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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