School Leavers' Performance Information for all Secondary Schools in Dundee now Available Online

Parents and carers, in fact any member of the public, now has access to a set of 'results' based on the performance of school leavers from S4-S6 in 2014.
 
For the first time, alongside details of each school's SQA examination results there are figures for pupil destinations and a measure by measure comparison with a 'virtual comparator school'.

"Considering these measures alongside data on a sample of school leavers from other parts of Scotland allows schools to compare their performance. The sample group is made up of school leavers who are similar to the school's own school leavers, in terms of factors that are known to influence educational outcomes (such as social context and additional support needs). This sample group is called the virtual comparator." Education Scotland.

This information has been published on Parentzone Scotland. It aims to give parents and carers more information about schools alongside other resources such as school websites and handbooks.

The new information, which covers all secondary schools in Scotland, can be found by visiting Parentzone Scotland and searching by school name. Scroll down to the foot of a secondary school's page and select View Performance Data.

Link to Grove Academy Performance Data

Positive Report from HMIE on Grove Academy

On Tuesday Education Scotland published the report on the inspection of Grove Academy by Her Majesty's Inspectors earlier in the year.

In a very positive report they conclude that, 'this inspection found the following key strengths.

• Progress made by the headteacher and senior management team in unlocking the school’s potential for growth.
• The commitment of staff and partners to providing the range of opportunities for young people to learn and achieve.
• Attainment at S5/S6.
• Responsible, courteous and confident young people.'

HMIE also discussed with staff and the education authority how they might continue to improve the school. 'This is what we agreed with them:

• Ensure the wider support team works together better to provide a high quality support service for all young people.
• Continue to develop all young people as independent learners.
• Continue to use rigorous self-evaluation to create more consistency in approaches to learning across the school.'

I wish to congratulate the Head Teacher his staff and the pupils for such a positive report. They have clearly earned the confidence of HMIE that the school can be confidently left to make progress on the issues identified in the inspectors' report.

Read/download the full inspection report.