 % 90.0 % 70.0 % 5.7 44.4

A - Art (Graphics) 7 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 100.0 % 71.4 % 28.6 % 5.2 41.1

A - Art (Photography) 13 0 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 100.0 % 76.9 % 53.8 % 5.5 43.0

A - Biology 18 0 3 3 3 3 6 0 0 100.0 % 50.0 % 33.3 % 5.6 43.7

A - Business Studies 11 0 2 5 3 0 1 0 0 100.0 % 90.9 % 63.6 % 5.5 43.0

A - Chemistry 7 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 100.0 % 66.7 % 33.3 % 5.5 43.3

A - Critical Thinking 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 100.0 % 50.0 % 50.0 % 5.5 43.1

A - Drama 7 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 100.0 % 71.4 % 28.6 % 5.4 42.4

A - Economics 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 100.0 % 80.0 % 20.0 % 5.8 45.0

A - English Language 10 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 100.0 % 80.0 % 10.0 % 5.3 41.7

A - English Lang. & Lit. 9 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 100.0 % 66.7 % 55.6 % 5.6 43.7

A - English Literature 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 5.5 42.8

A - Film Studies 7 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 100.0 % 57.1 % 14.3 % 5.2 41.3

A - French 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 4.7 38.0

A - Geography 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 100.0 % 50.0 % 50.0 % 5.0 40.1

A - Government & Politics 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 4.9 39.2

A - History 12 0 0 3 3 4 1 0 1 100.0 % 54.5 % 27.3 % 5.5 43.1

A - ICT 9 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 100.0 % 44.4 % 22.2 % 5.6 43.9

A - Law 13 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 0 100.0 % 76.9 % 46.2 % 5.8 44.6

A - Mathematics 13 2 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 100.0 % 61.5 % 30.8 % 5.8 44.9

A - Maths (Further) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 100.0 % 50.0 % 50.0 % 6.3 48.0

A - Media Studies 9 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 100.0 % 66.7 % 11.1 % 5.3 42.1

A - Philosophy 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 4.8 38.7

A - Physical Education 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 100.0 % 100.0 % 0.0 % 5.4 42.2

A - Psychology 11 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 100.0 % 72.7 % 45.5 % 6.0 46.1

A - Sociology 11 0 1 6 1 3 0 0 0 100.0 % 72.7 % 63.6 % 5.7 44.3

A - Spanish 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 100.0 % 50.0 % 50.0 % 5.5 42.9

Totals 199 4 24 46 57 51 15 0 2 100.00 % 66.50 % 37.56 % 5.6 43.4

Alps A level - Statistical overview

The page opposite gives a statistical overview of your provider over the past four years where data has been made available.

1. A level student numbers

The number here represents the number of students that have been included in the Provider A level value added scorecalculation. The number represents students that have attempted 2 or more A level examinations. Students attemptingless than 2 A level examinations and those with no GCSE score in the data received to produce the report are not includedin calculations relating to Provider A level value added scores and banded results calculations. However, studentscompleting 1 A level are included in the single subject reports and the calculation of RED and BLUE teachingand learning scores.

2. AS level student numbers from the previous year

This is the number of students that successfully completed 2 or more AS levels in the previous year. This number is usedto generate the Alps student progression score.

3/4. Alps student progression score and grade

A description of this indicator can be found on pages 52-53.

5/6. Total Exam Entries (Excluding A level General Studies and the Extended project Qualification)

This number represents the number of A level exams taken that are used to calculate the Provider A level value addedscore. Exams taken by students attempting less than 2 A level equivalent examinations are not included. Exams takenby students with no GCSE score in the data received to produce the report are not included. General Studies and theExtended Project Qualification examinations are also not included.

% of Students over 6.4 Average GCSE Points% of Students from 5.5+ to 6.4- Average GCSE Points% of Students under 5.5 Average GCSE Points

These three rows give an indication of the quality and selectivity of the completing year group. A high % of students withscores over 6.4 is typical of a highly selective independent or grammar school. A high % of 5.5+ is typical of a reasonablyselective grammar school.

7. Average GCSE Score

This number represents the average GCSE score for all students used in the calculation of the Provider A level valueadded score. The average GCSE score per student is now calculated using all the GCSE grades achieved by the students.See page 7 for the explanation. The number gives an indication of the ability of the student intake in a provider.The average score in the national dataset is 6.1.

8. Average Class Size

A rough calculation to give an estimate of the average size of classes in a school or college.

9/10. Alps Provider A level value added score and grade


11/12. % RED teaching and learning indicator


13/14. % BLUE teaching and learning indicator


15/18. T scores


19/20. Student performance indicator

A description of this indicator can be found at the back of this report.



