23 April 2013 Last updated at 15:25

Secondary school league tables in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Q&A: School league tables Guide: Understanding the tables

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What does this mean? School name	What does this mean? Five good GCSEs or equivalents (%)	What does this mean? English Bacc (%)	What does this mean? Value Added	What does this mean? A/AS-level points per pupil
Dame Allan's Senior School (IND)	93	64	NA	971.9
Royal Grammar School (IND)	99	81	NA	947.1
Central Newcastle High School (IND)	95	81	NA	939
St Cuthbert's High School	74	17	1015.9	880.1
Gosforth Academy	71	35	1006	831.7
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Church High School (IND)	93	58	NA	821.3
Westfield School (IND)	85	50	NA	796.1
Heaton Manor School	61	21	991.8	701.2
St Mary's Catholic Comprehensive School	72	5	1017.7	691.8
NCG	NA	NA	NA	686.1
Sacred Heart High School	77	35	1035.2	683.4
Newcastle School for Boys (IND)	83	17	NA	660
Walbottle Campus	44	4	1017.6	610.4
Benfield School	53	6	1011.6	609.2
All Saints College	32	0	970.3	566.4
Kenton School	56	3	1008.1	565.6
Walker Technology College	38	0	978.1	534.7
Excelsior Academy (AC)	37	1	980.3	453.5

What do the table headers mean?

School name

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Five GCSES A*-C

The percentage of pupils getting grades A*-C in five GCSE - or equivalent qualifications - including maths and English

% English Bacc

The percentage of pupils getting A*-C GCSE passes in maths, English, two science subjects, a language and either history or geography.

Five GCSEs only

The percentage of pupils getting grades A*-C in five GCSE qualifications only, including maths and English GCSE

Value added

A statistical measure of how well pupils are helped to progress from their starting point. A score above 1,000 is better than the national average

A/AS points

The average number of points netted per pupil at the institution taking AS/A-level or equivalent qualifications

% getting three A-levels

The percentage of pupils getting three A-levels or equivalent qualifications