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Academic Results GCSE

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Key Stage 4 Results Overview 2024

Measure  %
Average Attainment 8 score46.25
Grade 5+ in both English and Mathematics42.3%
Grade 4+ in both English and Mathematics68.4%
Standard pass in English (4+)77.4%
Good pass in English (5+)59.8%
Standard pass in Mathematics (4+)74.8%
Good pass in Mathematics (5+)51.3%
5 or more subjects @ grade 9-4 (Including English & Mathematics)65.0%
5 or more subjects @ grade 9-5 (Including English & Mathematics)41.5%

GCSE Results 2024

SubjectEntries987654321U% 9-7% 9-4
Art & Design522311111526230.884.6
Biology6232823131212198.4
Chemistry6235513211232195.2
Citizenship58135912121122115.572.4
Design & Technology6737599710123222.447.8
Drama141243421.471.4
English Language2323515406738469819.972.4
English Literature216391336434541176311.669
Food Preparation & Nutrition4113261297114.680.5
French284313627228.667.9
Geography144411435182923136113.270.1
History11151361422141997221.666.7
Mathematics23231023345055301312215.575.4
Media Studies137681221362817721981
Music1713433125.964.7
Physical Education53449138581132.181.1
Physics621781713141125.896.8
Religious Studies421971055523.876.2
Spanish33537744324.278.8
Statistics331646851233.390.9
Double AwardEntries9-99-88-88-77-77-66-66-55-55-44-44-33-33-22-22-11-1U% 9-7% 9-4
Science Trilogy1651335921213022271064212.456.4

Other Key Stage 4 Results 2024

SubjectEntriesD*2D2M2P2D*1D1M1P1U% 9-7 (equiv)% 9-4 (equiv)
Hospitality and Catering (WJEC L1/2 Vocational Award)16272122056.3
SubjectEntriesD*2D2M2P2D1M1P1U% 9-7 (equiv)% 9-4 (equiv)
Child Development (L1/2 Cambridge National Certificate)3111475223.271

Previous Results

Listed below are our past three years' GCSE Academic Results.

GCSE Academic Results 2023

2023 results cannot be compared meaningfully with data from the previous three years because of the amendments to grading that COVID caused during that period.

GCSE Results Overview 2023


Measure
Attainment 8 score 45.27
Percentage of students achieving Grade 5+ in English and Mathematics 37.2%
Percentage of students achieving Grade 4+ in English and Mathematics 68.4%
Percentage achieving a standard pass (4+) in English 81.8%
Percentage achieving a good pass in English (5+) 63.2%
Percentage achieving a standard pass (4+) in Mathematics 71.9%
Percentage achieving a good pass in Mathematics (5+) 42.0%
Percentage of students gaining 5+ 9-4 (Including English & Mathematics) 62.8%
Percentage of students gaining 5+ 9-5 (Including English & Mathematics) 35.5%

GCSE Results 2023


Subject Entries 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U % 9-7 % 9-4
Art & Design 32 1 3 3 8 10 5 2 21.9 78.1
Biology 75 1 1 8 14 23 17 11 13.3 85.3
Business 117 1 3 8 24 28 20 24 5 3 1 10.3 71.8
Chemistry 74 1 5 5 6 16 29 10 2 14.9 83.8
Citizenship 32 1 2 8 6 8 1 2 4 9.4 78.1
Computer Science 41 1 2 3 5 7 7 4 10 2 7.3 43.9
Design & Technology 56 3 6 3 7 8 6 11 7 3 2 21.4 58.9
Drama 22 1 1 2 1 6 6 5 9.1 50
English Language 223 3 4 20 41 54 60 24 13 3 1 12.1 81.6
English Literature 221 3 4 14 40 56 52 22 22 7 1 9.5 76.5
Food Preparation 37 2 5 6 7 7 8 2 18.9 73
French 31 1 3 1 2 9 6 4 3 2 16.1 71
Geography 121 1 3 19 27 27 21 12 5 5 1 19 81
History 89 4 8 11 10 13 12 16 9 5 1 25.8 65.2
Mathematics 223 5 6 13 26 46 68 37 13 4 5 10.8 73.5
Media Studies 83 2 4 22 25 13 10 4 3 7.2 79.5
Music 16 5 4 2 4 1 31.3 68.8
Physical Education 48 5 8 7 10 8 5 2 2 1 41.7 89.6
Physics 75 1 6 7 6 25 19 10 1 18.7 85.3
Religious Studies 13 2 1 4 3 3 53.9 76.9
Spanish 31 4 4 3 2 5 6 6 1 35.5 77.4
Statistics 35 1 4 6 8 10 3 3 31.4 91.4


