Key Stage 4

GCSE Results: Headline Figures

Attainment20192020202120222023
Attainment 8: average GCSE grade across eight subjects53.3*58*58*5453
% of students achieving 9-4 in English and Maths7685838074
% of students achieving 9-5 in English and Maths5968665960
% of students entered for the English Baccalaureate1921231327
APS of students achieving the English Baccalaureate4.554.975.034.534.54
% of students achieving 9-4 in English (Lang or Lit)8492918782
% of students achieving 9-4 in Maths8187878378
% of students achieving 9-5 in English (Lang or Lit)7381807774
% of students achieving 9-5 in Maths6573696463
Progress20162017201820192022
Progress 8 Score0.320.530.630.290
Average Progress 8 Score English0.250.740.560.20.02
Average Progress 8 Score Maths0.440.530.650.390.09
Average Progress 8 Score EBacc subjects 'bucket'0.380.430.690.350.02
Average Progress 8 Score Open subjects 'bucket'0.180.300.580.160.08

Please note: There are no P8 figures for 2020 and 2021 owing to teacher-assessed grades.

* Points scoring system changed from 2018 onwards (i.e. some grades valued differently).

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.

Student Destinations

20162017201820192020202120222023
% of students staying in education or employment after Key Stage 497949596969699*99*

* Internal data

Key Stage 5

A Level and Level 3 BTEC/OCR Results: Headline Figures

20172018201920202021202220232024
A Level - Average Points Score Per Exam Entry40.94139.842.744.243.238.939.2
Average Grade Per Exam EntryBBBB+B+B+BB
A Level % of all entries A*-B7068657378736461
Vocational - Average Points Score Per Exam Entry44.932.233.332.337.533.431.629.5
Vocational - Average Grade Per Exam EntryDist*-Dist-Dist-Dist-Dist*Dist=Dist-Merit+

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.

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.

Summary of GCSE, AS Level, A Level and Vocational Subject Grades

The summary of subject grades is available below:

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. 

Performance Tables