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The worst GCSE-level results

This page shows the 190 schools in England in which 20% of pupils or less achieved the Level 2 threshold - equivalent to five GCSEs at grade C or above - including English and maths GCSEs, in 2007.

They are shown in reverse order, with the lowest-scoring at the top.

The CVA column shows the schools' contextual value added scores - the new progress measure.

Smaller schools with fewer than 30 pupils eligible to take the exams are not included.

Click the name of a school for a page detailing its performance.

Click here for a fuller explanation of the figures.

INSTITUTIONEMCVA
Parklands High School, Liverpool1%998
Blakeston School - A Community Sports College, Stockton-on-Tees3%1003.9
St Clements College, Lincolnshire5%1026.6
Earlham High School, Norfolk6%956.2
South Leeds High School, Leeds7%954.6
John Madejski Academy, Reading7%981
City of Preston High School, Lancashire7%994
Hadden Park High School, Nottingham, City of7%996
Croxteth Community Comprehensive School, Liverpool7%1004.5
The Marlowe Academy, Kent7%1013.5
Elliott Durham School, Nottingham, City of7%1022.3
Corby Community College, Northamptonshire8%965.9
The Castle Hills Community Arts College, Lincolnshire8%990.4
Saint Bede's Catholic Science College, Lincolnshire8%997.3
John Bunyan Upper School, Bedfordshire9%987.7
Haywood School, Nottingham, City of10%969.5
Sir Frank Markham Community School, Milton Keynes10%978.4
Springhill High School, Rochdale10%1012
Birkdale High School, Kirklees11%952.9
Ruffwood School, Knowsley11%989.7
King Ethelbert School, Kent11%1001
Peers School, Oxfordshire11%1002.5
Barstable School, Essex12%973.3
The Gateway Academy, Thurrock12%979.8
Tong School, Bradford12%987.9
The Alfred Barrow School, Cumbria12%1003.1
Unity City Academy, Middlesbrough12%1012.5
The Ridings School, Calderdale13%941.4
Brookway High School and Sports College, Manchester13%980.2
Durham Gilesgate Sports College and Sixth Form Centre, Durham13%985.7
Kings Norton High School, Birmingham13%987.3
Shorefields School, Liverpool13%989.2
Manor Foundation Business and Sports College, Sandwell13%992.9
West Gate Community College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne13%994.8
Park Lane High, Calderdale13%999.6
Cheshire Oaks High School, Cheshire13%999.7
Joseph Ruston Technology College, Lincolnshire13%1057.6
City of Leeds School, Leeds14%949.4
New College Leicester, Leicester, City of14%949.6
Brockworth Enterprise School, Gloucestershire14%957.5
Bemrose Community School, Derby, City of14%980.4
North Manchester High School for Boys, Manchester14%982.7
Millbrook Community School, Southampton14%990.6
The River Leen School, Nottingham, City of14%993.9
The Malling School, Kent14%994.9
The Wildernesse School, Kent14%998.2
Withywood Community School, Bristol, City of14%1029.1
Parkside Community College, Plymouth, City of14%1030.7
Bishops Park College, Essex15%954.5
Kings High School, Bournemouth15%970.6
Quarrendon School, Buckinghamshire15%973.8
Manor Park Community School and Specialist Arts College, Warwickshire15%985.7
The Aveland High School, Lincolnshire15%987.1
The Queen Elizabeth's (1561) Endowed School, Nottinghamshire15%987.2
The Grays School Media Arts College, Thurrock15%993.6
Hylton Red House School, Sunderland15%1011.6
Chalvedon School, Essex15%1017.1
Abbey Wood School, Greenwich15%1020
Portway Community School, Bristol, City of16%959.9
The College High Specialist Arts School, Birmingham16%972.3
Mayfield School, Portsmouth16%973.6
Medway Community College, Medway Towns16%976.9
St Catherine's Catholic High School, Calderdale16%977.4
Aylesford School - Sports College, Kent16%984
Leon School and Sports College, Milton Keynes16%991.7
Kaskenmoor School, Oldham16%992.1
Hengrove Community Arts College, Bristol, City of16%992.7
Temple School, Medway Towns16%992.7
Stamford High School, Tameside16%992.9
Beaufort Community School, Gloucestershire16%1003
Hall Garth Community Arts College, Middlesbrough16%1003.7
Woodford Lodge High School, Cheshire16%1007.2
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College, Cheshire16%1008.5
St Luke's CofE VA Secondary School, Portsmouth16%1008.9
Hartsdown Technology College, Kent16%1010.7
Archers Court Maths and Computing College, Kent16%1012.9
Blake Valley Technology College, Staffordshire16%1017.9
Lipson Community College, Plymouth, City of16%1021.2
Frankley Community High School, Birmingham16%1023.7
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi, Liverpool16%1051.6
Westminster Academy, Westminster17%947.7
Bushey Hall School, Hertfordshire17%953.4
Sneyd Community School, Walsall17%965.6
Parklands High School, Manchester17%967.4
Winton School, Hampshire17%974.6
Bishops' College, Gloucestershire17%978.9
Northcliffe School, Doncaster17%982.6
Sinfin Community School, Derby, City of17%983.9
Cedar Mount High School, Manchester17%986.7
Christ Church Church of England High School, Kent17%987.3
King Edmund Community School, South Gloucestershire17%987.6
