The recently published Contextual Value Added (CVA) scores put East Sussex as the third highest local authority, outside of London, for the rate of pupil progress. In addition, the county has four secondary schools in the top five percent nationally, and our CVA score (Key Stage 2–4) is above the national average at 1010.1 (the national average is 1000.6).
The following secondary schools in the top five percent nationally are:
- The Causeway School, Eastbourne – 1039.2 CVA
- The Bishop Bell Church of England School, Eastbourne – 1034.2 CVA
- Claverham Community College, Battle – 1031.2 CVA
- St. Richard’s Catholic College, Bexhill – 1028.9 CVA
Councillor Rupert Simmons, Lead Cabinet Member for Learning and School Effectiveness at East Sussex County Council said: “Most of our schools did well in the CVA scores but we still have a lot of work to do especially in our GCSE A* - C results including English and Maths. Doing well in these exams will give our students much more choice in their future careers when they leave school. However, these results are encouraging with regard to the rate of progress children make within our secondary schools.”
Notes to editors
The CVA measure is based on progress between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 and the results are published by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).
Contextual Value Added (CVA) – the DfES introduced and developed the CVA measure which adjusts predicted achievement to take account of not only prior attainment, but also a range of other factors which impact on performance that is outside a school’s control
The factors included in the model are: prior attainment (Key Stage 2 results at the age of 11), gender, ethnicity, age in year, special educational needs (SEN) status, first language, mobility, whether a pupil is or has been in care, free school meals and a rating from the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI).
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