Alps A level - statistical overviewSussex Coast College Hastings

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A level student numbers - 17 28 70

AS level nos from previous year - 28 38 141

Alps Progression score - 0.71 0.87 0.59

Alps Progression grade - 8 5 8

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Total exam entries (exc Gen St) - 48 80 186

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6.4+ student numbers% - 11.76 % 25.00 % 10.00 %

5.5+ to 6.4 student numbers% - 52.94 % 28.57 % 45.71 %

<5.5 student numbers% - 35.29 % 46.43 % 44.29 %

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Average GCSE Score - 5.6 5.6 5.5

Average QCA Score - 43.6 43.9 43.3

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Estimated average class size - 4.5 5.6 7.1

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Provider A level VA score - 1.16 1.12 0.90

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RED teaching & learning % - 61.2% 72.2% 27.9%

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BLUE teaching & learning % - 14.3% 0.0% 12.2%

BLUE teaching & learning grade - 4 1 4

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T score - single year score - 2.67 1.67 4.33

T score - single year grade - 2 1 4

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Three year T score 2.89

Three year T score grade 2

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Student performance % - 57.3% 59.8% 36.2%

Student performance grade - 2 2 4

In your 2011 Alps A level report the symbol (†) denotes that performance in 2008 and 2009 is being compared to the 2008 Alps A level benchmark.The symbol (*) denotes that performance in 2010 and 2011 is being compared to the 2010 Alps A level benchmark. See page 5 for more details.

Alps A level - Analysis of students banded by ability – current year

GCSE Banded v A level Data

The analysis by GCSE bands is represented in the tables on pages 39, 41 and 43.

The page opposite shows the A level results of your students in 2011 banded into groups of students accordingto their achievement at level 2. This is a key set of data as it allows comparison of students grouped by ability againstnational benchmarks and clearly highlight the areas of strengths and weaknesses at strategic overview level.

The table lists the number of students, the number of A level entries and the grades achieved. Each grade is givena UCAS score where A*=140, A=120, B=100, C=80, D=60, E=40 points.

Average UCAS points per student

Column 15 gives the average UCAS points scored per student for each GCSE band. Column 17 shows the national75th percentile target and column 16 the Alps grade for the indicator where 1 = outstanding, 5 = good, 9 = poor.

UCAS points per subject

Column 18 gives the average UCAS points per subject entry for each GCSE band. Column 20 is the national 75thpercentile target and column 19 gives the Alps grade for this indicator, again with a scale of 1 to 9 where1 is outstanding and 9 is poor achievement.

Average number of subjects taken

Column 21 shows you the average number of A levels taken compared with the national scene at the 75th percentileof the database in column 23, with your graded position by Alps grade in column 22 in the range 1 to 9.

Provider A level value added score

This is shown at the bottom for information. A full description and calculation of the Provider A level value addedscore can be found on pages 44-45.

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Average GCSE score band Average QCA score band Description of GCSE results

7.5 to 8.0 55.0–58.0 mainly A* with some A grades

7.0 to less than 7.5 52.0–<55.0 mainly A with some A* grades

6.7 to less than 7.0 50.2–<52.0 mainly A with some B grades

6.4 to less than 6.7 48.4–<50.2 some A with some B grades

6.1 to less than 6.4 46.6–<48.4 mainly B with some A Grades

5.8 to less than 6.1 44.8–<46.6 mainly B (some A and C grades)

5.5 to less than 5.8 43.0–<44.8 mainly B with some C grades

5.2 to less than 5.5 41.2–<43.0 mainly C with some B grades

4.7 to less than 5.2 38.2–<41.2 mainly C (some B and D grades)

4.0 to less than 4.7 34.0–<38.2 some C and some D grades

less than 4.0 less than 34.0 mainly D (some C and E grades)

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GCSE Banded v A level data

The band 7.0-<7.5 represents a group of students whose average GCSE score on entry was equal to or greater than 7.0 and less than 7.5 with points awarded for GCSE gradesas follows: A*=8, A=7, B=6, C=5, D=4, E=3, F=2 and G=1. A Level single grades are given UCAS points as follows: A*=140, A=120, B=100, C=80, D=60, E=40. Double A level grades:A*A*=280, A*A=260, AA=240, AB=220, BB=200, BC=180, CC=160, CD=140,DD=120, DE=100, EE=80. The table does not include AS levels and students who have attempted lessthan 2 A levels. General Studies and the Extended Project Qualification are not included.

Students / entriesby GCSE band

A level grades achieved Achievement rates UCAS pts / student UCAS pts / subject No. of subjects per student

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7.5-8.0 55.0-58.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 445.52 126.67 3.58

7.0-<7.5 52.0-<55.0 3 11 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 426.67 2 368.33 116.36 3 114.82 3.67 2 3.28

6.7-<7.0 50.2-<52.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 331.67 106.67 3.17

6.4-<6.7 48.4-<50.2 4 12 0 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 100.0 % 91.7 % 83.3 % 300.00 4 304.00 100.00 3 100.00 3.00 4 3.08

6.1-<6.4 46.6-<48.4 4 12 0 1 2 7 0 2 0 0 100.0 % 83.3 % 25.0 % 240.00 6 277.50 80.00 7 93.06 3.00 3 3.00

