Devonport High School for Girls – End of Key Stage 4 and End of Key Stage 5 performance

We are extremely proud of the achievements of our students and congratulate them on their examination results.

2018 unvalidated results

GCSE

• 60.5% A*-A/9-7 grades, top grades for new and legacy GCSEs have been combined using Ofqual guidance which equates a new grade 7 with the legacy grade A.
• 100% Basics Standard Pass, which is the percentage of students achieving 9-4 in English and mathematics.
• 97% Basics Strong Pass, which is the percentage of students achieving 9-5 in English and mathematics.
• 85% of the Year 11 cohort were entered for the English Baccalaureate meaning they studied at least English, mathematics, History or Geography, a modern foreign language and a science.
• 81% English Baccalaureate Standard Pass, which is the percentage of students achieving 9-4 in English, mathematics, a humanities (History or Geography), a modern foreign language and a science.
• 67% English Baccalaureate Strong Pass, which is the percentage of students achieving 9-5 in English, mathematics, a humanities (History or Geography), a modern foreign language and a science.
• Attainment 8: 71.3 (A grade average), which is our students average total point score across a suite of 8 qualifying subjects.
• Progress 8: +0.57, which is a progress score shown as a proportion of a grade. The average grade our students achieved (Attainment 8) compared with students nationally who had a similar starting point (prior attainment) at the end of primary school. This figures means that on average our students achieved over half a grade higher than similar students national in 2018.

A level

• %A*-B grades: 61%.
• A Level average points score per entry/average grade: 38 (B- grade).
• A Level progress score: -0.09, which is a progress score shown as a proportion of a grade. The average grade our students achieved compared with students nationally who had a similar starting point (prior attainment) at the end of GCSE. This is a predicted figure based on 2017 national data set and will be updated when 2018 national data becomes available.

2017 validated results

GCSE

• 68% A*-A/9-7 grades, top grades for new and legacy GCSEs have been combined using Ofqual guidance which equates a new grade 7 with the legacy grade A.
• 99% Basics Standard Pass, which is the percentage of students achieving 9-4 in English and mathematics.
• 97% Basics Strong Pass, which is the percentage of students achieving 9-5 in English and mathematics.
• 86% of the Year 11 cohort were entered for the English Baccalaureate meaning they studied at least English, mathematics, History or Geography, a modern foreign language and a science.
• 82% English Baccalaureate Standard Pass, which is the percentage of students achieving 9-4 in English, mathematics and A*-C in a humanities (History or Geography), a modern foreign language and a science.
• 82% English Baccalaureate Strong Pass, which is the percentage of students achieving 9-5 in English, mathematics and A*-C in a humanities (History or Geography), a modern foreign language and a science.
• Attainment 8: 72 (A grade average), which is our students average total point score across a suite of 8 qualifying subjects.
• Progress 8: +0.66, which is a progress score shown as a proportion of a grade. The average grade our students achieved (Attainment 8) compared with students nationally who had a similar starting point (prior attainment) at the end of primary school.
• Student destinations – 2013 = 98%, 2014 = 100%, 2015 = 99%. The percentage of students who stay in sustained education or move into employment/training.

A level

• %A*-B grades: 68%.
• A Level average points score per entry/average grade: 36.72 (B- grade).
• A Level progress score: +0.07, which is a progress score shown as a proportion of a grade. The average grade our students achieved compared with students nationally who had a similar starting point (prior attainment) at the end of GCSE.
• Academic average points score per entry/average grade: 36.84 (B- grade).
• Academic progress score: +0.06, which is a progress score shown as a proportion of a grade. The average grade our students achieved compared with students nationally who had a similar starting point (prior attainment) at the end of GCSE.
• Applied general average points score per entry/average grade: 50 (D* grade).
• Applied general progress score: 0.00, which is a progress score shown as a proportion of a grade. The average grade our students achieved compared with students nationally who had a similar starting point (prior attainment) at the end of GCSE.
• Technical level average points score per entry/average grade: 42.5 (D* grade).
• Student retention: 97%. The % of students who complete their main course of study.
• Student destinations: 2013 = 86%, 2014 = 93%, 2015 = 92%. The percentage of students staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after 16 to 18 study.

Comparisons with national outcomes  can be made via the School Performance Tables website which can be accessed via the link below.