Results 2024

Key Stage 4 Results

This has been achieved by the hard work and commitment of our students, our staff and parents and carers.

Key Figures

• Attainment 8 score is: 51.74
• Progress 8: 0.74 (provisional)
• Basics measure (achieving both Maths and English)
  • 9-5 – 49.2%
  • 9-4 – 69.7%
• EBACC measure – students achieving GCSEs in English, maths, Science, Humanities and Languages. The average point score in the English Baccalaureate is 4.93
• Percentage of students entered for the EBACC: 63%
• EBACC 9-5 – 34.5% and EBACC 9-4 – 48.9%
• GCSE English – 28% of students achieved a grade 9-7, 70.8% of students achieved a grade 9-5 and 87.1% of students achieved a grade 9-4
• GCSE English – 19% of students achieved a grade 9-7, 53.8% of students achieved a grade 9-5 and 72.3% of students achieved a grade 9-4
• GCSE Science (2 GCSEs) – 26.1% of students achieved a grade 9-7, 59.3% of students achieved a grade 9-5 and 72.4% of students achieved a grade 9-4
• 132 grade 9s (or equivalent) have been achieved across a wide range of subjects
• 62 students have achieved 5 or more 9-7 grades (23.3% of the cohort) and 35 students achieved 8 9-7 grades (13.3% of the cohort)

Key Stage 5 Results

Key Figures

• The overall Level 3 pass rate is 94.7%, with the BTEC Level 3 pass rate being 99% and the A Level pass rate being 93.2%. The average grade for BTEC Level 3 being ‘Distinction’
• 34% of all students gained at least 1 A*/A grade (or equivalent) across a range of subjects
• 75% of all students gained at least 1 A*/B grade (or equivalent) across a range of subjects
• 91.5% of all students gained at least 1 A*/C grade (or equivalent) across a range of subjects
• We are pleased that there was a strong performance in the following A level subjects where more than 20% of students achieved an A grade or above: Arabic (88.9%), Biology (22.5%), Chemistry (22.5%), Maths (33.3%) and Urdu (100%)
• Students achieving excellent results in BTEC Level 3 Diploma (D*D*-DD) – Business (100%), Health and Social Care (50%), Applied Science (60%) and BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (D*-D) ICT (92.3%) and Health and Social Care (43.8%)

Destinations

Year 13 students have progressed on to a range of pathways post-18 and these are outlined below:

University – 81%
• Employment or Gap Year – 13%
• Apprenticeships – 2%
• Further Education – 2%

We are especially proud of Noor who will be taking up her place at University of Oxford to read Medicine.

This year saw students progressing on to a range of courses at University, including:

• Medicine
• Optometry
• Biomedical Science
• Pharmacy
• Midwifery
• Childhood Studies
• Accounting and Finance
• Law
• History
• Primary Teaching
• Adult Nursing
• Business Management
• Mathematics
• Zoology
• Psychology
• Cyber Security
• Computer Science

We continue to have a number of students attending Universities outside of the Greater Manchester area, including:

• Edge Hill University
• University of Bradford
• UCL (University College London)
• University of Huddersfield
• Keele University
• University of Sunderland
• University of Leeds
• University of Westminster

Retention of Students (from 2023 main study programmes)

• Advanced Level Courses – 97% of students retained for a second year in their main study programme
• Advanced Vocational Courses – 92% of students retained for a second year in their main study programme

Queries about Your Results

When you receive your results, if you have a query, please check first with Mrs Davison and she will advise you on any possible next steps. You can contact Mrs Davison via email: exam@wrhs1118.co.uk

Should you request a review of marking, it is important to remember that the grade can be lowered. The deadline to submit a request for a review of marking is 20th September 2024 and the cost will vary depending on the exam board and the number of exam papers requested.

Look back at our Results 2023 information.