Exam and Assessment Results (August 2023)

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.

Key stage 4 results

  • Progress 8 score – -0.69
  • attainment in English and maths – percentage of pupils achieving a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths – 17.2%
  • Attainment 8 score – 34.4
  • English Baccalaureate (EBacc) average point score (APS) – 2.81
  • the percentage of pupils that enter the EBacc, – 64%
  • the percentage of pupils staying in education or going into employment after key stage 4 (pupil destinations) – 98%

Key stage 5 (16 to 18) information

  • A Level Average Grade – D-
  • Academic Average Grade – D-
  • Applied General Average Grade – Merit+
  • Technical Average Grade – N/A
  • Destinations – Progress to Education or Employment – 100%
  • Retention – released March 2024

Summer 2024 contingency days

The awarding bodies have collectively agreed a contingency day for several years now which is always scheduled at the end of the GCSE, GCE AS and A-level exam timetables.

The contingency day is in the event of national or significant local disruption to exams in the United Kingdom, being part of the awarding bodies’ standard contingency planning for exams.

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, further resilience was needed within the exam timetables. A single contingency day was not felt to be sufficient if a national event or incident had a significant effect on the exam timetable. For example, summer exams could be affected by extremely high temperatures.

For the June 2024 exams, the awarding bodies have therefore introduced two additional half-day contingency sessions. These are on Thursday 6 June 2024 and Thursday 13 June 2024. The standard contingency day remains at the end of the timetable being scheduled on Wednesday 26 June 2024.

Schools and colleges should ensure candidates and parents are aware of the contingency arrangements on these three days. They should consider the contingency day of Wednesday 26 June 2024 when making their plans for the summer. Candidates must remain available until Wednesday 26 June 2024 should examinations need to be rescheduled.”

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