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Our Headline Figures
Nationally, schools are judged using a number of criteria:
- Attainment 8
- Progress 8 (click here for an explanation)
- % of students achieving a pass in English and maths
- % of students achieving the EBacc
School Performance Tables can be found here.
Progress 8 and Attainment 8
Progress 8 is a measure of the progress children make between the end of primary school and the end of secondary school. It’s designed to encourage good quality teaching across a broad curriculum.
Progress 8 and Attainment 8 are based on pupils’ performance in eight qualifications. These are English and maths, up to three subjects from the Ebacc list, and students’ three highest scores from a range of other qualifications, including GCSEs and approved non-GCSEs. English and maths are given double weighting to reflect their importance.
The raw point score from these eight qualifications is average to give the school's Attainment 8 score. You would expect it to be higher in schools that have more academically able students, such as grammar schools.
The Progress 8 score is calculated by comparing each student's Attainment 8 score to those nationally of other students who had the same KS2 SATs results. This is designed to measure how much progress each student has made from Year 6 to Year 11.
A school’s Progress 8 score is usually between -1 and +1. A score of +1 means that pupils in that school achieve one grade higher in each qualification than other similar pupils nationally. A score of -1 means they achieve one grade lower.
The average Progress 8 score of all secondary schools nationally is 0. Schools with a Progress 8 score of below -0.5 are not achieving the minimum standard expected by the Government. A score of +0.5 of above shows that pupils in that school are making well above the expected level of progress.
Our Attainment 8 figure for 2023 was 42.7.
Our Progress 8 figure for 2023 was -0.33. The figure for 2024 is not yet available.
% of students achieving a pass in English and maths
League tables report the percentage of students who achieve a 'strong pass' (5 or above) in both English (either language or literature) and maths.
60% of our students gained 4 or above in English and maths
35% of our students gained 5 or above in English and maths
% of students achieving the EBacc
The EBacc is awarded to students who achieve a grade 5 or above in English and maths, and achieve a grade C or above in two sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Core Science, Additional Science or Computer Science), a humanities (Geography or History) and a language.
13% of our students were entered for the English Baccalaureate
Our average points score for EBacc in 2024 was 3.6 and 6% of all students gained 5 or above in the EBacc.
Exam & Assessment Results
Given the uneven impact of the pandemic on school and college performance data, the government has said you should not make direct comparisons between the performance data for one school or college and another, or to data from previous years.
| 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Average Total Progress 8 | -0.33 | Not yet available |
| Students Achieving 9-5 in English & Maths | 34% | 35% |
| Students Achieving 9-5 in English | 52% | 57% |
| Students Entered for the EBacc | 12% | 13% |
| EBacc Average Point Score | 3.57 | 3.63 |
Percentage of pupils staying in education or employment after KS4
This shows the number of pupils who either stayed in education or went into employment after finishing key stage 4 (after year 11, usually aged 16).
| 2022(most recent data available) | |
|---|---|
| School | 97% |
| Local Authority state-funded schools | 94% |
| England state-funded schools | 94% |
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