Schools that add the least value

This page lists schools in England with the bottom 5% "contextual value added" scores from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4.

The measure compares pupils' exam results with those of other similar pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment.

It is based around 1000. The bottom 5% in 2006 had a score of 972.83 and below. They are shown in reverse order.

The ranking needs treating with care: small differences may not be significant.

We have included information on the type of schools and a column showing their GCSE-level results (EM).

Smaller schools, with fewer than 30 students taking the exams, are not ranked.

Click on the name of any school for its page in the main tables.

Click here for a fuller explanation of the figures.

Name, area	Type				EM	CVA
Eastbourne Comprehensive School, Darlington	CY		COMP	M	15%	919.2
Birkdale High School, Kirklees	CY		COMP	M	13%	934
St George RC School, Westminster	VA		COMP	M	27%	934.5
New College Leicester, Leicester, City of	CY		COMP	M	15%	941.6
Washwood Heath Technology College, Birmingham	CY	T	COMP	M	23%	943.7
Featherstone Technology College, Wakefield	CY	T	COMP	M	34%	948.9
The Warren Comprehensive School, Barking and Dagenham	CY		COMP	M	33%	949
Oldborough Manor Community School, Kent	FD		MOD	M	3%	951.5
Quarrendon School, Buckinghamshire	CY		MOD	M	13%	951.9
The Morton School, Cumbria	CY		COMP	M	17%	952.4
Cockshut Hill Technology College, Birmingham	CY	T	COMP	M	26%	952.4
South Leeds High School, Leeds	CY		COMP	M	11%	954.4
Brownhills Community Technology College, Walsall	CY	T	COMP	M	28%	954.7
Freebrough Specialist Engineering College, Redcar and Cleveland	CY	E	COMP	M	18%	955.4
Newton-le-Willows Community High School, St Helens	CY		COMP	M	19%	955.9
Kings Grove School, Cheshire	CY		COMP	M	11%	957.1
Brierton Community School (A Specialist Sports College), Hartlepool	CY	S	COMP	M	22%	957.1
Thornaby Community School, Stockton-on-Tees	CY		COMP	M	12%	957.2
Intake High School Arts College, Leeds	CY	A	COMP	M	19%	957.6
Wyke Manor School, Bradford	CY		COMP	M	17%	957.8
North Cumbria Technology College, Cumbria	FD	T	COMP	M	28%	957.8
Harlington Community School, Hillingdon	FD		COMP	M	27%	958.1
Winifred Holtby School Technology College, Kingston-upon-Hull, City of	CY	T	COMP	M	21%	958.4
Portway Community School, Bristol, City of	CY		COMP	M	17%	958.5
Brookway High School and Sports College, Manchester	CY	S	COMP	M	10%	958.6
Sawyers Hall College of Science and Technology, Essex	FD	T	COMP	M	21%	958.9
St Peter's High School, Essex	CY		COMP	M	21%	959.3
Bishopsford Community School, Merton	CY	A	COMP	M	25%	959.4
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing, Northamptonshire	CY	M	COMP	M	33%	959.4
Park Hall School, Solihull	CY		COMP	M	20%	959.5
South Luton High School, Luton	CY		COMP	M	18%	959.8
Sherwood Hall School and Sixth Form College, Nottinghamshire	CY		COMP	M	24%	959.9
Newman Catholic School, Cumbria	VA		COMP	M	27%	960.1
The Ramsey School, Essex	CY	S	COMP	M	27%	960.5
Perry Beeches School, Birmingham	CY	T	COMP	M	20%	960.7
Fullhurst Community College, Leicester, City of	CY		COMP	M	20%	961
Moorside High School, Salford	CY		COMP	M	41%	961.1
Abraham Darby Specialist School for Performing Arts, Telford and Wrekin	FD	A	COMP	M	20%	961.6
Elgar Technology College, Worcestershire	CY	T	COMP	M	13%	961.8
Pendeford Business and Enterprise College, Wolverhampton	CY	B	COMP	M	18%	962.3
