Regulation 2 Definitions

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988;

• “attendance record” means the record of a pupil’s school attendance contained in the Attendance Register kept in accordance with section 80 of the Education Act 1944^f1 and the Pupils' Registration Regulations 1956^f2;

• “GCE 'A' level” and “GCE 'AS'” mean General Certificate of Education advanced level and advanced supplementary respectively;

• “GCSE” means General Certificate of Secondary Education;

• “key stage” means any of the periods set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) respectively of section 3(3) of the Act, and a reference to the first, second, third or fourth key stage is a reference to the periods set out respectively in the said paragraphs (a) to (d);

• “levels” means the levels of attainment set out in any document of a kind referred to in section 4(4) of the Act the provisions of which have effect, or (as the case may be) have effect as amended, by virtue of any Order made under section 4(2)(a) or (b) of the Act and, unless the context otherwise requires, means such levels determined in accordance with the statutory arrangements;

• “maintained school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 25(1) of the Act;

• “NC tests” has the same meaning as in the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Mathematics, Science and Technology) (Key Stage 3) Order 1992^f3;

• “profile component” means any grouping of attainment targets for the purposes of the statutory arrangements;

• “qualification” means a qualification for the time being approved pursuant to section 5 of the Act;

• “school day” means a day on which the school meets; and

• “the statutory arrangements” means assessment arrangements specified by orders made under section 4(2)(c) of the Act.

In these Regulations references to pupils aged 15 or 17 are to pupils who attained that age during the period of twelve months ending on the 31st August immediately preceding the commencement of the school year in which they took GCSE examinations or GCE 'A' and 'AS' examinations respectively.

In these Regulations a reference to an attainment target, profile component or subject from which a pupil is exempt is to an attainment target, profile component or subject which does not apply to a pupil by virtue of regulations made under section 17 of the Act, provision made pursuant to section 18 of the Act in the pupil’s statement of special educational needs made under section 7 of the Education Act 1981^f4, or a direction given by the head teacher pursuant to regulations made under section 19 of the Act^f5.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number.

Any average number calculated for the purposes of these Regulations shall be calculated to the nearest whole number (halves being rounded upwards) and in calculating an average number relating to examination points scores the results of pupils who were entered for an examination but failed to attain any pass grade shall be taken into account.