GCSE and Other External Examination Attainment 2021

Summary

A request for detailed 2020-21 GCSE and external examination attainment data for Isle of Man state secondary schools was partially upheld, resulting in the disclosure of subject-specific grade breakdowns and Average Point Scores (APS).

Key Facts

• The request was made to the Department of Education, Sport and Culture on 2021-11-30.
• The Information Commissioner upheld the request partially on 2022-03-04.
• The response includes detailed grade distributions (A*-U) and APS for subjects like English Language, Mathematics, and Sciences.
• Data covers Year 11 students across the Island's five state secondary schools.
• Specific metrics requested included FSM and AEN (SEN) attainment percentages, though the provided text focuses on subject-level results.

Data Disclosed

• 2021-11-30
• 2022-03-04
• 2020-21
• 240 entries for English Language
• 239 entries for Mathematics
• 44.76 APS for English Language
• 41.97 APS for Mathematics
• 11 pages
• 4 documents

Original Request

I seek the following information relating to GCSE and other external qualifications entered by those students in Year 11 attending the Island's 5 state secondary schools during the academic year 2020-21: For each secondary school the number of pupils completing Year 11 in 2020-21; For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes (including English & Maths) together with the IOM average for this metric; For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes together with the IOM average for this metric; For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils in receipt of FSM attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes (including English & Maths); For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils in receipt of FSM attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes; For each secondary school the number of Year 11 pupils in receipt of FSM for the purposes of the above percentage FSM calculations; For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils deemed as having AEN (SEN) attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes (including English & Maths); For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils deemed as having AEN (SEN) attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes; For each secondary school the number of Year 11 pupils classed as having AEN (SEN) for the purposes of the above AEN (SEN) percentage calculations; For each secondary school (with the exception of SNHS whose detailed breakdown of results is published on their website and thus are accessible by other means) the number of Year 11 students attaining each of grades A*-U inclusive for each GCSE subject in which an external grade was awarded together with the similar attainment in other Level 1 and 2 external qualifications taken e.g. BTEC, CIDA etc (broken down by the possible grades that could be attained); Any reports or analysis conducted by any area of the DESC including the schools in relation to the 2020-21 Key Stage 4 results (these include but are not limited to information presented to respective Governing Bodies, briefings for political members of the Department, comparisons with previous years etc); Copies of all 2020-21 'results lite e-mails' for Years 11 and 13.

Data Tables (11)

