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Last Updated: Thursday, 11 January, 2007, 00.01 GMT
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Thorns Community College
Stockwell Avenue, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2NU
Tel: 01384 816225
TYPE: Community, comprehensive, boys and girls, arts
AGES: 11-16
ABSENCE:
4.8% authorised (6.7% locally, 6.8% nationally)
3.2% unauthorised (1.4% locally, 1.3% nationally)
LOCAL AUTHORITY: Dudley listings
OFSTED REPORT: Go to the most recent inspection findings
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CONTEXTUAL VALUE ADDED: PUPILS' IMPROVEMENT
KEY STAGE 2 to KEY STAGE 4
SCORE
CVA score for this institution
1014.3
LA average CVA score
1003.6

GCSE-LEVEL PERFORMANCE
268 eligible, 16% of whom had special educational needs
PUPILS AT END OF KEY STAGE 4
%
Key stage 4 score for this institution
45
LA average key stage 4 score
43
National average key stage 4 score
45.8
TREND: 15-YEAR-OLDS
2006
 
GCSE score for this institution
45
LA average GCSE score
43.1
National average GCSE score
45.3
2005
 
GCSE score for this institution
34
LA average GCSE score
41.1
National average GCSE score
44.3
2004
 
GCSE score for this institution
38
LA average GCSE score
38.9
National average GCSE score
42.6
2003
 
GCSE score for this institution
43
LA average GCSE score
38.1
National average GCSE score
41.9
Institution has no sixth form

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ENGLISH SCHOOL TABLES 2006

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ANALYSIS
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PRIMARY SCHOOLS 2006
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