Double Award Entries 9-9 9-8 8-8 8-7 7-7 7-6 6-6 6-5 5-5 5-4 4-4 4-3 3-3 3-2 2-2 2-1 1-1 U % 9-7 % 9-4
Science Trilogy 147 2 1 3 5 7 14 13 20 34 26 7 7 4 2 2 2 43.5

Other Examination Results 2023


Subject Entries D*2 D2 M2 P2 D1 M1 P1 U % 9-7 (equiv) % 9-4 (equiv)
Child Development (L1/2 Cambridge National Certificate) 24 2 2 2 6 8 3 1 16.7 50
Information Technologies (L1/2 Cambridge National Certificate) 15 2 3 3 3 4 0 33.3
Hospitality and Catering (WJEC L1/2 Vocational Award) 17 6 3 8 0 52.9

GCSE Academic Results 2022

Given the uneven impact of the pandemic on school and college performance data, the government has said that direct comparisons between the performance data for one school or college and another, or to data from previous years should not be made.

GCSE Results Overview 2022


Measure
Attainment 8 score 50.28
Percentage of students achieving Grade 5+ in English and Mathematics 54.6%
Percentage of students achieving Grade 4+ in English and Mathematics 76.9%
Percentage achieving a standard pass (4+) in English 86.0%
Percentage achieving a good pass in English (5+) 76.0%
Percentage achieving a standard pass (4+) in Mathematics 79.9%
Percentage achieving a good pass in Mathematics (5+) 59.4%
Percentage of students gaining 5+ 9-4 (Including English & Mathematics) 76.4%
Percentage of students gaining 5+ 9-5 (Including English & Mathematics) 52.4%
EBacc Average Point Score 4.14

GCSE Results 2022


Subject Entries 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U % 9-7 % 9-4
Spanish 31 4 4 3 2 5 6 6 1 35.5 77.4
Statistics 35 1 4 6 8 10 3 3 31.4 91.4
Art & Design 38 6 4 4 9 7 2 6 36.8 84.2
Biology 83 1 4 12 21 26 14 5 20.5 94
Business 106 7 8 16 19 22 11 12 7 4 29.3 78.3
Chemistry 83 1 6 5 14 26 21 9 1 14.5 88
Citizenship 20 1 3 4 7 3 1 1 20 90
Computer Science 39 1 2 5 7 10 6 2 5 1 20.5 79.5
Design & Technology 47 7 3 6 13 6 6 1 5 34 87.2
Drama 20 3 1 2 3 2 3 4 2 30 70
English Language 218 5 6 33 59 56 29 24 2 4 20.2 86.2
English Literature 217 6 19 25 38 64 33 20 9 2 1 23 85.3
Food Preparation 31 4 4 9 4 5 4 1 25.8 83.9
French 26 3 5 2 2 11 1 2 38.5 92.3
Geography 111 4 10 14 21 20 20 14 5 3 25.2 80.2
History 90 6 10 24 18 14 3 8 3 4 44.4 83.3
Mathematics 218 4 15 22 37 58 47 13 10 11 1 18.8 83.9
Media Studies 92 1 7 15 15 17 15 14 5 3 25 76.1
Music 16 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 37.5 75
Physical Education 53 4 9 10 8 8 3 7 3 1 43.4 79.3
Physics 83 1 3 17 17 20 19 6 25.3 92.8
Religious Studies 16 1 5 1 3 4 2 43.8 87.5
Spanish 52 7 2 7 7 22 3 3 1 30.8 92.3
Statistics 46 6 10 11 12 5 2 34.8 95.7


