Government League Tables 2011
The government league tables were released in January 2012. The purpose is to be able to compare schools’ performances. However, as with all league tables, it is important to understand what is and what is not included in the table.
In both tables – A level and GCSE, King’s results do not reflect the true success of our pupils and we would urge parents to compare our raw results on the tables on this website to get a real view of King’s performance. As an independent school, King’s welcomes the freedom to choose the best curriculum for our talented pupils and this does not always fit the government’s view of a successful school!
Government GCSE league tables 2011
The following link shows the GCSE results for 2 measures:
Percentage of pupils with 5 A*- C GCSEs including Maths and English
Percentage of Pupils with the English Baccalaureate ( Maths, English, History or Geog, a science and a foreign language)
The King’s School results show 86% of pupils obtaining 5 GCSEs including Maths and English. The true percentage is 100% as the figures don’t include 15 pupils who took their GCSE Maths a year earlier and were actually studying for AS level Maths during their GCSE year.
The King’s School English Baccalaureate score is 54%. All King’s pupils in 2011 took Maths, 2 English, 3 sciences, at least I foreign language. However, we give pupils the option to choose their other subjects and not all choose either History or Geography. All the GSCE options at King’s are equally academically rigorous subjects.
Government A level results 2011
The following link shows the A level results
King’s score is shown as 975.9. However, King’s does not certificate AS levels, which gain points in this particular table. State schools must certificate AS level but independent schools can choose. UCAS points are irrelevant for pupils getting places at the top universities: they simply want top A level grades. There is no point in certificating (or ‘cashing in’) AS levels other than to score UCAS points which less selective universities use for admissions, or which might compensate for poor A level performance. Our candidates very rarely need this compensation! If King’s had certificated the AS levels, our score would be: 1062.3 per candidate. Likewise, most King’s pupils concentrate on the 3 good A levels which are needed for university entrance and do not always take four. A fourth low-scoring A level, even though useless for university entrance, will be counted in this table.