Exam Results: Top 1% for Value Added at A Level

We are committed to getting the very best out of our students and provide every opportunity for them to exceed expectations, realise their full potential and achieve the highest grades possible. With this in mind we are extremely proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ for Value Added.

With a winning combination of excellent teaching, small class sizes and state-of-the-art facilities, our pupils benefit from a rich learning environment and consequently attain significantly higher grades than predicted.

To help you understand this more clearly we have outline the following guidance notes:

What is Value Added?

Every year ALPS (A Level Performance System) take thousands of GCSE results and use sophisticated calculations to predict an individual’s potential A-Level results based on their GCSE profile.

The progress a student makes between these points is what we talk about when we talk about Value Added.

There are three key measurements which ALPS use to determine how well a school ranks in terms of their Value Added provision.

Measurement 1 – Red Teaching and Learning

Focuses on number of pupils who get three or more grades higher in their A Levels than initially predicted.

The percentage is calculated and compared with other schools.

Ratcliffe is in the top 1% for this measurement.

Measurement 2 – Blue Teaching and Learning

Focuses on number of pupils who underachieve significantly in their A Levels compared with what was initially predicted.

The percentage is calculated and compared with other schools.

Ratcliffe is in the top 1% for this measurement having zero students underachieving.

Measurement 3 – Provider A Level Quality Indicator

Ensures that pupils are undertaking the appropriate number of A levels (usually three or four) progress made by all students across all examinations.

Ratcliffe is in the top 1% for this too, over the last three years.

What is the T Score?

ALPS talk about a T Score and this can be explained as an average calculated across all of the above three measures. There is also a Three Year T Score, calculated by looking at the averages across the last three year period.

What do the ALPS grades look like?