Attainment 8: average GCSE grade across eight subjects
5.59
5.43
56.9*
53.38*
58
% of students achieving 9-4 in English and Maths
80
79
80
76
84
% of students achieving 9-5 in English and Maths
N/A
63
68
65
68
% of students entered for the English Baccalaureate
46
35
26
19**
20.7
% of students achieving the English Baccalaureate
39
29
23
17.8
20
% of students achieving 9-4 in English (Lang or Lit)
84
86
88***
84***
92
% of students achieving 9-4 in Maths
83
82
83
81
87
% of students achieving 9-5 in English (Lang or Lit)
N/A
78.5
79.7
73
81
% of students achieving 9-5 in Maths
N/A
66.6
70.9
65
73
Progress
2016
2017
2018
2019
Progress 8 Score
0.32
0.53
0.64
0.31
Average Progress 8 Score English
0.25
0.74
0.56
0.24
Average Progress 8 Score Maths
0.44
0.53
0.65
0.41
Average Progress 8 Score EBacc subjects 'bucket'
0.38
0.43
0.69
0.38
Average Progress 8 Score Open subjects 'bucket'
0.18
0.30
0.58
0.17
* Points scoring system changed from 2018 onwards (i.e. some grades valued differently). ** Fewer students took the EBacc in 2019 based on option choices. *** Based on best of English Language or Literature (first entry).
Student Destinations
2016
2017
2018
2019
% of students staying in education or employment after Key Stage 4
97
94
95
96
Key Stage 5
A Level and Level 3 BTEC/OCR Results: Headline Figures
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
A Level - Average Points Score Per Exam Entry
36.1
40.9
41
39.6
42.7
Average Grade Per Exam Entry
B-
B
B
B
B+
A Level % of all entries A*-B
61
70
68
65
73
Vocational - Average Points Score Per Exam Entry
42.39
44.9
32.2
35.5
32.3
Vocational - Average Grade Per Exam Entry
Dist*-
Dist*-
Dist-
Dist-
Dist-
Our 16 to 18 performance tables can be found on the QEHS page on gov.uk (external URL). The performance tables cover progress, attainment, progress in English and maths, retention, and destinations.
Summary of GCSE, AS Level, A Level and Vocational Subject Grades
The summaries indicate the number of students achieving each grade in each subject. These should be read with caution and not used to make comparisons between subjects because the ability levels of the students starting each course will have been different.