St Peters College, Essex	VA	A	COMP	M	21%	962.4
Henry Mellish Comprehensive School, Nottingham, City of	CY	S	COMP	M	19%	962.7
City of Leeds School, Leeds	CY		COMP	M	15%	962.8
Maltby Comprehensive School, Rotherham	CY		COMP	M	30%	962.9
Millfield Science and Performing Arts College, Lancashire	CY	Sc,A	COMP	M	28%	963
Minster College, Kent	FD		COMP	M	20%	963.2
Thorncliffe School - A Specialist Sports College, Cumbria	CY	S	COMP	M	38%	963.3
Oak Farm Community School, Hampshire	CY		COMP	M	6%	963.4
David Lister School, Kingston-upon-Hull, City of	CY		COMP	M	18%	963.4
St Damian's RC Science College, Tameside	VA	Sc	COMP	M	32%	963.5
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School, Windsor and Maidenhead	VA		COMP	M	33%	963.6
The Holy Family Catholic School, Bradford	VA	L	COMP	M	41%	963.7
Rising Brook High Specialist Sports College, Staffordshire	FD	S	MOD	M	12%	963.8
St Augustine of Canterbury RC High School, Oldham	VA	H	COMP	M	36%	964.2
Headlands, Swindon	CY		COMP	M	18%	964.3
Thrybergh Comprehensive School, Rotherham	CY		COMP	M	12%	964.4
Wyvern College, Wiltshire	VA	T	MOD	B	30%	964.4
Jubilee High School, Surrey	FD		COMP	M	14%	964.6
Grey Court School, Richmond-upon-Thames	CY	Sc,M	COMP	M	48%	964.6
Meopham School, Kent	FD	S	MOD	M	29%	964.8
Bellemoor School, Southampton	CY		COMP	B	31%	964.8
Francis Bacon School, Hertfordshire	FD	M	COMP	M	31%	965
Coulsdon High School, Croydon	FD	T	COMP	M	30%	965.3
Risedale Sports and Community College, North Yorkshire	CY	S	COMP	M	16%	965.5
Retford Oaks High School, Nottinghamshire	CY		COMP	M	20%	965.7
Branksome School, Darlington	CY		COMP	M	38%	965.8
Brockworth Enterprise School, Gloucestershire	CY	B	COMP	M	19%	966
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College, Halton	VA	S	COMP	M	31%	966
Wexham School, Slough	CY	S	MOD	M	26%	966.2
The Northfields Technology College, Bedfordshire	CY	T	COMP	M	17%	966.4
Abbotsfield School, Hillingdon	FD		COMP	B	21%	966.4
Endeavour High School, Kingston-upon-Hull, City of	CY		COMP	M	9%	966.6
de Stafford School, Surrey	FD		COMP	M	36%	966.6
King Harold School, Essex	FD		COMP	M	18%	966.7
Newfield Secondary School, Sheffield	CY		COMP	M	27%	966.7
Edlington School, Doncaster	CY	B	COMP	M	30%	967
Walton-le-Dale Arts College & High School, Lancashire	CY	A	COMP	M	17%	967.3
The Archbishop Grimshaw Catholic School, Solihull	VA	A	COMP	M	24%	967.3
Westlands School and Technology College, Torbay	FD	T	COMP	M	28%	967.3
Valley Comprehensive School, Nottinghamshire	CY	T	COMP	M	31%	967.3
Sprowston Community High School, Norfolk	CY	A	COMP	M	37%	967.5
Buile Hill High School, Salford	CY		COMP	M	13%	967.6
The Lindsey School and Community Arts College, North East Lincolnshire	CY	A	COMP	M	27%	967.6
Batley Girls' High School, Kirklees	CY	A	COMP	G	28%	967.7
St Peter's Catholic College Of Maths And Computing, Redcar and Cleveland	VA	M	COMP	M	33%	967.7
Batley Business and Enterprise College, Kirklees	CY	B	COMP	B	29%	967.8
St Paul's Catholic College, Surrey	VA	T	COMP	M	34%	968
The Ash Technology College, Surrey	CY	T	COMP	M	34%	968
Chafford Hundred Campus - Secondary School, Thurrock	FD	B	COMP	M	16%	968.1
Magnus CofE School, Nottinghamshire	FD	A	COMP	M	24%	968.3
Weavers School, Northamptonshire	FD	T	COMP	M	12%	968.7
Christ The King Catholic Maths and Computing College, Lancashire	VA	M	COMP	M	26%	968.8
Newbold Community School, Derbyshire	CY		COMP	M	34%	968.9
The Newlands Catholic School FCJ, Middlesbrough	VA		COMP	M	39%	968.9
