Downe House: Other qualifications and government tables, 2010

1. What it counts: Alevel (inc Applied Alevel) excl General Studies Total Subject entries: 300 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block does not establish non-provision. The exact source header defines qualification scope; Applied/International qualifications are not silently excluded. General Studies and AS groups remain separate. No A* grade is invented for AS or pre-2010 GCE A-level. How the source defines it: Alevel (inc Applied Alevel) excl General Studies Total

1. What it counts: Average point score per student Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: Average 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 point score per examination entry Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: Average point score per examination 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.

1. What it counts: Number of students at the end of A/AS or equivalent study Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: Number of students at the end of A/AS or equivalent study. 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 point score per student - 2010 Where it’s from: Original publication

1. Worth knowing: Source definition: Average point score per student - 2010. 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 2010 value is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2011 table.
2. Worth knowing: Source definition: Average point score per student - 2010. 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 2010 value is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2012 table.

Every row: What it counts: Average point score per examination entry - 2010 Where it’s from: Original publication

1. Worth knowing: Source definition: Average point score per examination entry - 2010. 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 2010 value is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2011 table.
2. Worth knowing: Source definition: Average point score per examination entry - 2010. 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 2010 value is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2012 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: ASlevel (inc Applied ASlevel) excl General Studies Total Subject entries: 41 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block does not establish non-provision. The exact source header defines qualification scope; Applied/International qualifications are not silently excluded. General Studies and AS groups remain separate. No A* grade is invented for AS or pre-2010 GCE A-level. How the source defines it: ASlevel (inc Applied ASlevel) excl General Studies Total

1. What it counts: Separately printed candidate populations; qualification scope remains in each original field header Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block does not establish non-provision. Candidate populations overlap; do not sum or use a whole-sixth-form count as a denominator for a qualification-only result. How the source defines it: Separately printed candidate populations; qualification scope remains in each original field header

1. What it counts: General Studies ASlevel Total Subject entries: 1 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block does not establish non-provision. The exact source header defines qualification scope; Applied/International qualifications are not silently excluded. General Studies and AS groups remain separate. No A* grade is invented for AS or pre-2010 GCE A-level. How the source defines it: General Studies ASlevel Total