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Hampshire County Council SACRE 10 February 2004 GCSE results 2003 Report of the County Education Officer |
ITEM 5 |
Contact: Clive Erricker - County Inspector - RE (02392 441459)
1. Summary
1.1 Full Course Numbers
There was a decline in numbers of Full course candidates in 2003, by 108 candidates, compared to 2002. This reverses the trend over the last five years, in which there was an increase each year.
1.2 Short Course Numbers
There was an increase in numbers of Short Course candidates in 2003, by 1,452 candidates, compared to 2002. This was the largest annual increase so far.
1.3 Full Course performance
Full Course performance improved by over 5% in 2003 compared to 2002. This improvement applied to both boys and girls but girls significantly outperformed boys.
1.4 Short Course performance
Short Course performances declined by 9% in 2003, compared to 2002. Girls significantly outperformed boys.
1.5 The residuals for the Full Course indicate a more positive performance than in 2002. The LEA residual in 2003 was just above the national residual.
1.6 Statistical information is in Appendix 1.
Recommendation
That SACRE approves the report.
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HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS Appendix 1
GCSE 2002 Religious Studies and Religious Education
Candidate Numbers
Long Course
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 | |
ALL |
1088 |
1204 |
1395 |
1439 |
1351 |
BOYS |
318 |
329 |
434 |
472 |
439 |
GIRLS |
770 |
875 |
961 |
967 |
912 |
Candidate Performance - Long Course % A-C
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 | |
ALL |
59.3 |
64.2 |
58.4 |
59.14 |
64.4 |
BOYS |
50.3 |
59.0 |
48.4 |
48.5 |
54.4 |
GIRLS |
63.0 |
66.2 |
62.9 |
64.3 |
69.2 |
Hampshire Long Course % by grade
2001 |
2002 |
2003 | |
A* |
6.3 |
5.49 |
4.89 |
A |
12.6 |
13.48 |
14.88 |
B |
19.2 |
18.55 |
23.98 |
C |
20.2 |
21.61 |
20.65 |
A*-C |
58.4 |
59.14 |
64.40 |
D |
16.1 |
12.16 |
14.06 |
E |
10.6 |
10.63 |
9.70 |
F |
7.5 |
7.92 |
6.00 |
G |
4.7 |
5.70 |
3.85 |
GCSE Long Course Results - Residual Analysis
The residual figures provide data about the relative performance of pupils in religious studies compared with their results in all other subjects.
LEA Subject Residual 2000 2001 2002 |
National Subject Residual 2000 2001 2002 |
Adjusted LEA - National Residual 2000 2001 2002 | |
Boys |
-0.31 -0.52 -0.79 |
-0.56 -0.53 -048 |
+0.24 +0.01 -0.31 |
Girls |
-0.06 -0.05 -0.14 |
-0.09 -0.08 -0.08 |
+0.03 +0.03 -0.06 |
All |
-0.13 -0.19 -0.35 |
-0.28 -0.26 -0.24 |
+0.15 +0.07 -0.11 |
LEA Subject Residual 2003 |
National Subject Residual 2003 |
Adjusted LEA - National Residual 2003 | |
Boys |
-0.46 |
-0.43 |
-0.03 |
Girls |
-0.04 |
-0.03 |
-0.01 |
All |
-0.18 |
-0.20 |
+0.02 |
Candidate Numbers
Short Course
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 | |
ALL |
4646 | ||||
BOYS |
2381 | ||||
GIRLS |
2265 |
Candidate Performance - Short Course Religious Studies and Religious Education (all boards) % A-C
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 | |
ALL |
54.2 |
53.7 |
53.8 |
59.46 |
50.73 |
BOYS |
45.1 |
44.7 |
46.3 |
52.1 |
40.98 |
GIRLS |
63.1 |
62.7 |
61.8 |
67.2 |
61.22 |