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Samuel Whitbread Academy

Exam Results

KS4

 % of students achieving a Standard Pass in English and Maths - Grades 9-4

  2018 2019

2020

2021 2022
Samuel Whitbread Academy 70 74 73 71 79
Local Authority 64 66 - - 70
National 64 64 - - 71

 

% of students achieving a Strong Pass in English and Maths - Grades 9-5

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Samuel Whitbread Academy 42 48 49 48 55
Local Authority 41.5 43 - - 47
National 43.3 43.2 - - 49.6

 

% of students achieving a Standard Pass - Grades 9-4

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
English 83 81 81 81 87
Maths 77 82 80 80 82

 

% of students achieving a Strong Pass - Grades 9-5

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
English 64 64 65 65 69
Maths 53 57 56 56 62

 

Sustained education, employment or training after KS4 (Destinations)

  2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20
Samuel Whitbread Academy 95% 97% 95% 95%
Local Authority 95% 95% 94% 94%
National 94% 94% 90% 94%

 

Attainment 8 

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Samuel Whitbread Academy 47.3 48.2 49.5 51.8 51.2
Local Authority 45.2 46.5 - - 47.6
National 46.5 46.7 - - 48.7

 

Progress 8 

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Samuel Whitbread Academy -0.21 -0.23 - - -0.09*

* Provisional release (November 2022)

 

% Entering EBacc

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Samuel Whitbread Academy 11 9.5 18 18 12
Local Authority 33.5 40 - - -
National 38.5 30.5 - - -

EBacc average point score

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Samuel Whitbread Academy 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.3
Local Authority 3.85 4.1 - - -
National 4.0 3.8 - - 4.3

 

KS5 Attainment Summary

Overall attainment

% 2019

2020

2021

2022

2023
A*- A (or equivalent) 17% 28% 39% 35% 26%
A*- B (or equivalent) 41% 53% 64% 70% 56%
A*- C (or equivalent) 66% 80% 87% 90% 82%
A*- E (or equivalent) 97% 99% 99% 99% 99%
ALPS Progress Score achieved 7
(Below Average)
3 (Excellent) 2 (Outstanding) 3
(Excellent)
4
(Very Good)
Value Added -0.40 +0.24 +0.48 +0.03 N/A

 

Russell Group Entry

Year 2019

2020

2021 2022 2023
Number of Students entering a Russell Group university.
17 students out of 120 who were placed at university.
 
14% of students who placed at university were placed at a RUSSELL GROUP University.
25 students out of 103 who were placed at university.
 
24% of students who placed at university were placed at a RUSSELL GROUP University.
 
25 students were placed at a Russell Group out of 78 students who applied for at least one Russell Group Uni =

32%

46 students out of 146 who were placed at university.
 
32% of students who placed at university were placed at a RUSSELL GROUP University.
 
46 students were placed at a Russell Group out of 88 students who applied for at least one Russell Group Uni =

52%

26 students out of 111 who were placed at university.
 
23% of students who placed at university were placed at a RUSSELL GROUP University.
 
26 students were placed at a Russell Group out of 71 students who applied for at least one Russell Group Uni =

37%

26 students out of 120 who were placed at university.



19% of students who placed at university were placed at a RUSSELL GROUP University.
 
26 students were placed at a Russell Group out of 64 students who applied for at least one Russell Group Uni =

40%

 

 

Retention Summary

  2018 2019

A Level

95% of 158 students 91% of 188 students

Applied General

88% of 17 students 84% of 37 students

Tech Level

100% of 6 students 59% of 17 students

 

Destination Summary

2023 Destination Data:

Destination Number %
University 122 55.45
Degree Apprenticeship 6 2.73
Other apprenticeship 16 7.27
Employed 30 13.64
Seeking employment 15 6.82
College 3 1.36
Training 1 0.45
Services 1 0.45
Gap Year 11 5
Repeat Year 13 1 0.45
Unknown - Have been contacted, no response 14 6.36

 

2022 Destination Data:

Destination Number %
University 121 62.37
Apprenticeship 30 15.46
Seeking apprenticeship 0 0
Employment/Job 11 5.67
Seeking employment 0 0
College 4 2.06
Gap Year 7 3.61
Services 1 0.52
Repeat year 13 2 1.03
Unknown – have been contacted but no response 18 9.28
NEET 0 0

2021 Destination Data:

Destination Number %
University 172 78%
Apprenticeship 10 4.5%
Seeking apprenticeship 2 0.9%
Employment/Job 9 4%
Seeking employment 2 0.9%
College 5 2.2%
Gap Year 6 2.7%
Services 1 0.4%
Repeat year 13 1 0.4%
Unknown – have been contacted but no response 9 4%
NEET 1 0.4%

 

2020 Destination Data:

Destination Number %
University 97 49.24%
Gap year then university (deferred university place for one year) 11 5.58%

Apprenticeship

18 9.14%
Employment/Job 24 12.18%
Other (College, foundation courses, School Leaver Programme) 9 4.56%
Seeking apprenticeship, employment or further education (as of October 2020) 3 1.53%
Services 3 1.53%
Repeat year 13 7 3.55%
Unknown 25 12.69%

 

2019 Destination Data:

Destination Number %
University 131 59% (98% of these secured their first or second choice university)
Apprenticeship 29 13%
Employment/Job 26 12%
Other (College, foundation courses, School Leaver Programme) 10 5%
Seeking apprenticeship, employment or further education (as of October 2018) 16 7%
Services 5 2%
Repeat year 13 4 2%

 

2018 Destination Data:

Destination Number %
University 105 69.07
Apprenticeship 22 14.47
Employment/Job 11 7.23
Other (College, foundation courses, School Leaver Programme) 10 6.57
Seeking apprenticeship, employment or further education (as of October 2018) 4 2.64

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