Examinations and Outcomes

Please follow the link below to access performance data through the .gov.uk website. You may also want to look at this publication produced by the Department for Education that gives advice and guidance around the reformed GCSE's.

Top facts about the new GCSEs

Compare school and college performance (The Cheadle Academy)

Examinations & Outcomes

  Pupil Destinations

  https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/136959/the-cheadle-academy/secondary

Understanding the new GCSEs

Over the past two years, GCSE course have been changing, as the government rolls out a series of changes. The main differences that students and teachers have been adjusting to include:

-          New grading scale, using 9-1, with 9 being the top grade,

-          Assessment is mainly by exams at the end of the course,

-          More demanding content.

The new grading system

The content of the new GCSEs is very different and there will not be a simple and direct way to compare the new grading system to the old GCSE A*-G grades. However to ensure that the new system is fair, the percentages of students gaining particular grades will remain the same. So for example, the same proportion of students that gained an A or A* in the old GCSEs will now gain a grade 7 or above.

The government’s definition of ‘a good GCSE Pass’ will be set at a Grade 5, which will be equivalent to a high grade C. The new grade 9 will be awarded to only the very top students in the country, for exceptional performance.

 Useful Information

Structure of new GCSES video
Making the Grade.  A guide to awarding video

Our Exams Officer is:
Mrs S Barker
Examination and Data Officer
Telephone: 01538 493900
Exam Centre Number: The Cheadle Academy - 30120

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