Downe House: Other qualifications and government tables, 2006

1. What it counts: Number of trigger students in actual year group 13 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: Number of trigger students in actual year group 13. Original government accountability population and point basis; this is not a published A-level-only grade distribution. Point tariffs and inclusion rules change across years; no continuous grade trend or conversion is made.

1. What it counts: Average Level 3 point score per student Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: Average Level 3 point score per student. Original government accountability population and point basis; this is not a published A-level-only grade distribution. Point tariffs and inclusion rules change across years; no continuous grade trend or conversion is made.

1. What it counts: Average Level 3 point score per entry Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: Average Level 3 point score per entry. Original government accountability population and point basis; this is not a published A-level-only grade distribution. Point tariffs and inclusion rules change across years; no continuous grade trend or conversion is made.

Every row: What it counts: Average Level 3 QCA point score per student – 2006 Where it’s from: Original publication

1. Worth knowing: Source definition: Average Level 3 QCA point score per student – 2006. Original government accountability population and point basis; this is not a published A-level-only grade distribution. Point tariffs and inclusion rules change across years; no continuous grade trend or conversion is made. The 2006 value is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2008 table.
2. Worth knowing: Source definition: Average Level 3 QCA point score per student – 2006. Original government accountability population and point basis; this is not a published A-level-only grade distribution. Point tariffs and inclusion rules change across years; no continuous grade trend or conversion is made. The 2006 value is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2009 table.

Every row: What it counts: Average Level 3 QCA point score per entry – 2006 Where it’s from: Original publication

1. Worth knowing: Source definition: Average Level 3 QCA point score per entry – 2006. Original government accountability population and point basis; this is not a published A-level-only grade distribution. Point tariffs and inclusion rules change across years; no continuous grade trend or conversion is made. The 2006 value is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2008 table.
2. Worth knowing: Source definition: Average Level 3 QCA point score per entry – 2006. Original government accountability population and point basis; this is not a published A-level-only grade distribution. Point tariffs and inclusion rules change across years; no continuous grade trend or conversion is made. The 2006 value is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2009 table.

1. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Separate AS A–C grade band; no conversion into full A-level or pupil count. No entry denominator is stated. How the source defines it: School-published annual results/outcome narrative; the source population and band wording are retained.

1. What it counts: GCE AS-level excluding General Studies Subject entries: 77 Candidates: 70 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Published numeric cells are retained. School candidate counts are separate from subject entries. No zero-filled optional qualification column is treated as proof of historical non-provision. General Studies and AS results are kept separate; A* was not a GCE A-level grade in 2006 and is not filled with zero. How the source defines it: GCE AS-level excluding General Studies

1. What it counts: GCE AS-level General Studies only Subject entries: 1 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Published numeric cells are retained. School candidate counts are separate from subject entries. No zero-filled optional qualification column is treated as proof of historical non-provision. This is a single-subject General Studies group and is not added to or substituted for the separate excluding-General-Studies return. How the source defines it: GCE AS-level General Studies only