Outstanding progress at Key Stage 3
Our students’ learning and progress are at the heart of everything we do.
All students follow a three-year KS3 programme and begin GCSEs in all subjects in year 10. All students follow the national curriculum unless the academy (in consultation with students and parents) feels they would benefit from not doing so. Students are expected to make one whole grade of progress each year in every subject.
Top attainment at Key Stage 4
GCSE options
All students study GCSEs in English, maths and science, and there is a wide selection of options across the remaining subjects. The vast majority of students (75% minimum) follow the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc) in Key Stage 4. Our GCSE options subjects include many of those taught throughout Key Stage 3 such as art, music and technology as well as additional choices including Latin and BTEC courses (Foundation Pathway students only).
Key stage 4 performance in 2025
Progress 8 score
The DfE was not able to calculate Progress 8 scores for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26. This is because there was no KS2 assessment data available to calculate the baseline for Progress 8 for these years due to Covid-19 disruption.
Attainment 8
Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.
This score is based on up to 8 qualifications including English, maths, three English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and three other additional approved qualifications.
In 2025 our pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 54.3 compared with an average of 46 nationally.
Staying in education or entering employment
This shows the number of pupils who either stayed in education or went into employment after finishing key stage 4 (after year 11, usually aged 16).
GCSEs are graded 1 (low) to 9 (high). Grade 5 is a similar level of achievement to a high grade C or low grade B in the old grading.
95% of our pupils stayed in education or entered employment after finishing key stage 4, compared with 91% nationally.
Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
The percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs combined.
GCSEs are graded 1 (low) to 9 (high). Grade 5 is a similar level of achievement to a high grade C or low grade B in the old grading.
In 2025 58.5% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs compared with 45.4% nationally.
Entering EBacc
A pupil is considered to have entered for the English Baccalaureate if they entered for qualifications in English, maths, sciences, a language and either history or geography.
In 2025 63.8% of pupils entered the English Baccalaureate.
EBacc average point score (APS)
The EBacc average points score calculates a pupil’s average point scores across the five pillars of the English Baccalaureate.
In 2025 the EBacc average point score of our pupils was 5.17 compared with 4.09 nationally.