Hellesdon High School

Exam Results

GCSE & Level 2 Results

Progress 8 Score

Progress 8 shows the progress students make during secondary school across a range of 8 subjects. A school will receive a Progress 8 score of 0.0 if all students make the same progress as the national average. Schools have been measured on Progress 8 since 2015.

2021 2022 2023
+0.12 -0.6 -0.36


Attainment 8

Attainment 8 is a score of how well our students have performed in a range of 8 subjects (including English, Maths, Science, History or Geography and a modern foreign language. The national average score in England is around 46.7 each year. 

2021 2022 2023
48.7 42.5 40.3

 

% of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate

The English Baccalaureate ('EBacc') is a set of subjects at GCSE that keeps young people’s options open for further study and future careers. Secondary schools are measured on the number of pupils that take GCSEs in these core subjects. The government’s ambition is to see 75% of pupils studying the EBacc subject combination at GCSE by 2022, and 90% by 2025

The EBacc is:

  • English language and literature
  • Maths
  • The Sciences
  • Geography or History
  • A language

 

% of pupils entering EBacc at Hellesdon High School:

2021 2022 2023
52% 50% 53%

% of pupils staying in education or employment after Year 11

2021 2022 2023
91% 93% 91%

 


GCSE English & Maths

All GCSEs are graded from 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest)

  • A grade 4 is a standard pass, broadly equivalent to the old grade C
  • A grade 5 is a strong pass, broadly equivalent to the old grade B
STRONG PASS RESULTS 2021 2022 2023
% Grades 9-5 in both GCSE English & Maths 51% 42% 45%

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