5.8-<6.1 44.8-<46.6 13 33 1 7 8 9 5 2 0 1 100.0 % 78.1 % 50.0 % 228.33 5 255.00 90.00 3 86.92 2.54 8 3.00

5.5-<5.8 43.0-<44.8 15 40 0 1 14 13 10 2 0 0 100.0 % 70.0 % 37.5 % 216.00 5 233.33 81.00 4 81.79 2.67 6 3.00

5.2-<5.5 41.2-<43.0 6 16 0 0 1 6 7 2 0 0 100.0 % 43.8 % 6.3 % 180.00 6 212.50 67.50 6 76.52 2.67 5 2.88

4.7-<5.2 38.2-<41.2 19 46 1 5 4 16 14 5 0 1 100.0 % 57.8 % 22.2 % 187.78 4 190.00 76.89 2 71.11 2.42 7 2.78

4.0-<4.7 34.0-<38.2 6 16 0 1 2 4 7 2 0 0 100.0 % 43.8 % 18.8 % 190.00 2 166.67 71.25 3 66.05 2.67 3 2.67

0.0-<4.0 10.0-<34.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160.00 65.00 2.60

6.4+ 48.4+ 7 23 2 8 11 1 1 0 0 0 100.0 % 95.7 % 91.3 % 354.29 107.83

5.5+ 43.0+ 39 108 3 17 35 30 16 6 0 1 100.0 % 79.4 % 51.4 % 247.89 89.35

<5.5 <43.0 31 78 1 6 7 26 28 9 0 1 100.0 % 51.9 % 18.2 % 186.67 73.77

Total 70 186 4 23 42 56 44 15 0 2 100.0 % 67.9 % 37.5 % 220.88 82.83

value Added score = 0.90 Grade = 4 One year T score = 4.33 Grade = 4

Alps A level - Analysis of students banded by ability – tabular

1. The national database is created from the results of 671,128 A levels taken by 227,212 students in June 2010in 2,428 providers, from the full national data-set for 2010. The performance of providers can be measuredagainst the data in the benchmark.

2. A provider that achieves as well as or better than the best institutions within the benchmark data is a highperforming provider; conversely a provider that performs as poorly or worse than the lowest achieving institutionsin the benchmark is a relatively poorly performing provider.

3. The data shown on the previous page is shown in a tabular form on the page opposite.The key pieces of information that can be compared are:

UCAS Points per Subject – Table AUCAS Points per Student – Table B

4. The coloured RED, BLACK or BLUE boxes relate to your institution’s performance relative to the benchmark.The higher the coloured box appears in the table, the better the average performance of the students as measuredagainst the performance of the benchmark data.

5. The highest box in the column for each GCSE band indicates a performance as good as or better than the bestperformer in that band in the benchmark data.

6. The lowest box indicates a performance worse than the worst performer in that band in the benchmark data.

7. Results above the benchmark 75% are highlighted in red and show excellent achievement.Results between the benchmark 25% and 75% are highlighted in black. This indicates very good to satisfactory performance.Results below the benchmark 25% are highlighted in blue. This indicates relatively weak performance.

8. These tables give a one year summary of the performance of students as measured in groups defined by GCSEscores, one measure of ability computed at the start of the advanced level course.



Alps A level - Analysis of students banded by ability - tabularMeasured against the full national dataset of 227,212 students taking over 671,128 A levels in June 2010.

Sussex Coast College Hastings2011 | A level | Report no: 08 | 10.10.11

Performance by student (scores taken from column 15 of your banded results sheet)

Student GCSE score 7.5-8.0 7.0-<7.5 6.7-<7.0 6.4-<6.7 6.1-<6.4 5.8-<6.1 5.5-<5.8 5.2-<5.5 4.7-<5.2 4.0-<4.7 0.0-<4.0

Student QCA score 55.0-58.0 52.0-<55.0 50.2-<52.0 48.4-<50.2 46.6-<48.4 44.8-<46.6 43.0-<44.8 41.2-<43.0 38.2-<41.2 34.0-<38.2 10.0-<34.0

Total student numbers 18746 28735 19939 25062 28174 27292 27328 22012 23766 10835 1990

Total student % 8.0% 12.3% 8.5% 10.7% 12.0% 11.7% 11.7% 9.4% 10.2% 4.6% 0.9%

UCAS pts/student 0.00 426.67 0.00 300.00 240.00 221.54 216.00 180.00 182.11 190.00 0.00

UCAS points 540.00 460.00 400.00 376.00 353.33 322.22 306.67 276.67 262.22 240.00 233.33

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UCAS points 472.00 390.00 353.33 321.82 296.00 273.33 252.00 231.43 208.57 186.67 180.00

UCAS points 445.52 368.33 331.67 304.00 277.50 255.00 233.33 212.50 190.00 166.67 160.00


UCAS points 426.81 356.15 320.00 293.33 266.67 243.33 222.82 200.00 178.18 155.00 146.67

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UCAS points 419.44 349.52 312.00 286.67 260.00 235.56 215.71 192.64 170.43 146.67 136.67

