The axes are centred around national averages (50% five A*-C and 13% FSM eligibility). All our schools are plotted below the national average for attainment and most are plotted above the national average for FSM eligibility. Some of our schools achieved more than 20% five A*-C in 2002 but would have fallen below this figure in each of the previous three years.
16 of the schools have closed outright asia rcs data since 2002. These are plotted as green triangles.
The remainder are open in some form although may have undergone many changes including merging with other schools or closing and reopening as an academy (or both). Indeed, five of the schools would reopen as academies in 2003/04[2].
To begin with, let’s look at what types of schools they were and how they are now (or at least the type they were in August 2023).
The vast majority were community schools maintained by local authorities in 2002. Although some remain, most are now sponsored academies.
The chart below shows the year when each of the 142 schools made way for an academy. In total, 113 did so.