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2022 Exam Results
Sandy Secondary School pupils have achieved extremely well following a difficult period in which they had to adapt, firstly to the new style of remote learning, and then to re-learning the skills to be a successful student in a physical school. This was the first cohort to take the examinations since 2019 and we are immensely proud of how well they have done.
Key Stage 5
At Key Stage 5 we achieved a 100% pass rate at A Level and a 99% for Applied Generals / Technical Qualifications. This is an improvement from the 94% achieved in both measures in 2019.
The average grade for students of all types of qualification showed significant improvement. In 2019 A Level average points score was 24.5, with an average grade of D+, whereas in 2022 the A Level average points score is 29.7 with an average grade of C. For the Applied Generals/Technical Qualifications in 2019, the average points score was 17.8 with an average grade of a Pass, whilst in 2022, the average points score increased to 32.6 with an average grade of Distinction.
Grades:
A Levels:
Sixth Form Admission
Sixth Form Admission
Applied General / Technical Qualifications:
Special recognition goes to our top achieving students who achieved:
Key Stage 4
At Key Stage 4, students again showed high levels of success with the students achieving an Attainment 8 score of 43.0. This measure is particularly important as it incorporates the results of every student in the cohort. This figure indicates that on average students are achieving grades 4 and 5 in their subjects. Grade 4 being the equivalent of grade C on the old grading system.
The school continues to enter the vast majority of students for the full EBacc curriculum, which incorporates English, Maths, Science, Geography or History and French or Spanish. In 2022, 74% of students took qualifications in all these subject areas, nearly twice the national average and two and half times the local average.
Students continue to achieve well in English and Mathematics with 67% of students achieving a 4+ in both of these subjects and 44% of students a grade 5+ in both. Overall, across all subject areas, 66% of grades were grade 4 or better for GCSE subjects and 76% for vocational courses. 14% of all grades were grades 7, 8 or 9 with 27 grade 9s being achieved by the cohort. Grade 9s were achieved in English, Maths, Biology, Physics, Geography, History, French, Spanish, Computer Science, Dance, Drama, Media Studies, Music and Photography.
Grades:
Special recognition goes to our top performing students who achieved:
We are currently awaiting validation of the 2022 results and this page will be updated once this has happened.
The validated results from 2019 can be accessed using the link below:
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/109669/sandy-secondary-school