Paragraph 2
(1)
For the purposes of regulation 2(5), the average point score for the authority achieved by the relevant group of pupils in grades in GCSE examinations or in vocational qualifications in relation to any school year shall be ascertained by—
(a)
aggregating the value in points of all such grades or qualifications awarded to every pupil in the relevant group of pupils by the end of that year, and then
(b)
by dividing that aggregate by the total number of pupils in the relevant group of pupils.
(2)
Paragraph 3 shall apply for the purposes of determining the value in points of—
(a)
a grade awarded in a GCSE examination, and
(b)
the award of a vocational qualification.
(3)
In this paragraph, “the relevant group of pupils” has the same meaning as in regulation 9.