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Exam Results

GCSE Summary
 

Measure

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023*

England Average

2023

Progress 8

+0.14

+0.63

+0.42

-0.03

+0.13

-0.03

Attainment 8

49

52.86

49.29

47.58

48.2

46.3

Percentage of pupils who achieved 5+ in English and Mathematics

42%

50%

50%

50%

47%

45%

Percentage of pupils who achieved 4+ in English and Mathematics

59%

74%

67%

67%

66%

Not reported

EBacc Average Point Score

4.21

4.82

4.17

4.23

4.28

4.05

EBacc Entry Percentage

50%

59%

48%

41%

44 %

39%

Percentage of pupils who achieved the EBacc Certificate at 5+

29%

32%

19%

22%

18%

17%

Percentage of pupils who achieved the EBacc Certificate at 4+

32%

45%

27%

28%

25%

24%

 

  • Progress 8 is the average difference between the Attainment 8 scores per subject of Cheney School students compared to all students nationally with the same Key Stage 2 results.
  • Attainment 8 is the average of the total of the grades in students’ best 8 subjects including English, Maths and 3 EBacc eligible subjects.
  • *Performance measures based on qualification results from 2022/23 cannot be directly compared to measures from 2021/22. This is because a different grading approach was used in 2021/22, to take account of the impact of the pandemic.
  • Grades given in 2019/20 and 2020/21 were given by the school based on internal assessments due to exam disruption. Our Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores are estimated using software that compares our outcomes to those of a cohort of similar schools from the previous year.
  • The 2023 GCSE results put Cheney in the top 1,250 out of 6,440 state schools nationally for progress, so in the top 20%.

At the end of Year 11, the significant majority of students remain in education, many in our Sixth Form. 

A Level Summary
 

Results

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

% passes at A*-A

27%

35.6%

42%

30.2%

28%

% passes at A*-B

51%

55.9%

66.7%

60%

55%

% passes at A*-E

98%

99.3%

100%

99.4%

99.7%

 

The 2023 A Level results put Cheney 654 out of 4363 schools nationally (including private and selective) on absolute results, that's in the top 15%.

University Destinations

Our destinations data at the end of Year 13 is equally strong, reflecting many students who achieve places at Oxbridge and Russell Group universities and on competitive courses such as Medicine and Law.

University Destinations

2021 2022 2023 2024

Total students to university

93 101 104 92

of which to Russell Group universities

36 35 44 47

of which to Oxbridge

6 1 4 5

of which studying medicine/dentistry/veterinary science

3 2 5 4

 

The DfE performance tables website below contains the KS4 and KS5 (age 16-18) performance data as published by the Secretary of State, including pupil destinations after KS4 (year 11) and Sixth Form.

DfE School Performance Tables website

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