I hate these. I have never liked the idea of them, as they are so dependent on the year groups that come through each year, however I have to say that after looking on the BBC website at the results for my present school, and then comparing it with a previous school in the same authority I taught at for a short while I was pleased to see that we've done OK. I was also pleased to see that many schools in the previou deprived authority I worked in have done well - especially when their value added figures are looked at.
But it doesn't mean that I agree with them still!