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UCAS points 408.00 342.67 305.71 280.00 252.00 228.33 208.33 185.00 162.22 140.00 124.00


UCAS points 393.33 330.00 293.33 266.67 240.00 216.67 195.71 172.73 150.00 126.67 108.57

UCAS points 371.11 311.43 273.33 245.00 217.78 194.55 175.00 153.33 130.00 108.00 82.50

UCAS points 280.00 235.00 193.33 180.00 155.00 136.00 113.33 106.67 73.33 55.00 40.00

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Table B

Performance by subject (scores taken from column 18 of your banded results sheet)

Student GCSE score 7.5-8.0 7.0-<7.5 6.7-<7.0 6.4-<6.7 6.1-<6.4 5.8-<6.1 5.5-<5.8 5.2-<5.5 4.7-<5.2 4.0-<4.7 0.0-<4.0

Student QCA score 55.0-58.0 52.0-<55.0 50.2-<52.0 48.4-<50.2 46.6-<48.4 44.8-<46.6 43.0-<44.8 41.2-<43.0 38.2-<41.2 34.0-<38.2 10.0-<34.0

Total student numbers 18746 28735 19939 25062 28174 27292 27328 22012 23766 10835 1990

Total student % 8.0% 12.3% 8.5% 10.7% 12.0% 11.7% 11.7% 9.4% 10.2% 4.6% 0.9%

UCAS pts/subject 0.00 116.36 0.00 100.00 80.00 90.00 81.00 67.50 76.89 71.25 0.00

UCAS points 134.00 125.45 120.00 114.29 109.68 105.00 98.79 95.00 93.85 88.00 85.00

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UCAS points 128.83 117.95 110.70 104.44 97.78 92.00 86.67 82.00 76.45 72.14 72.50

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UCAS points 126.67 114.82 106.67 100.00 93.06 86.92 81.79 76.52 71.11 66.05 65.00

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UCAS points 124.86 112.63 103.64 97.14 90.00 83.94 78.79 73.00 67.50 62.35 60.00

UCAS points 123.64 111.20 101.92 95.36 88.18 82.11 77.00 71.11 65.65 60.00 57.14

UCAS points 122.50 109.50 100.00 93.57 86.00 80.00 74.89 69.23 63.23 57.14 53.33

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UCAS points 120.00 106.67 96.67 90.23 82.67 76.89 71.43 65.49 60.00 52.76 48.00

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UCAS points 116.36 101.82 91.67 84.67 77.60 71.25 65.71 60.00 53.33 45.71 37.65

UCAS points 102.11 89.09 72.50 66.00 64.62 54.29 46.67 44.62 34.29 26.00 20.00

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Table A

Alps A level - Analysis of students banded by ability – 4 year summary

1. The top table on the opposite page again shows the performance of your students over 3 or 4 consecutive yearsthat have been banded by their GCSE grades and measured against the benchmark dataset. The informationin the form on the previous page is replicated in a different form in this table. There are, however, two differences.

2. The performance in each band is represented by a grade instead of being shown in tabular fashion. The gradescorrespond exactly to the boundaries on the previous page. A grade of 1 is equivalent to the top square in theprevious table (outstanding performance). A grade of 9 represents the bottom square (poor performance).The table shows a 4 year summary of the data instead of the 1 year summary represented before. This horizontaldata highlights trends over time.

3. Alps grades are given 1 to 9. Each grade represents:

In some providers there are clear messages from this page:

Occasionally the UCAS points per subject scores are significantly higher in the top bands than in the UCAS pointsper student table, indicating that students in these bands could achieve higher if they were entered for moreA level exams.

Sometimes the bottom 2 or 3 bands show significantly lower performance than the other bands in the providers.This can indicate that the systems in place in an institution may not be not geared to teaching the relatively lowerability student. A similar but reversed pattern would indicate that higher achieving students are not beingstretched perhaps.

The Alps analysis of students banded by ability gives another perspective for creating key agenda itemsfor discussion and action.


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Alps A level - Analysis of students banded by ability - 4 year summaryMeasured against the full national dataset of 227,212 students taking over 671,128 A levels in June 2010.


