GOVERNORS' ANNUAL REPORT TO PARENTS ... - Highcliffe School

S chool T ar get s KS3 2004 Dor s et Targets KS3 2004
English 85% 80%
Maths 85% 79%
S cience 85% 80%
S chool targets were s et in Autumn 2002 and ar e to be r eviewed.
I n English, 42% of students achieved level 6 or above. In Maths
60% achieved level 6 or above and in S cience 49% and this
represents significant improvement on 2002. The impr oved
performance at the higher levels has also helped thes e curriculum
areas to achieve their best ever average points score. To build on
this excellent foundation we have s et ourselves further ambitious
targets at level 6 and above.
K ey Stage 4
Extra s uppor t targeted at Year 11 last year helped to ens ur e that, at
GCS E level, 66% of students achieved 5 or more A* - C gr ades . This
is above the pr evious three- year average of 65% and is well ahead
of the 62% target set for the County.
T he aver age points score for all subjects, which reflects the
performance acr oss the whole cohor t, was 47.2 for those s tudents
who s at GCSE examinations in 2003. The aver age points score
capped to the bes t eight subjects was 40.
T his year group contained a wide r ange of ability and it is again
pleasing to note the levels of success achieved by students across
the ability range. T he per for mance of students was above that
predicted by their cognitive abilities tests and their prior attainment
at Key Stage 3.
As well as some outs tanding individual achievements:
21% of students achieved 10 or more A* - C
41% of students achieved 8 or more A* - C
57% of students achieved 6 or more A* - C
T ar get s for GCSE KS4
S chool 2004 Dor s et 2004
5A* - C 75% 63%
5 A – G 99% 97%
Average point score
per student 51 45