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UK RANKINGS 2024-25 .

Working out the rankings

Read on to see what we use to calculate the top UK language centres.

ur rankings are based on the inspection results given in old system, and those in the state
15 areas, for centres which take under 18s, or 14 areas sector (see page 16 for more
for those that don’t. The names of all 15 areas are listed details).
Overtically at the top of the rankings table. Centres which have a strength
Each area is marked under a set number of criteria ranging in in both staff profile and teaching
number between four and eight. Each criterion is given one of three are marked with a †—you will
judgements: ‘not met’, ‘met’, or ‘strong’. see that every centre in the top
5% of the rankings table has
• An ‘area of strength’ is given where at least 50% of the criteria are this mark.
marked ‘strong’ and no single criterion is marked ‘not met’. The scores are calculated in
• A ‘need for improvement’ is given where 50% of criteria is marked percentages of the perfect score,
‘not met’. but published as marks out of 10.
The top seven centres have all
In the column under each area, scores are marked in a box: scored 100%, shown in the table
1 = a strength in that area. as a 10.00. In other words, a
−1 = a need for Improvement. centre scoring 9.50 on our table
has 95% of all available points.
Where the box is empty, the centre met the requirements. You will notice that some centres have scores like 6.32 or 7.89;
The scores are normally based on the ‘summary statements’ that list this is primarily caused by a difference in number of areas inspected
of areas of strength and needs for improvement for every school. and/or the weighting for teacher qualify plus teaching quality.
These are usually published monthly, but where these are missing, we This year, all centres are in the same percentile ranking, for
rely on full reports. example, the top 8%, even though there might be a 0.7 point
Our algorithm makes adjustments for the fact that the British Council difference in the mark between the top centre in that per centile and
will accredit centres with negative scores, and also—due to a change the bottom.
this year on the criteria for ‘Academic staff profile’—an adjustment So, with all the technical stuff out of the way, it’s time to take a
to correct any disadvantage posed to who were inspected under the closer look at the rankings tables, starting on the opposite page!

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