South Charnwood High School

KS4 Curriculum Information

Below shows the schools provisional data after the GCSE results were published on 24^th August 2023

South Charnwood Data
Progress 8 score (all pupils) +0.35 Progress 8 score (disadvantaged pupils) +0.35	This score shows how much progress pupils at South Charnwood made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4, compared to other similar pupils nationally.
Attainment 8 score 50.9	Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.
% of pupils achieving a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and Maths 57.4%	This tells you the percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSEs.
% of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) = 26%	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.
% of pupils achieving Grade 5 in English & Maths 57.4%
% of pupils achieving Grade 4 in English & Maths 78.7%
EBacc average points score 4.31	The EBacc average points score calculates a pupil's average point scores across the 5 pillars of the English Baccalaureate.
% of pupils staying in education or employment after KS4 96%	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).

Provisional Grade distribution across all subjects

Subject	Number of Pupils Entered	Grade 4+	Grade 5+	Grade 7+
English Language	169	79%	57%	17%
English Literature	169	85%	75%	25%
Maths	169	83%	64%	20%
Biology	60	95%	87%	38%
Chemistry	60	98%	82%	28%
Physics	60	93%	75%	25%
Combined Science	109	82%	61%	11%
Art	36	47%	28%	3%
Business Studies	87	72%	62%	28%
Computer Science	39	44%	31%	8%
Design & Technology	38	68%	42%	11%
Drama	30	65%	41%	6%
Food Technology	40	68%	40%	18%
French	32	97%	91%	41%
Geography	70	89%	76%	34%
History	93	63%	45%	22%
Media Studies	27	70%	48%	11%
PE	47	70%	49%	19%
RE	13	69%	39%	23%

Subject	Number of Pupils Entered	Level 2 Pass or Better	Level 2 Merit or Better	Level 2 Distinction or Better
Creative iMedia	46	76%	54%	20%
Health & Social Care	34	77%	47%	27%

Changes to GCSE Qualifications

All subjects will be taught with new specifications from Sept 2017 and will be graded 1-9 instead of A*-G. (Grade 1 = G; Grade 4 = C; Grade 7 = A)

Grade 5 (old grade B/C) will now be considered a good pass.

Very little coursework or controlled assessments.

Assessed by final examinations at the end of the course (May/June 2019)

A comparison of national figures can be found on the Government website here.

Progress 8

Progress 8 will be the main school performance measure replacing 5A*-C incl English & Maths.

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