Full Response Text

Subject Name Entries APS

%

%

% A A B Additional Maths
38 49.32 26 68.42 33 86.84 38 100 26 7 Art 62 40.87 6 9.68 23 37.1 44 70.97 1 5 17 Biology 42 52.43 27 64.29 41 97.62 42 100 19 8 14 BTEC Enterprise 35 41.71 7 20 12 34.29 28 80 3 4 5 BTEC Sport 11 42.18 1 9.09 7 63.64 10 90.91 1 6 Chemistry 5 53.2 4 80 4 80 5 100 3 1 Childcare NCFE Level 2 11 43.27 3 27.27 6 54.55 7 63.64 1 2 3 Combined Science 65 27.91 0 0 0 0 13 20 Computer Science 33 47.27 16 48.48 26 78.79 28 84.85 8 8 10 Construction Level 1 4 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 Creative Media BTEC 5 43.6 1 20 2 40 5 100 1 1 Drama 13 48.31 7 53.85 10 76.92 11 84.62 3 4 3 DT Graphics 22 46.09 9 40.91 16 72.73 20 90.91 7 2 7 DT Product 26 35.38 1 3.85 6 23.08 15 57.69 1 5 Economics 56 40.32 17 30.36 28 50 38 67.86 5 12 11 Engineering L1 and L2 17 22.47 0 0 0 0 3 17.65 English Language 240 44.76 82 34.17 143 59.58 207 86.25 24 58 61 English Literature 175 46.64 90 51.43 126 72 143 81.71 46 44 36 French 35 49.77 19 54.29 28 80 31 88.57 14 5 9 Geography 53 45.32 21 39.62 36 67.92 45 84.91 6 15 15 German 26 49.23 14 53.85 19 73.08 23 88.46 11 3 5 Global Perspectives 42 44.57 16 38.1 29 69.05 32 76.19 2 14 13 Hair & Beauty Level 1 17 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 History 137 41.97 43 31.39 66 48.18 91 66.42 22 21 23 ICT GCSE 33 54 31 93.94 32 96.97 33 100 14 17 1 ICT PC Passport 57 40 0 0 0 0 57 100 Mathematics 239 41.97 69 28.87 117 48.95 172 71.97 39 30 48 Media Studies 44 37.82 4 9.09 13 29.55 26 59.09 1 3 9 Music 17 51.29 10 58.82 15 88.24 17 100 7 3 5 PE Final Grade 44 49.41 27 61.36 34 77.27 38 86.36 16 11 7 Performance Art 20 49.6 10 50 17 85 20 100 5 5 7 Physics 16 53.13 14 87.5 16 100 16 100 5 9 2 SQA Practical Cookery 36 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 RE 224 39.92 50 22.32 98 43.75 156 69.64 16 34 48 Science Coord1 171 44.9 60 35.09 96 56.14 149 87.13 30 30 36 Science Coord2 171 44.9 60 35.09 96 56.14 149 87.13 30 30 36 Workskills Level 1 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 Details A to A A to B A to C C D E F G U 5 21 16 1 1 1 16 4 2 1 3 1 1 1 4 13 13 15 16 5 3 2 2 2 1 4 3 1 2 4 1 1 9 1 5 4 1 10 8 4 1 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 64 18 9 4 1 1 17 14 10 3 3 2 3 4 9 3 3 1 1 4 2 1 3 8 1 1 17 25 23 11 7 5 1 57 55 18 27 16 5 1 13 8 6 2 2 2 4 4 2 3 36 58 22 16 15 12 3 53 8 11 1 2 53 8 11 1 2 7 Grades

Art Business Studies ·Computer Science Drama ·Enallsh Lanaua°" Enallsh Literature French Geoaraohv Hlstorv ICT Maths Music PE Practical Cookerv Product Deslan Rellalous Studies (Full Course) Rellalous Studies !Short Coursel Spanish Textiles Bioloav Chemlstrv Phvslcs Combined Science Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award) BTEC First Extended Certificate In Applled Science First CertJExt. CertJDI In H&SC First Award In Princloles of Annlled Science First Award in Anolication of Science First Award In H&SC Other Quallflcations IEn11lneerin11 Manufacture (Camb. Nat.) I CoPE/ASDAN I Skills for Work Englneerlns {SQA) !Additional Maths u 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 u 0 0 u 10 2 0 u lo lo u lo u lo G F E 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 4 0 0 3 3 8 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 5 pp MP MM 0 4 1 0 0 0 P1 P2 M2 7 10 2 7 15 5 2 8 5 P1 P2 M2 0 0 1 8 National 5 Pass 13 p M D 0 1 11 D C B A A• 2 2 7 5 7 6 6 13 9 8 4 2 8 5 2 0 10 15 4 6 22 42 31 23 2 10 26 34 7 2 0 2 1 2 5 1 13 12 8 1 10 5 24 7 6 2 4 5 3 1 2 24 33 11 20 2 6 2 2 5 0 4 4 14 14 4 4 6 2 0 5 7 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 5 13 17 20 3 0 3 2 3 3 1 3 4 0 4 0 2 8 11 4 3 6 6 4 4 1 5 8 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 22 14 5 0 DM DD o·o DD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 D2 D2 0 0 0 0 2 4 D2 D2 0 0

Out of Scope

Corporate Services Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Thie Slieau Whallian St John’s, Isle of Man IM4 3AS Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im

