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The Marlborough Science Academy

Exam Results

Summary of Student Attainment 2023

There are many indicators of the success of a school; the most publicised being examination results. We are very proud of the success of all our students and the following pages show their successes in the many different subjects we offer.

Key Stage 5 Results Summary

We were delighted with the A level results in 2023. The results show continued improvement in many areas.  All students have gone onto study the courses of their choice or employment.

Year 13 A level (percentage at each grade)

 

Entries

A*

A

B

C

D

E

Art

8

0%

38%

50%

13%

0%

0%

Biology

20

5%

0%

20%

20%

25%

5%

Business Studies

18

0%

0%

11%

28%

44%

6%

Chemistry

15

7%

13%

20%

13%

27%

20%

Classical Civilisation

1

0%

0%

0%

0%

100%

0%

Computer Studies/Computing

8

0%

0%

25%

38%

25%

13%

D&T Product Design

8

0%

0%

0%

13%

63%

0%

Dance

1

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

100%

English Literature

8

0%

13%

38%

13%

38%

0%

Film Studies

9

0%

0%

33%

22%

22%

22%

French

1

0%

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Further Mathematics

8

63%

1000%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Geography

22

0%

0%

14%

50%

9%

14%

History

5

0%

0%

0%

20%

60%

20%

Mathematics

16

13%

25%

0%

19%

13%

19%

Media

23

0%

4%

30%

57%

9%

0%

Photography

11

0%

18%

36%

36%

9%

0%

Physics

3

33%

33%

0%

33%

0%

0%

Politics

9

0%

0%

22%

11%

44%

11`%

Psychology

37

0%

5%

5%

27%

27%

22%

Religious Studies

5 0% 0% 0% 60% 40% 0%

Sociology

15

0%

0%

7%

53%

40%

0%

Spanish

1

0%

0%

0%

100%

0%

0%

EPQ

8

25%

25%

13%

38%

0%

0%

 

Year 13 Vocational Qualifications (percentage at each grade)

 

Entries

Dn*

Dn

Mt

Ps

Business (Applied) Ext. Cert.

4

0%

0%

25%

75%

Sports Studies BTEC

5

0%

40%

60%

0%

NB: Vocational grading is as follows:

 

 

Dn* = Distinction*

Dn = Distinction

Mt = Merit

Ps = Pass

Key Stage 4 Results Summary

We were thrilled with our GCSE results in 2023; they show the continued improvement we have been making as a school.  Our GCSE results reflect the hard work of our students and there have been many outstanding individual performances.

Year 11 GCSE (percentage at each grade)

 

Entries

9-7

9-5

9-4

9-1

Art and Design

32

44%

88%

97%

100%

Biology

54

56%

94%

98%

100%

Business Studies

44

14%

48%

80%

100%

Chemistry

54

54%

89%

100%

100%

Classical Civilisation

13

38%

85%

92%

100%

Computer Science

30

13%

43%

57%

97%

Dance

13

31%

54%

85%

100%

Design and Technology

19

11%

16%

32%

100%

Drama

28

14%

61%

79%

100%

English Language

198

19%

56%

75%

98%

English Literature

198

19%

50%

66%

97%

Food Preparation and Nutrition

14

21%

57%

64%

100%

French

66

18%

44%

64%

100%

Further Mathematics

8

63%

75%

100%

100%

Geography

110

15%

44%

64%

98%

Graphic Communication

42

0%

19%

48%

100%

History

78

15%

49%

63%

97%

Mathematics

199

16%

53%

77%

100%

Media Studies

36

14%

56%

75%

100%

Music

12

42%

67%

83%

100%

Physics

54

43%

89%

98%

100%

Philosophy and Ethics

19

42%

84%

89%

100%

Science (Double Award)

290

2%

34%

60%

98%

Spanish

41

22%

46%

54%

100%

PE

24

29%

58%

83%

100%

 

Year 11 Vocational Qualifications (percentage at each grade)

 

Entries

Dn* - Dn

Dn* - Mt

Dn* - Ps

Dn* - Lv1

Childcare Skills (CNAT)

10

20%

30%

50%

100%

Engineering (CNAT)

16

0%

13%

38%

88%

Sports Studies (CNAT)

10

0%

10%

40%

100%

Information Technology (BTEC)

19

0%

5%

37%

89%

NB: Vocational grading is as follows:

 

 

Dn* = Distinction*

Dn = Distinction

Mt = Merit

Ps = Pass

Lv1 = Level 1 Pass

 

 

Other performance measures can be found at the Department for Education website: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/138042/the-marlborough-science-academy/secondary     

OR

https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables

Given the uneven impact of the pandemic on school and college performance data, the government has said you should not make direct comparisons between the performance data for one school or college and another, or to data from previous years.