23 April 2013 Last updated at 15:25

Secondary school league tables in Bedford

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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
Bedford School (IND)	82	70	NA	918.3
Bedford Modern School (IND)	100	69	NA	879.5
Bedford Girls' School (IND)	99	85	NA	863.8
Sharnbrook Upper School	63	26	993.6	855.6
Wootton Upper School	67	11	1009.2	845.4
St Thomas More Catholic School	54	7	1039.6	807
Mark Rutherford School	60	11	978.9	807
Bedford Academy (AC)	37	1	999.2	744
Biddenham Upper School and Sports College	41	17	989.7	715.1
Hastingsbury Business & Enterprise College	44	2	1001.6	623
Bedford College	NA	NA	NA	523.5

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