Hartcliffe Engineering Community College, Bristol, City of17%988.7
Woodside High School, a Business & Enterprise Specialist School, Haringey17%991.6
Pensnett High School, Dudley17%991.8
Swan Valley Community School, Kent17%991.9
Alderman Blaxill School, Essex17%993.2
Breeze Hill School, Oldham17%993.3
St James School, Devon17%1000.5
Kingswood College of Arts, Kingston-upon-Hull, City of17%1003.4
All Saints College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne17%1005.3
The North School, Kent17%1032.5
Hodge Hill School, Birmingham17%1032.6
Endeavour High School, Kingston-upon-Hull, City of18%943.4
Ladybridge High School, Bolton18%963.1
Weston Favell School, Northamptonshire18%968.6
Thornaby Community School, Stockton-on-Tees18%976.7
North Cumbria Technology College, Cumbria18%980.2
The Bishop of Winchester School, Bournemouth18%980.6
Vale of Berkeley College, Gloucestershire18%982
The Rickstones School, Essex18%987.7
St Edmund of Canterbury Catholic High School, Knowsley18%993
The Lord Silkin School, Telford and Wrekin18%994.6
Ormesby School, Middlesbrough18%996.9
Fazakerley High School, Liverpool18%997.7
St George's Church of England Foundation School, Kent18%997.7
Frank F Harrison Engineering College, Walsall18%998.8
Castle Vale School and Specialist Performing Arts College, Birmingham18%999.5
Berry Hill High School and Sports College, Stoke-on-Trent18%1007.4
Staunton Community Sports College, Hampshire18%1008.7
Chaucer Business and Enterprise College, Sheffield18%1009
St George of England Specialist Engineering College, Sefton18%1018.8
Haling Manor High School, Croydon18%1024.6
Wyke Manor School, Bradford19%944.1
Fullhurst Community College, Leicester, City of19%948.9
Colbayns High School, Essex19%954.2
Rodillian School, Leeds19%963.5
Stafford Sports College, Staffordshire19%969.3
Fleetwood Sports College, Lancashire19%969.9
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School, Sefton19%975.7
Chase High School, Southend-on-Sea19%977.2
Portland School, Nottinghamshire19%977.3
Ehenside Community School, Cumbria19%977.6
Rossmore Community College, Poole19%978.1
Albany School, Enfield19%979.8
John Hunt of Everest Community School, Hampshire19%982
Matthew Humberstone Church of England School, North East Lincolnshire19%982.6
Harrop Fold School, Salford19%983.4
Menzies High School, Sandwell19%987.2
The Business Academy Bexley, Bexley19%988.3
Hinde House 3-16 School, Sheffield19%991.4
Oriel High School, Norfolk19%991.7
Bennerley School, Derbyshire19%993.7
Grace Academy, Solihull19%993.7
Sheffield Park Academy, Sheffield19%993.8
The John Loughborough School, Haringey19%995.5
Swadelands School, Kent19%995.9
The Newark High School, Nottinghamshire19%998.2
Catford High School, Lewisham19%998.4
Rock Ferry High School, Wirral19%1000.2
Sir Henry Cooper School, Kingston-upon-Hull, City of19%1000.5
Eltham Green Specialist Sports College, Greenwich19%1006.7
Sunnydale Community College for Maths and Computing, Durham19%1009
Four Dwellings High School, Birmingham19%1010.6
Archbishop Thurstan Church of England Voluntary Controlled School, Kingston-upon-Hull, City of19%1012.5
Parkwood High School, Sheffield19%1017
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College, Lincolnshire19%1017.3
Childwall School - A Specialist Sports College, Liverpool19%1018.6
Sittingbourne Community College, Kent19%1028.4
The Charles Read High School, Lincolnshire19%1031.6
King Richard Secondary School, Portsmouth19%1034.8
Cheltenham Kingsmead, Gloucestershire20%968.9
Chamberlayne Park School, Southampton20%969
Sheffield Springs Academy, Sheffield20%974.5
Hillcrest School, East Sussex20%975.2
The Radcliffe School, Milton Keynes20%976.6
Mortimer Wilson School, Derbyshire20%977.2
St Marks Church of England Academy, Merton20%979
John Paul II School, Wandsworth20%982.8
Freebrough Specialist Engineering College, Redcar and Cleveland20%986.8
The Grantham Church (VA) High School, Lincolnshire20%987.4
Babington Community Technology College, Leicester, City of20%989.8
William Sharp School, Nottingham, City of20%991.2
Carshalton Boys Sports College, Sutton20%991.9
Holywells High School, Suffolk20%993.6
Firth Park Community Arts College, Sheffield20%996.6
Shelfield Sports and Community College, Walsall20%999
Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy, Lewisham20%999.5
St Paul's Way Community School, Tower Hamlets20%1001.6
Estover Community College, Plymouth, City of20%1002.7
Sheldon Heath Community Arts College, Birmingham20%1010.8
Heartsease High School, Norfolk20%1014.5
St Alban's CE Specialist Engineering College, Birmingham20%1017.6
Pendeford Business and Enterprise College, Wolverhampton20%1018.4
The James Hornsby High School, Essex20%1020.4
The Hereson School, Kent20%1023.8
Chapter School, Medway Towns20%1025.3
The Dearne High School, Barnsley20%1029.1
New Brompton College, Medway Towns20%1030.2
The Barnsley Academy, Barnsley20%1037.2
Grange School, Oldham20%1040.6




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