The College High School, Birmingham	CY	A	COMP	M	19%	969.3
Deincourt Community School, Derbyshire	CY		COMP	M	31%	969.3
Ash Green School, Warwickshire	FD		COMP	M	25%	969.4
St Aidan's County High School Specialist Sports College, Cumbria	FD	S	COMP	M	31%	969.4
Colbayns High School, Essex	FD	A	COMP	M	18%	969.6
Speedwell Technology College, Bristol, City of	CY	T	COMP	M	12%	969.7
Fairham Community College, Nottingham, City of	CY		COMP	M	17%	969.7
Boldon School, South Tyneside	CY		COMP	M	34%	969.8
Carshalton Boys Sports College, Sutton	CY	S	COMP	B	14%	969.9
Christ's College, Guilford, Surrey	VA		COMP	M	17%	969.9
Roseberry Sports and Community College, Durham	CY	S	COMP	M	28%	969.9
Prospect College, Reading	FD		COMP	M	24%	970
Mangotsfield School, South Gloucestershire	CY	E,Sc	COMP	M	40%	970
Sydney Smith School, Kingston-upon-Hull, City of	CY		COMP	M	25%	970.1
Allerton Grange School, Leeds	CY		COMP	M	41%	970.1
Sneyd Community School, Walsall	CY	M	COMP	M	20%	970.2
Holmer Green Senior School, Buckinghamshire	CY	B	MOD	M	27%	970.3
Wayland Community High School, Norfolk	CY	T	COMP	M	46%	970.4
Parkfield High School, Wolverhampton	CY		COMP	M	13%	970.5
New Heys Comprehensive School, Liverpool	CY	B	COMP	M	23%	970.6
The Bishop of Winchester Comprehensive School, Bournemouth	VA		COMP	M	18%	970.7
Carr Manor High School, Leeds	CY		COMP	M	24%	970.7
Coombe Boys' School, Kingston-upon-Thames	FD		MOD	B	31%	970.7
Riverside Community College, Leicester, City of	CY	B	COMP	M	23%	970.8
Bridgemary Community Sports College, Hampshire	CY	S	COMP	M	24%	970.8
Brislington Enterprise College, Bristol, City of	CY	B	COMP	M	24%	970.9
Clough Hall Technology School, Staffordshire	CY	T	COMP	M	33%	970.9
George Stephenson Community High School, North Tyneside	CY	H	COMP	M	35%	970.9
Ullswater Community College, Cumbria	FD	B	COMP	M	40%	971
Shene School, Richmond-upon-Thames	CY	L	COMP	M	34%	971.1
Trentham High School, Stoke-on-Trent	CY		COMP	M	34%	971.1
Testwood Sports College, Hampshire	FD	S	COMP	M	39%	971.1
Archway School, Gloucestershire	CY	T	COMP	M	40%	971.1
The Streetly School, Walsall	FD	S	COMP	M	44%	971.1
Counthill School, Oldham	CY		COMP	M	16%	971.3
Methwold High School, Norfolk	CY		COMP	M	34%	971.3
Corby Community College, Northamptonshire	CY		COMP	M	7%	971.4
All Saints Catholic College Specialist in Humanities, Kirklees	VA	H	COMP	M	36%	971.5
The Grove School, Nottinghamshire	CY	Sc	COMP	M	38%	971.6
Burnham Upper School, Buckinghamshire	CY	S	MOD	M	24%	971.7
Ainsdale Hope Church of England High School, Sefton	VA		COMP	M	31%	971.7
Myers Grove School, Sheffield	CY		COMP	M	32%	971.7
Wadham School, Somerset	VC	B	COMP	M	38%	971.8
John Cleveland College, Leicestershire	VC	Sc	COMP	M	54%	971.8
Winton School, Hampshire	CY	T	COMP	M	28%	971.9
Sir Christopher Hatton School, Northamptonshire	FD	M	COMP	M	54%	971.9
The Heathcote School and Specialist Engineering College, Hertfordshire	CY	E	COMP	M	36%	972
Boundstone Community College, West Sussex	CY	A	COMP	M	22%	972.1
Lealands High School, Luton	CY	S	COMP	M	38%	972.3
Aylesford School - Sports College, Kent	FD	S	MOD	M	23%	972.4
The Warwick School, Surrey	CY	T	COMP	M	35%	972.4
George Eliot Community School, Warwickshire	CY	B	COMP	M	38%	972.4
Lakers School, Gloucestershire	FD		COMP	M	27%	972.5
Alderman Smith School, Warwickshire	CY	S	COMP	M	28%	972.5
The Astor of Hever Community School, Kent	CY	S	MOD	M	29%	972.7
Ralph Thoresby High School Community Arts College, Leeds	CY	A	COMP	M	48%	972.8