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Last Updated: Thursday, 11 January, 2007, 00.01 GMT
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Lord Lawson of Beamish Community School
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP
Tel: 0191 4334026
TYPE: Community, comprehensive, boys and girls, arts
AGES: 11-18
ABSENCE:
6.9% authorised (7% locally, 6.8% nationally)
0.4% unauthorised (1% locally, 1.3% nationally)
LOCAL AUTHORITY: Gateshead 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
1015.1
LA average CVA score
1014.7

GCSE-LEVEL PERFORMANCE
250 eligible, 14% of whom had special educational needs
PUPILS AT END OF KEY STAGE 4
%
Key stage 4 score for this institution
51
LA average key stage 4 score
45
National average key stage 4 score
45.8
TREND: 15-YEAR-OLDS
2006
 
GCSE score for this institution
51
LA average GCSE score
45
National average GCSE score
45.3
2005
 
GCSE score for this institution
45
LA average GCSE score
40.7
National average GCSE score
44.3
2004
 
GCSE score for this institution
37
LA average GCSE score
41.8
National average GCSE score
42.6
2003
 
GCSE score for this institution
41
LA average GCSE score
39.9
National average GCSE score
41.9
A/AS-LEVEL PERFORMANCE
103 entrants
2006
SCORE
GCSE score for this institution
628.1
LA average GCSE score
632.5
National average GCSE score
721.5
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ENGLISH SCHOOL TABLES 2006

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS 2006
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