Our ref: 2120421 19 January 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 30 November 2021 and which states:

"I seek the following information relating to GCSE and other external qualifications entered by those students in Year 11 attending the Island's 5 state secondary schools during the academic year 2020-21:

For each secondary school the number of pupils completing Year 11 in 2020-21;

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes (including English & Maths) together with the IOM average for this metric;

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes together with the IOM average for this metric;

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils in receipt of FSM attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes (including English & Maths);

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils in receipt of FSM attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes;

For each secondary school the number of Year 11 pupils in receipt of FSM for the purposes of the above percentage FSM calculations;

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils deemed as having AEN (SEN) attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes (including English & Maths);

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils deemed as having AEN (SEN) attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes;

For each secondary school the number of Year 11 pupils classed as having AEN (SEN) for the purposes of the above AEN (SEN) percentage calculations;

For each secondary school (with the exception of SNHS whose detailed breakdown of results is published on their website and thus are accessible by other means) the number of Year 11 students attaining each of grades A*-U inclusive for each GCSE

subject in which an external grade was awarded together with the similar attainment in other Level 1 and 2 external qualifications taken e.g. BTEC, CIDA etc (broken down by the possible grades that could be attained);

Any reports or analysis conducted by any area of the DESC including the schools in relation to the 2020-21 Key Stage 4 results (these include but are not limited to information presented to respective Governing Bodies, briefings for political members of the Department, comparisons with previous years etc);

Copies of all 2020-21 'results lite e-mails' for Years 11 and 13."

Our response to your request is as follows: some of the information to be released is detailed below and I have enclosed copies of the remaining information.

For each secondary school the number of pupils completing Year 11 in 2020-21;

Number of Students on Roll BHS CRHS QEII RGS SNHS Island Total Year 11 266 131 110 147 184 838

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes (including English & Maths) together with the IOM average for this metric;

School Attainment
BHS CRHS QE11 RGS SNHS Island % 2021 % 5+ Level 2 EM

66% 63.6% 74.3% 69.9% 74% 69.2%

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes together with the IOM average for this metric;

School Attainment BHS CRHS QE11 RGS SNHS Island % 2021 % 5+ Level 2

71% 73.6% 100% 79.4 75% 80.8%

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils in receipt of FSM attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes (including English & Maths);

BHS CRHS QE11 RGS SNHS 40% 33.3% 36.4% 20% 39%

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils in receipt of FSM attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes

BHS CRHS QE11 RGS SNHS 45% 42.9% 72.7% 40% 78%

For each secondary school the number of Year 11 pupils in receipt of FSM for the purposes of the above percentage FSM calculations

BHS CRHS QE11 RGS SNHS 40 21 11 15 23

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils deemed as having AEN (SEN) attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes (including English & Maths);

BHS CRHS QE11 RGS SNHS 30% 29.9% 33.3% 30.3% 29%

For each secondary school, the percentage of pupils deemed as having AEN (SEN) attaining 5 or more Level 2 passes BHS CRHS QE11 RGS SNHS 30% 36.8% 50% 42.4% 78%

For each secondary school the number of Year 11 pupils classed as having AEN (SEN) for the purposes of the above AEN (SEN) percentage calculations;

BHS CRHS QE11 RGS SNHS 30
38 36 33 49

s25(b)(i)&(ii) While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because it is absolutely exempt under section 25 of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information). The reasons why that exemption applies are that: • The Department of Education Sport and Culture is satisfied that the information amounts to personal data of which you are not the data subject; and • The Department of Education Sport and Culture is satisfied that disclosure of the information would contravene one of the data protection principles as set out at Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation as it applies in the Isle of Man pursuant to the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018, namely that the Department of Education Sport and Culture can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions for lawful processing in Article 6 and in this case, none of those conditions have been met. Please quote the reference number 2120421 in any future communications.

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