Paragraph 2

(1)

In relation to a school to which regulation 4 applies, and for the purposes of that regulation and regulation 6, the average point score for the school achieved by pupils aged 15 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 aged 15 by the end of that year, and then

(b)

dividing that aggregate by the total number of pupils aged 15.

(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, “pupil aged 15”, in relation to a school and to any school year, means—

(a)

for the purposes of setting the targets specified in regulation 4, any person who is in the relevant group of pupils aged 15 (as defined in that regulation); and

(b)

for the purposes of the publication of pupils' attainment results under regulation 6, any person who—

(i)

is a registered pupil on the third Thursday in January in that year, and

(ii)

attained that age during the period of twelve months ending on the 31st August immediately preceding that day.