School search key

When a school is inspected by Ofsted, they give it a number which matches
an overall view of how the school is performing.

1 = Outstanding
2 = Good
3 = Requires Improvement
4 = Inadequate

This is the number of pupils per teacher, on average, across the school

Schools only have a set number of places that they can offer each year. If the school was oversubscribed last year, it means that either more people applied for a place than the number of places available OR the school filled all available places but made no refusals.

If a school was not oversubscribed, it means that, after all the places were given out, there were still places available at that school.

This tells you the percentage of children at the school who are meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at age 11.

Pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more on their Key Stage 2 test paper for maths and reading and they are assessed at 'working at the expected standard' by their teacher.

This tells you the percentage of children at the school who are achieving a higher standard in reading, writing and maths at age 11.

Pupils are achieving at the higher standard if they achieve a scaled score of 110 or more on their Key Stage 2 test paper for maths and reading and they are assessed as 'working at a greater depth within the expected standard' by their teacher. This standard is only achieved by the top 5% of pupils in England so a 0% score is not unusual.

This score is the average of all pupils taking the Key Stage 2 test in the school.

The expected standard is a score of 100 or more. The higher standard is 110 or more.

This score is the average of all pupils taking the Key Stage 2 test in the school.

The expected standard is a score of 100 or more. The higher standard is 110 or more.

This score shows how much progress children have made in reading between the end of Key Stage 1 (age 7) and Key Stage 2 (age 11) compared to other pupils across England who got similar results at age 7.

A score above zero and an upwards arrow means that pupils made more progress, on average, than similar pupils.

A negative score and a downwards arrow does not mean no progress, but less progress than similar pupils across England.

The Majority of schools have scores between -5 and +5.

This score shows how much progress children have made in writing between the end of Key Stage 1 (age 7) and Key Stage 2 (age 11) compared to other pupils across England who got similar results at age 7.

A score above zero and an upwards arrow means that pupils made more progress, on average, than similar pupils.

A negative score and a downwards arrow does not mean no progress, but less progress than similar pupils across England.

The majority of schools have scores between -5 and +5

This score shows how much progress children have made in maths between the end of Key Stage 1 (age 7) and Key Stage 2 (age 11) compared to other pupils across England who got similar results at age 7.

A score above zero and an upwards arrow means that pupils made more progress, on average, than similar pupils.

A negative score and a downwards arrow does not mean no progress, but less progress than similar pupils across England.

The majority of schools have scores between -5 and +5.

The score tells you how much progress pupils made between the end of Key Stage 4(GCSE) compared to other pupils across England who got Similar results when they were 11 years old. As 0 is the national average, a score above zero and an upwards arrow means pupils made more progress, on average than other similar pupils.

A negative score and a downwards arrow does not mean no progress, but less progress than similar pupils across England. The score is based on up to 8 approved qualifications. Most Schools in England score between -1 and +1. A score of +1 basicallymeans that on average, pupils achieve one grade more than pupils of a similar starting point. A score of -1 means they achieve one grade less.

This score shows how much progress pupils made between the end of Key Stage 4 (GCSE) and Key Stage 5 (A Level) compared to other pupils across England who got similar results at GCSE. As 0.0 is the national average, a score above zero and an updwards arrow means pupils made more progress on average than similar pupils.

A negative score and a downwards arrow does not mean no progress, but less progress than similar pupils across England.The majority of schools have progress scores between -2 and +2.