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Exam Results
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GCSE
2022 Results
- 20.4% of grades were 7+ (equivalent of A/A*)
- 69% of students achieved GCSE grade 4+ in English and Maths
- 85% of students attained grade 4 or higher in English
- 73% of students attaining
William Brookes School are pleased to report on the GCSE results achieved by our class of 2022 in August 2022. Headteacher Stephen Richards commented ‘Our students have had to work incredibly hard to achieve these results with the pandemic having significantly disrupted their learning over the past two years. They have had to demonstrate huge resilience amongst all this and should be hugely proud of what they have achieved.’
Special mentions must go to Leah Williams, Jessica Stirling, Rhea Pemberton, Isla Bowman, Joe Ritson, Shona Bennison and Dan Gill who all achieved an average of Grade 8 or above across the subjects that they studied. Huge congratulations must also go to Yasmin Staveley, Demi Thomas, Dora Phillips , Grace Willets and Tallulah Fawcett who made truly excellent progress achieving at least 2 grades better than expected across the subjects that they studied.
Strategic Sixth Form Leader Claire Mincher said that ‘We are looking forwards to welcoming many of our students and those from other centres into our Sixth Form this September. Our quality teaching, small class sizes and exceptional pastoral support together create an environment that has proven to be successful in helping young people reach their chosen destinations’.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Number of pupils | 151 | 155 | 159 | 157 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 | 4.72 | 4.71 | 5.14 | 5.17 | 4.76 |
| Progress 8 | 0.05 | -0.05 | 0.15 | - | -0.46 |
| 5+ in English and Maths | 41% | 40% | 48% | 50% | 43% |
| 4+ in English and Maths | 64% | 71% | 74% | 78% | 69% |
| % of students entering the EBACC | 51% | 47% | 47% | 52% | 43% |
| EBACC APS | 4.18 | 4.13 | 4.57 | 4.62 | 4.19 |
Pupil destinations - percentage of students staying in education or employment after key stage 4
| Year | % of students in sustained employment, education and apprenticeships |
| 2016 | 94% |
| 2017 | 95% |
| 2018 | 95% |
| 2019 | 93% |
| 2020 | 98% |
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Sixth Form
2022 Results
- % A/A*grades are highest ever at 29%
- 99% pass rate at A*-E
- Average Grace C+
Despite a national tightening of grade boundaries in 2022, this has been a record-breaking year with more students at William Brookes than ever before attaining the highest A/A* grades.
Stephen Richards, Headteacher commented that ‘these students have shown remarkable resilience over the past 3 years; with their learning being interrupted by lockdowns during both KS4 and KS5. For this cohort, this was their first set of external examinations that they have sat since taking their Primary School SATS. For these young people to achieve these results is nothing short of remarkable and is a fitting reward for all of their hard work. All of us at William Brookes School are incredibly proud of their achievements and of the contributions that they have collectively made to their school during their time with us. Our students have been successful in securing a wide range of exciting destinations including Russell Group Universities and degree level apprenticeships. We wish them every success in the next stage of their lives’.
Our Sixth Form team are delighted to be able to say that 20/28 students have been successful in securing their first-choice university destinations. Of the remaining 8, all have now secured a place bar one. Students have secured places at a wide range of destination including Bath, Sheffield, Liverpool, Chester and Liverpool Universities, studying courses as diverse as History, International Politics and Language; Paramedical Science and Primary School Education. Some students have been successful in gaining places on degree apprenticeships.
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| A*-A | A*-B | A*-C | A*-D | A*-E | U | APS | VA | |
| 2018 | 16% | 40% | 70% | 85% | 97% | 3% | 29.2 | -0.1 |
| 2019 | 10% | 39% | 68% | 87% | 98% | 2% | 30.3 | -0.2 |
| 2020 | 26% | 53% | 79% | 94% | 100% | 0% | 36.6 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 26% | 56% | 80% | 90% | 100% | 0% | 36.0 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 28% | 42% | 76% | 85% | 98% | 2% | 32.8 | -0.34 |
Pupil destinations - percentage of students staying in education or employment after key stage 5
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| Year | Cohort size | % of students in sustained education and employment | Higher education | Apprenticeship | Other - paid work |
| 2016 | 55 | 98% | 55% | 16% | 27% |
| 2017 | 72 | 88% | 60% | 10% | 18% |
| 2018 | 77 | 91% | 60% | 10% | 21% |
| 2019 | 78 | 91% | 60% | 10% | 13% |
Retention
| Year | Number of students completing the A level course |
| 2018 | 80 |
| 2019 | 52 |