Little Heath School

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Little Heath School

• GCE A Level results 2005
• AVCE results 2005

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Little Heath School Exam Office GCE A Level
Results - Press Release 2005

• Overall A - B 50
• Overall A - C 75
• Overall A - E 98
• Grade A 22
• Grade B 28
• Grade C 25
• Comment
• These A Level results maintain the
  exceptional high standards achieved at Little
  Heath School. The Little Heath results were over
  3 above the national average at grades A - B
  and 5 above the national average at grades A- C.
  Students taking A Levels and AVCEs have gained
  an average of 283 points, well above local and
  national averages. This is equivalent to better
  than 2Bs and 1C at A Level. The average points
  score per entry was 83.
• 3 of our students, Eleanor Davies, Gordon Short
  and Rebecca Hutchinson gained 4 Grade As. 16
  other students gained 3 or more A Levels all at
  grades A or B. Many pupils of more modest
  abilities achieved either 3 or 4 A Level passes.
  The overall pass rate at A-E was 98,, 2 above
  the national average.

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Summary

• These results maintain the high standards
  achieved in 1997, 1998, 1999 , 2000, 2001, 2002,
  2003 and 2004. They have done so as the Sixth
  Form has expanded, a tremendous feat by all
  concerned. There were 129 candidates in 2005,
  compared to 94 in 2004.
• We can celebrate some outstanding results
  achieved by individual students, 6 of whom gained
  3 or more grade As at GCE A / AVCE Level.
• The girls have outperformed the boys at A Level,
  for example with an average points score of 296
  compared to 269 for the boys. Most of the very
  highest achievers were girls.
• The average point score per entry is 82.7.
• The of A grades achieved is 22.2 , 0.2 below
  the national average of 22.4
• The A - B percentage pass rate is over 3 above
  the national figure.
• The A - C percentage pass rate is over 5 above
  the national figure.
• The A - E percentage pass rate is 2 above the
  national figure.
• The average total points score for all pupils
  entered for any A Levels / AS Levels / AVCEs is
  282.7 points (provisional).

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Outstanding Achievements P1

• 4As 1 merit AEA Eleanor Davies Gordon
  Short 4As Rebecca Hutchinson
• 3As 1 merit AEA Sian Mayhew
• 3As Chloe Hodge Mark Strachan
• 2As 2Bs Samantha Bennett Kim Gray 2As
  1B Patrick Allen, Michael Bryant, Hannah
  Burgess, Lizzie Cairns, Dale Coulter,
  Kirsty George, Ricky Hames, Daniel
  Hawkins, Akmal Saleem, Holly Sutherland
  Sarah Windiate

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Average Point Score

• A/AS/AVCE Level Average Total point score 2002 -
  05
• National
  West Berkshire Little Heath School
• 2002 254.5 256.1 304.2
• 2003 258.9 260.6 290.1
• 2004 269.2 270.5 283.3
• 2005 NYK
  NYK 282.7
• NYK NOT YET KNOWN
• A/AS/AVCE Level Average point score per entry
  2002 - 05
• National
  West Berkshire Little Heath School
• 2002 76.0 74.4 86.5
• 2003 77.4 75.8 83.0
• 2004 78.7 75.3 84.0
• 2005 NYK NYK 82.7
• Comparisons with 2001 and before are basically
  not valid.

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Pass Rates

• Little Heath 2005 2004 2003 2002
  2001 2000 1999
• A - B 50 51 45
  50.2 27.9 38.2 36.0
• A - C 75 76 73
  73.0 51.0 53.6 55.8
• A - E 98 100 99
  96.8 88.8 92.3 93.2
• National 2005 2004 2003
  2002 2001 2000 1999
• A - B 46.6 45.8 44.5 42.6
  37.9 37.0 35.7
• A - C 69.9 69 67.5 65.3
  59.3 58.2 56.5
• A - E 96.2 96 95.4 94.3
  89.8 89.1 87.8

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A/AS/AVCE Point Scores

• A Level /AVCE A 120 B 100
  C 80 D60 E 40
• AVCE (Double Award A 240 B 200 C 160
  D120 E 80
• AS Level A 60 B 50 C
  40 D30 E 20.