| % of half-days lost to unauth. absence | % pupils with 5 A-Cs in 2003 | % pupils with 5 A-Cs in 2004 | % pupils with 1 A-G in 2003 | % pupils with 1 A-G in 2004 | Value added | |
| Heywood Community | 3.0 | 26 | 33 | 90 | 90 | 948.4 |
| Siddal Moor | 0.4 | 41 | 44 | 96 | 96 | 976.1 |
| St Joseph's | 0.4 | 39 | 54 | 100 | 100 |
991.6 |
* VALUE ADDED: This column represents the improvement in the performance of pupils through the academic year. A figure of 1000 indicates improvement roughly in line with other similar schools. A higher figure shows above average improvement, a lower figure indicates below average added value.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
| Bury College | FESI | NA | Mixed | 16+ | 693 | 202.0 | 66.0 |
| Holy Cross | FESI | NA | Mixed | 16+ | 614 | 341.1 | 78.9 |
| Hopwood Hall | FESI | NA | Mixed | 16+ | 199 | 203.0 | 63.6 |
A: INSTITUTION TYPE - IND: Independent; VA: Voluntary Aided; FESI: Further Education Sector Institution (sixth-form, tertiary or general FE college); FD: Foundation School, CY: Community School
B: ADMISSIONS POLICY - COMP: Comprehensive; SEL: Selective, otherwise known as grammar schools; NONSEL: Not selective. Takes pupils regardless of their ability or aptitude; MOD: Modern. Takes pupils regardless of their ability or aptitude; NA: Not applicable
C: Gender of sixth form
D: Age range of students
E: Number of 16-18 year old students at the end of two years' sixth form study
F: Average point score per A-level/AS-level candidate based on students 16-18 years who entered for at least one GCE A level, one VCE A level or students who were at the end of their second year post-16 study for a double award VCE A-level
G: Average GCE/VCE point score per entry per student based on the criteria in F