UCAS points per student

2008 †

2009 †

2010 *

2011 *

GCSE score QCA score UCAS ptstarget

Studentnumbers

UCAS ptsscored

Alpsgrade

Studentnumbers

UCAS ptsscored

Alpsgrade

Studentnumbers

UCAS ptsscored

Alpsgrade

Studentnumbers

UCAS ptsscored

Alpsgrade

7.5-8.0 55.0-58.0 445.52 - - - - - - - - - - - -

7.0-<7.5 52.0-<55.0 368.33 - - - - - - 2 380.00 3 3 426.67 2

6.7-<7.0 50.2-<52.0 331.67 - - - - - - 1 400.00 1 - - -

6.4-<6.7 48.4-<50.2 304.00 - - - 2 290.00 4 4 320.00 3 4 300.00 4

6.1-<6.4 46.6-<48.4 277.50 - - - 1 260.00 5 1 240.00 6 4 240.00 6

5.8-<6.1 44.8-<46.6 255.00 - - - 4 210.00 7 2 240.00 5 12 228.33 5

5.5-<5.8 43.0-<44.8 233.33 - - - 4 220.00 4 5 224.00 4 15 216.00 5

5.2-<5.5 41.2-<43.0 212.50 - - - 2 200.00 4 3 200.00 4 6 180.00 6

4.7-<5.2 38.2-<41.2 190.00 - - - 2 260.00 2 8 225.00 2 18 187.78 4

4.0-<4.7 34.0-<38.2 166.67 - - - 2 360.00 1 2 190.00 2 6 190.00 2

0.0-<4.0 10.0-<34.0 160.00 - - - - - - - - - - - -

UCAS points per subject

2008 †

2009 †

2010 *

2011 *

GCSE score QCA score UCAS ptstarget

Studentnumbers

UCAS ptsscored

Alpsgrade

Studentnumbers

UCAS ptsscored

Alpsgrade

Studentnumbers

UCAS ptsscored

Alpsgrade

Studentnumbers

UCAS ptsscored

Alpsgrade

7.5-8.0 55.0-58.0 126.67 - - - - - - - - - - - -

7.0-<7.5 52.0-<55.0 114.82 - - - - - - 2 108.57 6 3 116.36 3

6.7-<7.0 50.2-<52.0 106.67 - - - - - - 1 100.00 5 - - -

6.4-<6.7 48.4-<50.2 100.00 - - - 2 96.67 4 4 106.67 2 4 100.00 3

6.1-<6.4 46.6-<48.4 93.06 - - - 1 86.67 5 1 80.00 7 4 80.00 7

5.8-<6.1 44.8-<46.6 86.92 - - - 4 76.36 6 2 80.00 5 13 90.00 3

5.5-<5.8 43.0-<44.8 81.79 - - - 4 80.00 4 5 86.15 3 15 81.00 4

5.2-<5.5 41.2-<43.0 76.52 - - - 2 80.00 3 3 75.00 4 6 67.50 6

4.7-<5.2 38.2-<41.2 71.11 - - - 2 104.00 1 8 81.82 2 19 76.89 2

4.0-<4.7 34.0-<38.2 66.05 - - - 2 102.86 1 2 76.00 2 6 71.25 3

0.0-<4.0 10.0-<34.0 65.00 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Subjects taken per student

2008 †

2009 †

2010 *

2011 *

GCSE score QCA score No. subjectstarget

Studentnumbers

Avg subjectstaken

Alpsgrade

Studentnumbers

Avg subjectstaken

Alpsgrade

Studentnumbers

Avg subjectstaken

Alpsgrade

Studentnumbers

Avg subjectstaken

Alpsgrade

7.5-8.0 55.0-58.0 3.58 - - - - - - - - - - - -

7.0-<7.5 52.0-<55.0 3.28 - - - - - - 2 3.50 2 3 3.67 2

6.7-<7.0 50.2-<52.0 3.17 - - - - - - 1 4.00 1 - - -

6.4-<6.7 48.4-<50.2 3.08 - - - 2 3.00 4 4 3.00 4 4 3.00 4

6.1-<6.4 46.6-<48.4 3.00 - - - 1 3.00 3 1 3.00 3 4 3.00 3

5.8-<6.1 44.8-<46.6 3.00 - - - 4 2.75 7 2 3.00 3 13 2.54 8

5.5-<5.8 43.0-<44.8 3.00 - - - 4 2.75 6 5 2.60 7 15 2.67 6

5.2-<5.5 41.2-<43.0 2.88 - - - 2 2.50 7 3 2.67 5 6 2.67 5

4.7-<5.2 38.2-<41.2 2.78 - - - 2 2.50 6 8 2.75 4 19 2.42 7

4.0-<4.7 34.0-<38.2 2.67 - - - 2 3.50 1 2 2.50 5 6 2.67 3

0.0-<4.0 10.0-<34.0 2.60 - - - - - - - - - - - -


Alps A level - Calculation of Provider A level value added score

The Alps national target scores for UCAS Points per student are used to calculate your Provider A level value addedscore. The page opposite shows this calculation for your school/college for the present year. It is divided in tofour sections.

Section 1 – Expected UCAS Points (this is the top section on the page opposite)

• Each of the Alps GCSE bands are displayed in the table at the top of the page opposite.

• The student numbers column shows the number of students in each GCSE band for your year group.

• The expected points total per student column shows the Alps aspirational UCAS Points per student targetfor each of the GCSE bands.

• The total expected UCAS points column is calculated by multiplying the student numbers by the expected UCASpoints per student in each GCSE band. This gives an expected UCAS Points total for each GCSE band.

• At the bottom of this column is a total of the Expected UCAS Points for this year group, defined as the numberof UCAS points that would be gained by the year group if on average they performed to the same level of the 75thpercentile scores in the Alps 2010 benchmark.

