Footnotes1. The position of the school, compared to its peers, calculated by the FT (based on the FT score for 2011 core points at A-level, Pre-U and IB).
2. The equivalent position in 2011 (based on the FT score for core points at A-level and Pre-U only in 2010).
3. The equivalent position in 2010 (based on the FT score for core points at A-level only in 2009).
4. The type of secondary school (6th = Sixth form college, AC=Academy, ACC=Academy Converter, Comp = Comprehensive, Gram = Grammar, Ind = Independent and Other)
5. The total score assigned using the FT's ranking methodology. This combines the points per candidate in core subjects (to measure the quantity of work), and the points per entry in core subjects (to measure the quality).
6. The cost (£000s) per annum for non-boarders
7. The cost (£000s) per annum for students that board
8. The proportion of students that board
9. The average number of students entering a British university per year, between 2005 and 2009.
10. The position of the school compared to its peers in, calculated using the proportion of students entering an ARWU ranked university.
11. The percentage of students entering a British university between 2005 and 2009 that went to a British university ranked amongst the top 500 universities in the world, according to the 2011 Academic ranking of world universities.
12. The percentage of students entering a British university between 2005 and 2009 that went to Oxford, Cambridge or UCL.
13. The average number of entries per candidate in all subjects.
14. The average number of entries per candidate in core subjects.
15. The average number of QCDA points scored per entry in core subjects.
16. The average number of QCDA points scored per candidate in core subjects.
17. The total number of students taking examinations in all subjects and all exam types
18. The average number of points scored per candidate in all subjects and all exam types (A-level, IB, Pre-U, GNVQ)
19. Government ranking for the school, based on the average number of points per candidate in all subjects (A-level, IB, Pre-U, GNVQ)
20. The proportion of entries in core subjects graded A or A* (or equivalent at Pre-U).
21. Average number of entries per candidate at grades A, A* and B (or Pre-U equivalent) in core subjects.
22. The position of the school, compared to its peers, based on the average number of entries per candidate at A*, A and B grades (or Pre-U equivalent) in core subjects.
23. The proportion of female A-level candidates.