Exam Results
The Academy results have increased significantly in recent years, achieving it's best ever in 2009 with 86% of students achieving 5 A*-C and 100% of students achieving at least 1 A*-G.
Value Added*
In 2008 The Hereford Academy was in the top 4% of schools nationally for overall progress, the national results for 2009 are yet to be finalised.
Contextual Value Added (CVA) Key Stage 2 to 4
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| CVA Score | 994.2 | 1025 | 1033.7 |
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| Percentile Rank | 68 | 8 | 4 |
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Non-Contextualised Value Added Key Stage 2 to 4
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| VA Score | 975.4 | 1004.1 | 1027.2 |
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| Percentile Rank | 85 | 47 | 8 |
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Non-Contextualised Value Added Key Stage 3 to 4
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| VA Score | 997.3 | 1019.2 | 1032.7 |
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| Percentile Rank | 61 | 12 | 4 |
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What is Contextual Value Added?
Value added measures have been used in the Achievement and Attainment Tables (formerly known as Performance Tables) since 2002. They measure the attainment of pupils in comparison to pupils with similar prior attainment; this is fairer than using raw outcomes since schools can have very different levels of attainment on entry.
But there are many other factors that are related to the progress that pupils make in a school, such as levels of deprivation or special educational needs. Contextual value added aims to take account of these factors when measuring the effectiveness of a school or the progress made by individual pupils. Our 2006 models include the following attainment and contextual factors:
- Pupil prior attainment
- Gender
- Special Educational Needs
- First language (for given prior attainment)
- Measures of pupil mobility
- Age
- An "In care" indicator
- Ethnicity
- Free School Meals (for given Ethnicity)
- Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI)
- Average and range of prior attainment within the school (KS2-3, KS2-4 and KS3-4 only).
Following extensive consultation between the Department and academics, a CVA methodology, measuring progress between KS2-KS4, was developed and piloted. KS2-KS4 CVA measures will be published for all secondary schools featuring in the 2006 Secondary School Achievement and Attainment Tables.
Information obtained from http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/performance/1316367/CVAinPAT2005/
Attainment at Key Stage 4
Attainment, Average Total Points Score at Key Stage 4
This shows students' average total points scores for all subjects at GCSE and equivalent since 2006.
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| School | 280.3 | 360.3 | 455.7 |
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| National | 363.2 | 373.6 | 390.8 |
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Attainment, Average Capped Point Score, best 8 subjects
This shows students' average points scores for their best 8 subjects at GCSE and equivalent since 2006.
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| School | 242.5 | 269.8 | 307.0 |
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| National | 293.2 | 298.2 | 307.8 |
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Science 2008
77% of students achieved at least two A* - C at GCSE or equivalent in Science, the national figure is 50%.