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Exam Results

GCSE Summary
 

Measure

2022

2023*

England Average

2023

2024 draft*

Progress 8

-0.03

+0.13

-0.03 +0.28

Attainment 8

47.58

48.2

46.3 48.23

Percentage of pupils who achieved 5+ in English and Mathematics

50%

47%

45% 49%

Percentage of pupils who achieved 4+ in English and Mathematics

67%

66%

Not reported 66%

EBacc Average Point Score

4.23

4.28

4.05 4.42

EBacc Entry Percentage

41%

44 %

39% 43%

Percentage of pupils who achieved the EBacc Certificate at 5+

22%

18%

17% 27%

Percentage of pupils who achieved the EBacc Certificate at 4+

28%

25%

24% 31%

 

  • 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.
  • 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%.
  • *2024 draft results - to be published soon on the DfE performance tables website as below.

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

A Level Summary
 

Results

2022

2023

2024 draft*

% passes at A*-A

30.2%

28%

28%

% passes at A*-B

60%

55%

51%

% passes at A*-E

99.4%

99.7%

99.3%

 

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

2022 2023 2024

Total students to university

101 104 92

of which to Russell Group universities

35 44 47

of which to Oxbridge

1 4 5

of which studying medicine/dentistry/veterinary science

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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