Section 2 – Actual UCAS Points (this is the middle section on the page opposite)

• The grades that score UCAS Points are listed in the left hand column of the table.

• The number of each grade achieved by students is listed in the number of entries column.

• The UCAS Points per grade column shows the total of the UCAS points gained at each grade.

• The Actual UCAS Points total shows the total number of UCAS points gained by the year group.

Section 3 – The Provider A level value added score is calculated as follows -

Section 4 – Your Provider A level value added score grade

Your Provider value added score is compared to the Alps benchmark on the ‘thermometer’ which gives the rangeof scores derived from the full national dataset of 227,212 students taking 671,128 A levels, and defines your Alpsgrade for the present year.

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Provider A levelvalue added score = +1

Actual UCAS pts – Expected UCAS pts

(Number of students x 100)( )



Alps A level - Calculation of provider value added scoreFor students taking A levels and completing at least 2 A levels

with General Studies and the Extended Project Qualification not included


Expected UCAS points

GCSE Band QCA Band Studentnumbers

X Exp UCAS ptsper student

= Total ExpUCAS pts

7.5-8.0 55.0-58.0 0 X 445.52 = 0.00

7.0-<7.5 52.0-<55.0 3 X 368.33 = 1104.99

6.7-<7.0 50.2-<52.0 0 X 331.67 = 0.00

6.4-<6.7 48.4-<50.2 4 X 304.00 = 1216.00

6.1-<6.4 46.6-<48.4 4 X 277.50 = 1110.00

5.8-<6.1 44.8-<46.6 12 X 255.00 = 3060.00

5.5-<5.8 43.0-<44.8 15 X 233.33 = 3499.95

5.2-<5.5 41.2-<43.0 6 X 212.50 = 1275.00

4.7-<5.2 38.2-<41.2 18 X 190.00 = 3420.00

4.0-<4.7 34.0-<38.2 6 X 166.67 = 1000.02

0.0-<4.0 10.0-<34.0 0 X 160.00 = 0.00

Total68

Total15685.96

Actual UCAS points achieved

A level grade Number ofentries

X UCAS pts pergrade

= Actual UCAS ptstotal

A* 4 X 140 = 560

A 23 X 120 = 2760

B 42 X 100 = 4200

C 54 X 80 = 4320

D 43 X 60 = 2580

E 15 X 40 = 600

U 0 X 0 = 0

Total184

Total15020

Alps provider value added score

Value added score = ( )Actual UCAS pts - Expected UCAS

(Number of students x 100)

+1

Value added score = ( )15020 - 15685.96

(68 x 100)+1 = 0.90

Value added score = 0.90 Alps value added grade = 4

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Alps A level - Subject value added analysis

The page opposite has a breakdown of all the subjects taken in your provider and each subject is analysed separately.The table is divided in to 4 year columns, each containing 3 columns within it. Each year column is clearly markedand figures in each year column represent results from that year.

The diagram above shows the format of the subject value added analysis table that is shown on the opposite page.The key features of the page are highlighted.

1. Subject names: This column contains a list of all the subjects that are taken in your institution.

2. Year columns: Identifies the year to which the results in this column relate.

3. Column 1 – Student numbers: Shows the number of students who completed the course in the subject.

4. Column 2 – Subject value added score: This is a measure of the comparison between the actual UCAS pointsscored by the subject year group and the expected score using the 75th percentile scores for the basket of allsubjects. The higher this is, the better, and generally scores of 1.00 or above are more than satisfactory,though a score of 1.00 in one subject does not equate to a score of 1.00 in another. Each subject has its own‘thermometer’ scale.

5. Column 3 – Subject grade: A subject grade from 1 to 9 is assigned to each subject Value-Added score.The subject grades have been calculated by looking at the performance of large sets of students in the datasettaking the particular subject. Subject grades are comparable between subjects. A grade 3 in Mathematics is anequivalent departmental performance to a grade 3 in Art nationally.

Subject grades are colour coded:

Results above the benchmark 75% are highlighted in red and show outstanding to excellent achievement.Results between the benchmark 25% and 75% are highlighted in black. This indicates very good to satisfactory achievement.Results below the benchmark 25% are highlighted in blue. This indicates relatively weak performance.

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Subject names Year columns Colour coded results


2008 2009 2010 2011

Subject Entries Score Grade Entries Score Grade Entries Score Grade Entries Score Grade

A - Art (Fine Art) 10 0.89 8 11 0.97 6 13 1.05 5 10 1.05 5

A - Biology 39 0.90 4 62 0.86 5 55 0.92 3 74 0.89 4

A - Biology (Human) - - - - - - - - - 5 0.88 3

A - Business Studies 12 1.10 3 9 0.99 5 20 0.91 8 13 1.00 5

A - Chemistry 43 1.00 2 56 0.96 3 61 0.95 3 70 0.99 2

A - Computing 5 1.01 3 6 1.05 2 6 1.03 2 6 1.17 2

A - Critical Thinking - - - - - - - - - 1 1.02 2

A - D&T (Graphics) 16 1.04 3 7 1.09 2 13 1.08 3 - - -

A - D&T (Product Design) - - - - - - - - - 11 1.04 3

A - Drama 26 1.00 6 23 0.88 8 15 0.98 6 16 0.95 7

A - Economics 7 1.13 2 11 1.05 3 13 1.00 4 10 0.98 5

Column 1:Student nos

Column 3:Subject grade(From grade 1 to 9)Column 2:

