Exam Results 

One of the reasons for Balshaw’s continuing success, is the examination results that our students attain. It is particularly important to note, that in the majority of government’s measures, Balshaw’s is on or above national averages of attainment.

 

HEADLINE FIGURES FOR 2022-2023 

 

 

All Students

Number of students in Year 11

178

Attainment 8

50.01

Progress 8

0.01

Average Entries per Student

7.9

Average Entries per Student (GCSE Only)

7.7

 

 

% of students

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English and Maths

10.1%

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English and Maths

52.2%

Students with 9-4 (Standard pass) in English and Maths

79.8%

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English 

30.3%

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English

78.1%

Students with 9-4 (Standard pass) in English 

86.5%

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in Maths

13.5%

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in Maths

57.3%

Students with 9-4 (Standard pass) in Maths

83.1%

   

Students entered for the EBacc

58.4%

Students achieving the Strong (9-5) EBacc

28.1%

Students achieving the Standard (9-4) EBacc

43.3%

EBacc average point score

4.62

 

HEADLINE FIGURES FOR 2021-2022 

 

 

All Students

Number of students in Year 11

179

Progress 8

-0.09

Attainment 8

50.2

Average Entries per Student

8.0

Average Entries per Student (GCSE Only)

7.8

 

 

% of students

National averages 2018/19*

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English and Maths

8.2%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English and Maths

54%

43%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English and Maths

77.5%

65%

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English 

26.4%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English

70.9%

61%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English 

85.7%

76%

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in Maths

11.5%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in Maths

59.9%

49%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in Maths

81.9%

70%

 

Students entered for the EBacc

54%

40%

Students achieving the Strong (9-5) EBacc

26%

17%

Students achieving the Standard (9-4) EBacc

38%

25%

EBacc average point score

4.54

4.07

 

*2018/19 used as the basis for comparison as the last set of national formal examination results available.

 

This data is for students who completed Key Stage 4 in 2020, which is the most recent data available published in October 2022.

Students staying in education or employment School Lancashire LEA England state-funded schools
Students staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after KS4> 94% 93% 94%
Total number of students included in destination measures 176 12,639 562,393
Students staying in education for at least 2 terms after KS4 86% 86% 89%
Further education college or other further education provider 81% 49% 36%
Sixth form college 4% 22% 13%
Students staying in apprenticeships for at least 6 months after KS4 4% 4% 2%
Students staying in employment for at least 2 terms after KS4 4% 3% 2%

 

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.


HEADLINE FIGURES FOR 2020-21

 

 

All Students

Number of students in Year 11

184

Attainment 8

51.66

Average Entries per Student

7.9

Average Entries per Student (GCSE Only)

7.6

 

 

% of students

National averages 2018/19*

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English and Maths

17.4%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English and Maths

51.1%

43%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English and Maths

74%

65%

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English 

32.6%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English

70.7%

61%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English 

84.2%

76%

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in Maths

19%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in Maths

54.9%

49%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in Maths

78.3%

70%

 

Students entered for the EBacc

52.7%

40%

Students achieving the Strong (9-5) EBacc

32.1%

17%

Students achieving the Standard (9-4) EBacc

43.5%

25%

EBacc average point score

4.66

4.07

 

  School National Average

Students staying in education or entering employment

97%

94%

 

* 2018/19 used as the basis for comparison as the last set of national formal examination results


HEADLINE FIGURES FOR 2019-20

Headline figures for 2019-20

 

All Students

Number of students in Year 11

175

Attainment 8

50.4

Average Entries per Student

9.2

Average Entries per Student (GCSE Only)

9.0

 

 

% of students

National averages 2018/19

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English and Maths

10%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English and Maths

49%

43%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English and Maths

74%

65%

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English (Best)

34%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English

65%

61%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English (Best)

86%

76%

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in Maths

18%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in Maths

54%

49%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in Maths

78%

70%

 

Students entered for the EBacc

58%

40%

Students achieving the Strong (9-5) EBacc

28%

17%

Students achieving the Standard (9-4) EBacc

46%

25%

EBacc average point score

4.57

4.07

Students taking three Sciences

15%

26%

 

Students staying in education or entering employment (for 2016-17 as the most recent data)

97%

94%

 

Please note that the figures in table below represent the Exam Results from 2019 which are the last set of GCSE exams. Figures from 2020 and 2021 can be seen elsewhere on this page, however it should be noted that these figures represent data yielded from Centre Assessed and Teacher Assessed Grades, not external exams.

HEADLINE FIGURES FOR 2018-19

Headline figures for 2018-19

 

All Students

Number of students in Year 11

183

Attainment 8

52.08
Progress 8 0.09

Average Entries per Student

8.2

Average Entries per Student (GCSE only)

8.0

 

 

% of students

National averages 2018/19*

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English and Maths

14.8%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English and Maths

54%

43%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English and Maths

78.1%

65%

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English (Best)

33.9%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English

70.5%

61%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English (Best)

85.8%

76%

Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in Maths

22.4%

/

Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in Maths

60.1%

49%

Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in Maths

82.5%

70%

 

Students entered for the EBacc

55%

40%

Students achieving the Strong (9-5) EBacc

27.9%

17%

Students achieving the Standard (9-4) EBacc

41.5%

25%

EBacc average point score

4.74

4.07

 

Department for Education: School and College Performance Tables

For more information about the 'Destination Of Our Leavers' and for more information about our results, you can visit the 'DfE Performance Tables' that can be found here.

You can see the Department for Education: School and College full performance table here.

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