Double Award
Subject
Entries 9-9 9-8 8-8 8-7 7-7 7-6 6-6 6-5 5-5 5-4 4-4 4-3 3-3 3-2 2-2 2-1 1-1 U % 9-7 % 9-4
Science Trilogy 134 1 1 5 6 7 21 19 17 21 14 11 5 4 2 5.2 43.5

Other Examination Results 2022


Subject Entries D*2 D2 M2 P2 D1 M1 P1 U % 9-7 (equiv) % 9-4 (equiv)
Child Dev (L1/2 Cambridge National Certificate) 30 1 6 11 6 2 3 1 23.3 80
Information Technologies
(L1/2 Cambridge National Certificate)
15 1 4 2 5 1 2 33.3 80

 

GCSE Academic Results 2021

GCSE Results Overview 2021


Measure
Attainment 8 score 50.78
Percentage of students achieving Grade 5+ in English and Mathematics 49.0%
Percentage of students achieving Grade 4+ in English and Mathematics 76.0%
Percentage achieving a standard pass (4+) in English 84.4%
Percentage achieving a good pass in English (5+) 67.9%
Percentage achieving a standard pass (4+) in Mathematics 82.1%
Percentage achieving a good pass in Mathematics (5+) 54.5%
Percentage of students gaining 5+ 9-4 (Including English & Mathematics) 72.9%

GCSE Results 2021


Subject Entries 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U % 9-7 % 9-4
Physics 83 1 3 17 17 20 19 6 25.3 92.8
Religious Studies 16 1 5 1 3 4 2 43.8 87.5
Spanish 52 7 2 7 7 22 3 3 1 30.8 92.3
Statistics 46 6 10 11 12 5 2 34.8 95.7
Art & Design 44 6 4 6 10 6 6 3 3 36.4 86.4
Biology 26 2 7 4 8 2 3 50 100
Business 113 14 13 14 13 19 16 14 6 4 36.3 78.8
Chemistry 27 1 4 3 8 8 3 29.6 100
Citizenship 29 2 6 5 6 6 3 1 44.8 96.6
Computer Science 27 3 4 6 5 5 3 1 25.9 85.2
Design & Technology 46 4 2 6 9 6 5 3 5 3 3 26.1 69.6
Drama 32 2 2 3 10 2 5 4 3 1 21.9 75
English Language 224 4 16 26 58 39 39 29 9 3 20.5 81.3
English Literature 222 5 8 19 35 57 47 31 16 2 2 14.4 77
Food Preparation 15 7 1 3 1 1 1 1 53.3 86.7
French 29 4 3 5 1 9 6 1 41.4 96.6
Geography 112 5 11 19 19 18 18 12 5 5 31.3 80.4
History 86 2 6 10 12 22 14 10 8 2 20.9 76.7
Mathematics 224 8 13 31 21 49 62 19 10 10 1 23.2 82.1
Media Studies 101 3 9 19 25 15 14 12 3 1 30.7 84.2
Music 19 2 5 3 5 3 1 52.6 79
Physical Education 62 3 4 11 16 10 5 9 3 1 29 79
Physics 27 4 5 9 3 6 66.7 100
Religious Studies 5 1 1 1 1 1 40 60
Spanish 31 3 4 2 6 7 2 5 2 29 77.4
Statistics 30 2 2 5 7 6 6 1 1 30 93.3


Double Award
Subject
Entries 9-9 9-8 8-8 8-7 7-7 7-6 6-6 6-5 5-5 5-4 4-4 4-3 3-3 3-2 2-2 2-1 1-1 U % 9-7 % 9-4
Science Trilogy 197 2 4 6 4 4 6 11 17 14 10 23 30 27 15 14 6 4 10.2 51.3

Other Examination Results


Subject Entries D*2 D2 M2 P2 D1 M1 P1 U % 9-7 (equiv) % 9-4 (equiv)
Child Dev (L1/2 Cambridge National Certificate) 28 4 2 12 6 3 1 21.4 85.7
Information Technologies
(L1/2 Cambridge National Certificate)
15 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 1 13.3 60
Hospitality & Catering (L1/2 Vocational Award) 13 2 6 3 1 1 15.4 84.6