Subject valueadded score


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Alps A level - Subject value added analysisSussex Coast College Hastings

2011 | A level | Report no: 08 | 10.10.11

2008 †

2009 †

2010 *

2011 *

Subject Entries Score Grade Entries Score Grade Entries Score Grade Entries Score Grade

A - Accounting - - - - - - - - - 1 1.14 1

A - Art (Fine Art) - - - - - - - - - 10 1.21 3

A - Art (Graphics) - - - - - - 4 1.35 2 7 1.12 4

A - Art (Photography) - - - - - - - - - 13 1.12 4

A - Biology - - - 2 0.98 2 7 1.10 1 18 0.91 4

A - Business Studies - - - 4 1.08 3 10 1.09 3 11 1.12 2

A - Chemistry - - - - - - 7 0.90 4 6 1.05 2

A - Critical Thinking - - - - - - 3 0.97 2 2 1.01 2

A - Drama - - - - - - 6 0.94 6 7 1.02 4

A - Economics - - - 6 0.98 5 - - - 5 0.93 6

A - English Language - - - - - - - - - 10 1.02 3

A - English Lang. & Lit. - - - - - - - - - 9 1.04 3

A - English Literature - - - 5 1.11 2 7 1.08 3 3 0.75 8

A - Environmental Studies - - - 3 0.71 8 4 0.92 3 - - -

A - Film Studies - - - - - - - - - 7 0.98 7

A - French - - - - - - - - - 1 1.54 1

A - Geography - - - 4 0.87 8 - - - 2 1.06 3

A - Government & Politics - - - - - - - - - 1 0.89 7

A - Graphic Design - - - - - - 1 1.03 6 - - -

A - History - - - 6 1.00 4 4 1.06 2 11 0.92 6

A - ICT - - - - - - 2 1.02 3 9 0.89 5

A - Law - - - 7 1.34 1 11 1.04 3 13 1.00 4

A - Mathematics - - - 5 1.08 2 11 0.89 6 13 0.97 4

A - Maths (Further) - - - - - - - - - 2 0.82 7

A - Media Studies - - - - - - 3 1.12 3 9 0.96 7

A - Philosophy - - - - - - - - - 2 0.82 7

A - Physical Education - - - - - - - - - 1 1.03 3

A - Psychology - - - 2 1.02 3 7 1.06 2 11 0.96 4

A - Sociology - - - 5 1.18 2 3 1.17 2 11 1.05 5

A - Spanish - - - - - - - - - 2 1.11 2

Provider value added 2011 score = 0.90

Value added 2011 grade = 4


Alps A level - Quality of teaching and learning measurement

On the opposite page there are three tables that relate the quality of teaching and learning in your providerto those in the Alps national dataset. This page will briefly summarise the content of these tables.

The first two tables contain the same information displayed in different ways. Each section in one table willcorrespond to the same section in the other table. The third table is a grouped summary of the first two.

Table 1 – Subject grades using numbers of students in each grade band

The figures from table 1 are computed straight from the subject analysis page on page 47. Each subject on thesubject analysis page is given a subject grade from 1 to 9 (1 is the best, 9 is the worst). All learners that were taughtin subjects that achieved a grade 2 can be said to have experienced grade 2 teaching and learning in those subjects.

Table 1 shows how many students experienced teaching and learning at each learning quality grade for each year.For example, if there were 6 Chemistry learners and 12 Mathematics learners taught to grade 2 in 2009 and if thesewere the only departments to gain a grade 2 there would be 18 in the grade 2 column and the 2009 row of table 1.

This information gives a picture of the range and the quality of the teaching and learning.

• A high number in bands 1, 2 and 3 shows a large number of students being taught and learning with high quality. • A high number in bands 4, 5 and 6 shows a large number of students being taught and learning satisfactorily. • A high number in bands 7, 8 and 9 shows a large number of students being taught and learning relatively poorly.

Table 2 – Subject grades using percentage of students in each grade band

Table 2 shows the same information as table 1 in percentage terms. This allows easier interpretation of the valuesshown in the table.

Table 3 – Subject grades using percentage of students in ‘RED’, ‘BLACK’ and ‘BLUE’ Bands

Table 3 shows similar information as in table 2 but with the results of subject grades grouped together as follows:

Grades 1, 2 and 3 on table 2 are grouped together into a RED teaching band in table 3. Grades 4, 5 and 6 on table 2 are grouped together into a BLACK teaching band in table 3. Grades 7, 8 and 9 on table 2 are grouped together into a BLUE teaching band in table 3.

