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Mr Durham Burt 
Deputy Information and Data Protection Manager 
Governance and Executive Support 
Durham University

Dear Mr Burt,

Please could you provide test marks for the 11+ tests set by The University of Durham's Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) in the Autumns of 2017 please.
 
For each candidate within SW Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire test, I would like to request the following information 

1. School or consortium - SW Hertfordshire,Berkshire (Reading & Slough) & Buckinghamshire Please 
2. 
For each of the sub-tests set (numeracy, verbal reasoning and non-reasoning) I would like to request anonymised information as below,
a. The raw test scores for each test before any age weighting is added
b. The candidate’s birth month (or age in months if this is how it is recorded)
c. The standardised scores for both final as well as for each of the sub tests for all 3 consortiums
d. The mean and standard deviation used for calculating the age standardised score. 
e. How many are in catchment and how many are out of catchment for first 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400
f. The average raw as well as Standardised score for each sub tests as well as final score by birth month and along with corresponding Standard deviation data for the 3 consortiums mentioned above.

Please could you provide the test marks in CSV Excel or PDF format format ?

Yours faithfully,
S Chinnaswamy

ACCESS I., University of Durham

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Dear S Chinnaswamy

 

Thank you for your request for information from Durham University.
Colleagues have provided the information below in response to your
questions.

 

Please could you provide test marks for the 11+ tests set by The
University of Durham's Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) in the
Autumns of 2017 please.

 

For each candidate within SW Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire
test, I would like to request the following information 

 

1. School or consortium - SW Hertfordshire, Berkshire (Reading & Slough) &
Buckinghamshire Please 2. For each of the sub-tests set (numeracy, verbal
reasoning and non-reasoning) I would like to request anonymised
information as below, a. The raw test scores for each test before any age
weighting is added b. The candidate’s birth month (or age in months if
this is how it is recorded) c. The standardised scores for both final as
well as for each of the sub tests for all 3 consortiums d. The mean and
standard deviation used for calculating the age standardised score. e. How
many are in catchment and how many are out of catchment for first 100,
150, 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 f.  The average raw as well as
Standardised score for each sub tests as well as final score by birth
month and along with corresponding Standard deviation data for the 3
consortiums mentioned above.

 

Please find attached the anonymised data for the Reading School, Slough
Consortium of Grammar Schools, Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools and South
West Hertfordshire   11+ assessments sat in September 2017 (2018 entry).
Please note: CEM does not work with a ‘Berkshire consortium’.

 

Please note:

 

(a)       CEM will only release standardised scores for the reasons below:

            The University believes that disclosure of the raw scores
requested would prejudice the commercial interests of the University.  The
University believes that disclosure of the raw scores would enable both
competitors and tutors to understand CEM’s methods in a way that would
undermine CEM’s ability to reduce the effects of coaching for its tests so
undermining its unique selling point.  It is this unique selling point
that has resulted in CEM achieving considerable commercial success in this
market.

(b)       Birth month is included

(c)        Standardised scores included

(d)       Mean:100 Standard Deviation:15

(e)       Information not held

(f)        Average raw score for each sub test – Information not held in
the format requested. Average standardised score for each sub test –
Information not held in the format requested.

 

 

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Dear ACCESS I.,

Can you please share this information in excel format please?

Yours sincerely,

S Chinnaswamy

ACCESS I., University of Durham

Dear S Chinnaswamy

Thank you for your email. The information was provided in PDF format as per your original request "Please could you provide the test marks in CSV Excel or PDF format format ?".

Yours sincerely

Donna Walker
Information Governance Officer
Durham University

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Dear ACCESS I.,

Can you share the the following for SW Herts, Bucks and Slough consortium tests by month please?

1) Mean score & Standard deviation by birth month for each of the consortium tests.

The information provided earlier is not clear as to for which test the date is applicable and for what month. Hence can i request for further clarification.

Thanks
Senthil

Yours sincerely,

S Chinnaswamy

ACCESS I., University of Durham

Dear S Chinnaswamy,

 

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ACCESS I., University of Durham

Dear S Chinnaswamy

 

Thank you for your request for information from Durham University. 
Colleagues have provided the information below in response to your
questions.

 

1)   Mean score & Standard deviation by birth month for each of the
consortium tests.

 

Information not held.  We don’t hold either mean score by birth month or
standard deviation by birth month.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the University’s response to your freedom of
information request, you can ask us to internally review our handling of
your request, including the application of any exemptions applied.  To do
this, please email [1][Durham University request email] or write to:

 

Information Governance Unit

            Maple Wing

            Mountjoy Centre

Stockton Road

Durham

            DL1 3LE           

 

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the date your request for internal review is received.

 

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apply to the Information Commissioner's Office for an independent review.

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

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Cheshire

SK9 5AF

[2]www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

David

 

David Cull

Information Governance Officer

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