Examinations

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Contingency days.

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have confirmed: 23rd June 2027

As contingency days should an examination not be able to take place as timetabled due to widespread, sustained national or local disruption in the UK. It is a JCQ requirement that all students sitting GCSEs and A Levels in the summer must make themselves available until the exams Contingency Day.

Examination Results days.

GCE A Level results— 12th August 2027

GCSE results— 19th August 2027

Certificate collection arrangements.

Exam certificates from the summer exam series do not arrive to centres until the following November, detailed instructions on how to collect your exam certificates will be in your exam results envelope.

Exam Results

Notes: National Averages are shown in brackets for state funded schools from the DfE national dataset.

Attainment 8 and Progress 8 Guidance available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progress-8-school-performance-measure

KS4 Examination Results at Hele’s School

2017

2018

2019

2020*

2021*

2022

2023

2024

% 5 or more 9-4 (or A*- C) grade GCSEs including

English & Mathematics

70%

61%

67%

73%

63%

(xx%)

70%

(60.3%)

% 4+ grades in English &

Mathematics GCSEs

73%

71%

73%

79%

77%

(xx%)

73%

(73%)

76%

69%

(65%)

% 4+ grades in English

GCSE

86%

77%

82%

90%

84%

(xx%)

86%

(79%)

78%

% 4+ grades in Mathematics GCSE

77%

78%

78%

81%

82%

(xx%)

76%

(73%)

76%

% 5+ grades in English &

Mathematics GCSEs

45%

43%

50%

55%

56%

(xx%)

50%

(50%)

57%

45%

(46%)

% 5+ grades in English

GCSE

70%

57%

68%

70%

69%

(xx%)

68%

(65%)

61%

% 5+ grades in Mathematics GCSE

51%

52%

54%

60%

64%

(xx%)

57%

(55%)

57%

Average EBacc APS per pupil

4.59

4.32

4.67

4.87

4.68

(x.xx)

4.33

(4.27)

4.45

% of KS4 pupils entering the EBacc

74%

71%

79%

78%

54%

(xx%)

53%

(39%)

68%

53%

(40%)

% of KS4 pupils achieving the EBacc (Standard Pass: 4+)

40%

34%

43%

56%

41%

(xx%)

42%

(27%)

37%

(35%)

% of KS4 pupils achieving the EBacc (Strong Pass: 5+)

32%

19%

24%

33%

25%

(xx%)

27%

(20%)

27%

(18%)

Progress 8 Score

-0.08

-0.31

+0.03

+0.32

+0.16

(x.xx)

-0.27

(-0.03)

+0.13

-0.09

(-0.03)

Attainment 8 Score

48.7

45.5

49.0

51.3

50.8

(xx.x)

47.7

(48.7)

50.0

47.3

45.9

% in education or employment for at least 2 terms after finishing KS4

96%

98%

96%

97%

tbc

98%

(93%)

Published in March 2025

Published in March 2026

Disadvantaged KPIs	2019 (17)	2019 National DS	2022 (43)	2023	2024
Attainment 8	39.24	36.68	37.2	37.3	38.7
Progress 8	-0.42	-0.45	-0.66	-0.46	-0.63
5+ Basics	41%	25%	21%	40%	25%
GCSE EBacc APS	3.61	3.08	3.16		3.52

16-19

KS5 Examination Results at Hele’s School	2017	2018	2019	2020*	2021*	2022	2023	2024
A-Level Progress – Level 3 Value Added Score	+0.01 (Average) *(-0.01)*	-0.10 (Average) *(-0.01)*	+0.13 (Above Average) *(-0.02)*	+0.38	+0.44	tbc	-0.88 (Below Average)	-0.07 (Average) (-0.03)
A-Level Attainment – Average Point Score	27.64 (C-)	28.68 (C)	30.58 (C)	37.31 (B-)	39.32 (B-)	36.44 (B-)	30.29 (C)	31.55 (C+)
Academic Progress – Level 3 Value Added Score	+0.01 (Average) *(-0.01)*	-0.09 (Average) *(-0.01)*	+0.14 (Above Average) *(-0.02)*	+0.38	+0.44	tbc	-0.87 (C)	-0.07 (C+)
Academic Attainment – Average Point Score	27.77 (C)	28.98 (C)	30.81 (C)	37.33 (B-)	39.35 (B-)	36.39 (B-)	30.39 (C)	31.71 (C+)
Applied Progress – Level 3 Value Added Score	-0.77 (Well Below Average)	+0.05 (Average)	-0.07 (Average)	+0.38	-0.14	tbc	-0.52	-0.28
Applied Attainment – Average Point Score	27.68 (Merit+)	27.08 (Merit+)	24.55 (Merit)	31.43 (Distinction Minus)	32.23 (Distinction Minus)	35.52 (Distinction)	30.42 (Distinction Minus)	28.45 (Merit+)
Average progress made in GCSE English at Post 16	+0.30 *(-0.02)*	+0.81 *(+0.06)*	+0.35 *(+0.13)*	-1.0 (2 learners)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Average progress made in GCSE Maths at Post 16	+0.40 *(-0.01)*	+0.72 *(+0.05)*	0.00 *(+0.08)*	-1.0 (2 learners)	-1.0 (1 learner)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Destinations (% students reaching the end of 16 to 18 study and staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after this)	84% (Plymouth average *86%,* England average *87%*)	87% (Plymouth average *80%, England average 81%*)	90%	97% (Plymouth average *84%, England average 84%*)	94%	93% (80%)	Published in March 2025	Published in March 2026

Notes: National Averages are shown in brackets for state funded schools from the DfE national dataset.

*Centre Assessed Grades (CAGs)/Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs). 2020 CAGs, 2021 TAGs and 2022 external exam grades are NOT directly comparable with previous years and inferences should not be drawn accordingly.

2022 Grade Profile for A Level:

A*-A 23.6%

A*-B 50.9%

A*-C 82.7%

A*-D 94.8%

A*-E 98.8%