Table 3 gives an overview of levels of performance in the provider.

A high percentage of RED teaching and learning indicates that there is a large amount of high quality teachingand learning in the institution.

A high percentage of BLUE teaching and learning indicates that there is a large amount of poor or very poor qualityteaching and learning in the institution.

Alps has analysed the amounts of red and blue teaching and learning obtained by the providers in the benchmark.This gives useful targets for the amounts of red and blue teaching and learning:

Benchmark percentile 100% 75% 50% 25% 0%

Performance level Outstanding Excellent Good Less than satisfactory Poor

RED Teaching & learning 88.2% 40.3% 24.6% 12.8% 0.0%

BLUE Teaching & learning 0.0% 11.1% 24.8% 41.8% 89.7%


Alps A level - Quality of teaching and learning measurementThe figures in table 1 are derived from your subject data sheet


Table 1 - Subject grades summary using total numbers of students contributing to each grade band

Learning quality 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Totals

2008 †

- - - - - - - - - -

2009 †

7 17 6 6 6 0 0 7 0 49

2010 *

7 21 37 7 0 18 0 0 0 90

2011 *

2 21 32 82 20 16 21 3 0 197

Table 2 - Subject grades summary using percentage of students contributing to each grade band

Learning quality 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Totals

2008 †

- - - - - - - - - -

2009 †

14.3 % 34.7 % 12.2 % 12.2 % 12.2 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 14.3 % 0.0 % 100.0 %

2010 *

7.8 % 23.3 % 41.1 % 7.8 % 0.0 % 20.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 100.0 %

2011 *

1.0 % 10.7 % 16.2 % 41.6 % 10.2 % 8.1 % 10.7 % 1.5 % 0.0 % 100.0 %

Table 3 - Subject grades summary using percentage of students in RED , BLACK and BLUE bands

Learning quality 1+2+3 Grade 4+5+6 7+8+9 Grade Totals

2008 †

- - - - - -

2009 †

61.2 % 2 24.5 % 14.3 % 4 100%

2010 *

72.2 % 2 27.8 % 0.0 % 1 100%

2011 *

27.9 % 5 59.9 % 12.2 % 4 100%

RED teaching and learningthermometer

1100% 88.20

290% 55.50

375% 40.30

460% 30.60

540% 19.70

625% 12.80

710% 5.80

8bottom 0.00

9

ð2010

ð2011

BLUE teaching and learningthermometer

1100% 0.00

290% 3.80

375% 11.10

460% 18.80

540% 30.90

625% 41.80

710% 59.40

8bottom 89.70

9

ð2010

ð2011



Alps A level - T scoreT (total) score

The Alps 3 year T score can provide a more accurate overall picture of the performance of a school or colleges thanthe Provider A level value added score alone. It gives extra weight to the quality of teaching and learning overthe number of subjects taken, which in extreme cases can distort the Provider A level value added score for someschools and colleges.

Provider A level value added score

The provider A level value added score shows the overall student performance within a provider. This indicator takesinto account the number of subjects taken per student as well as the quality of teaching and learning of the subjects.

% RED Teaching & Learning

The % RED teaching & learning indicator shows how many students experienced teaching and learning at a high levelin a school as measured by examination performance. This measure takes into account subject difficulty and focuseson performance in each subject. This measure does not take account of the number of subjects taken per student.

% BLUE Teaching & Learning

The % BLUE teaching & learning indicator shows how many students experienced teaching and learning at a poorlevel in a school as measured by examination performance. This measure takes into account subject difficultyand focuses on performance in each subject. This measure does not take account of the number of subjects takenper student.

Creating a 3 year T score

Each of the measures above are graded each year. The grading system ranges from 1 to 9 with 1 being the best,5 being average and 9 being the worst grade achievable.

The 3 year T score for a provider sums all of the grades for each indicator over the last three years and averagesthe result.

e.g. Grades over the last three years in the three indicators for an example school

The 3 year T score is equal to the average of these 9 results = 44/9 = 4.89

The table shown above provides several pieces of information. The Provider value added score is around 5 forall three years which is close to the national average. The % RED teaching & learning is a grade 3 or 4 in all threeyears. This indicates a high number of students in classes performing well. The % BLUE teaching & learningis a grade 6 or 7 in all three years. This indicates a high number of students in classes performing poorly.

So from these three indicators we can see that the school performs around average overall but there is a largenumber of classes that perform well and also a large number of classes that perform badly to produce thisaverage result.

The 3 year T score brings together all of these factors to give one score that represents the performance in all threeof these indicators over three years.

The Alps T score thermometer

We have created a T score thermometer that shows the position of schools against the position of the 2,428 providersthat undertook Alps analysis in 2010. The position of each provider on the thermometer gives a good indicationof the performance relative to national performance.

A provider that appears high up on the thermometer has done well, a provider that appears towards the bottomof the thermometer has done relatively poorly.

Year Provider A level VA grade % RED T&L grade % BLUE T&L grade

2009 5 3 6

2010 5 4 7

2011 5 3 6

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