Examinations and Outcomes
Please follow the link below to access performance data through the .gov.uk website. You may also want to look at this publication produced by the Department for Education that gives advice and guidance around the reformed GCSE's.
Compare school and college performance (The Cheadle Academy)
Key Stage 4 & 5 Examination Results
Key Stage 4 | ||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
Average Total Attainment 8 | 42.64 | 48.53 | 41.66 | 46.06 |
Students Achieving 9-5 in English and Maths | 43.0 | 42.6 | 26.0 | 36.4 |
Students Achieving 9-4 in English and Maths | 59.3 | 64.9 | 49.3 | 59.7 |
Average Points Score Per EBacc Slot | 3.77 | 4.29 | 3.61 | 3.59 |
Key Stage 5 | ||||
L3 Overall Average Points per Entry | 38.14 | 38.12 | 24.08 | 28.36 |
L3 Overall Average Grade | B- | B- | D+ | C |
A Level Average Points per Entry | 38.84 | 39.46 | 24.06 | 28.09 |
A Level Average Grade | B= | B= | D+ | C- |
Applied General Average Points per Entry | 34.38 | 32.31 | 24.2 | 30.38 |
Applied General Average Grade | Dist= | Dist- | M | Dist- |
Please follow this link to the DfE pages for our KS4 results.
Please follow this link to the DfE page for our KS5 results.
Pupil Destinations (data published in January 2018 for pupils who completed secondary education in 2017).
Measure |
Percentage of Pupils (The Cheadle Academy) |
Percentage of Pupils (National Figure) |
Pupils staying in education or employment for at least two terms after KS4 |
90 |
94 |
Pupils staying in education for at least two terms after KS4 |
81 |
87 |
Pupils attending further education college or other further education provider |
51 |
37 |
Pupils attending school sixth form college |
30 |
37 |
Pupils attending sixth form |
0 |
11
|
Pupils staying in Apprenticeships for at least 6 months after KS4 |
6 |
4 |
Pupils staying in employment for at least two terms after KS4 |
4 |
3 |
Pupils not staying in education or employment for at least two terms after KS4 |
10 |
5 |
Understanding the new GCSEs
Over the past two years, GCSE course have been changing, as the government rolls out a series of changes. The main differences that students and teachers have been adjusting to include:
- New grading scale, using 9-1, with 9 being the top grade,
- Assessment is mainly by exams at the end of the course,
- More demanding content.
The new grading system
The content of the new GCSEs is very different and there will not be a simple and direct way to compare the new grading system to the old GCSE A*-G grades. However to ensure that the new system is fair, the percentages of students gaining particular grades will remain the same. So for example, the same proportion of students that gained an A or A* in the old GCSEs will now gain a grade 7 or above.
The government’s definition of ‘a good GCSE Pass’ will be set at a Grade 5, which will be equivalent to a high grade C. The new grade 9 will be awarded to only the very top students in the country, for exceptional performance.
Useful Information
Structure of new GCSES video
Making the Grade. A guide to awarding video
Our Exams Officer is:
Mrs S Barker
Examination and Data Officer
Telephone: 01538 493900
Exam Centre Number: The Cheadle Academy - 30120
Examinations Regulations
- Information for Candidates – Controlled Assessments
- Information for Candidates – Coursework
- Information for Candidates – Onscreen Tests
- Information for Candidates – Privacy Notice
- Information for Candidates – Social Media
- Information for Candidates – Written Examinations
- Information for Candidates – Non-Examnination Assessments
- Warning to Candidates – No Mobile Phones
- Warning to Candidates
Useful Websites
AQA | http://www.aqa.org.uk/ |
OCR | http://www.ocr.org.uk/ |
Edexcel | http://www.edexcel.com/Pages/Home.aspx |
WJEC | http://www.wjec.co.uk/ |
JCQ | http://www.jcq.org.uk/ |