Quote: Enfield Exile ""Adding value" on it's own doesn't mean that much'"
The phrase? Maybe not. However, the measure cetainly does.
It tells us how effective a school is in moving it's students' forward. It does not penalise a school with a weak intake in a tough area when comparing it to a school with a middle class intake in a leafy suburb.
It tells you how much they will 'improve' your child regardless of their starting point.
That's pretty significant when it comes to judging schools.