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.