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Dorcan Technology College

St Paul's Drive, Covingham, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 5DA
Tel: 01793 525231

TYPE: Community, comprehensive, boys and girls, technology

AGES: 11-16

Ranking

How well this school did compared with others in the area at:

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This institution
LA average
National average

Bar charts show performance relative to the worst/best

What these figures mean

PUPILS' IMPROVEMENT: CONTEXTUAL VALUE ADDED

KEY STAGE 2 to KEY STAGE 4

SCORE

986.7
985.6

GCSE-LEVEL PERFORMANCE

264 eligible, 24.6% of whom had special educational needs

PUPILS WITH EQUIVALENT OF FIVE OR MORE GCSES GRADE C OR ABOVE INCLUDING ENGLISH AND MATHS

30%
40.7%
47.6%

Pupils getting at least two good GCSEs in sciences: 43%
Pupils with at least one modern language GCSE: 11%

RECENT PERFORMANCE OF THE GCSE AGE GROUP (%)

2005

26
38
44.3

2006

33
40.5
45.3

2007

36
41.1
46

2008

30
40.5
47.3

School has no sixth form results

ABSENCE:8.1% total (6.8% locally, 7.4% nationally)
8.8% persistent (5.4% locally, 6.6% nationally)
LOCAL AUTHORITY TABLES:Swindon listings
PROFILE:The school's official description of itself

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ENGLISH SCHOOL TABLES 2008

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Fewer schools below GCSE target

Top A-level results

Colleges that add the most value

The best GCSE-level results

The worst GCSE-level results

Schools that add the most value

How different areas performed

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS

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NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

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The best of the best

The best results

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Adding the most value

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