Exam Results

GCSE Examination Results 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, students in years 13 and 11 were not able to sit their final examinations in the summer of 2020 and were awarded Centre Assessed Grades.

GCSE Examination Results and Progress 2019

GCSE Results continued to improve at Longsands Academy in 2019, with very positive attainment and progress figures.

A Progress 8 score of +0.15 was achieved by a substantial number of students making progress and achieving beyond national expectations based on Key Stage 2 results. In 2019, 79.3% (up by 3.3% from 76% in 2018) of Year 11 students achieved at least a grade 4 (standard pass) in English and 80.3% in Maths (up by 6.6% from 73.7% in 2018). 71.6% achieved at least this standard in both English and Maths (up by 5.4% on 2018). 80.1% of students achieved at least a grade 4 in Science (up by 8.9% from 57% in 2018). In 2019, 47% (up by 2.1% from 59.9% in 2018) of Year 11 students achieved at least a grade 5 (strong pass) in English and 57% in Maths (up by 6.6% from 73.7% in 2018). 47% achieved at least this standard in both English and Maths (up by 5.5% on 2018). 62/1% of students achieved at least a grade 5 in Science (up by 11.8% from 50.4% in 2018).

The headline figures are:

	2017	2018	2019
Average KS2 Prior Attainment	4.7	4.7	4.81
Attainment 8	44.28	45.68	48.8
Progress 8	-0.14	0.001	0.14
Students achieving 9-5 in English and Maths	41%	41%	47%
English Progress	-0.007	-0.08	-0.02
Maths Progress	0.203	0.19	0.2
EBacc Progress	0.011	0.13	0.33
Open Progress	-0.607	-0.27	-0.09
EBacc APS	3.81	4.02	4.28
% Students entering the EBacc	31	31	28
% Staying in Education or Employment	98	98	95

Over 24% of all GCSE grades were 9-7, with 80 of those securing a Grade 9; the highest grade possible in the new system for GCSEs. A number of subject areas achieved notable results including Biology (98.8%, Grade 9-4), Chemistry (98.8%, Grade 9-4), Physics (98.8%, Grade 9-4), Latin (93.3% Grade 9-4), Music (93.3%, Grade 9-4), French (92.1%, Grade 9-4), German (80.5%, Grade 9-4), RE (77.5%, Grade 9-4), History (72.1%, Grade 9-4) and Geography (71.9%, Grade 9-4) and reflecting the Academy’s commitment to provide a rigorous curriculum for all of our learners.

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Exam results for Longsands Sixth Form can be found here: Exam Results – Longsands Sixth Form

Retention information (Year 11 – Sixth Form):

2018	2019	2020 (CAGS)	Recruitment and retention
360	357	371	Number of students 16-19
169	188	183	Number of students Y12
191	169	188	Number of students Y13
156	125	146	A level cohort
70	77	82	Vocational cohort
286 > 149 52.1%	285 > 159 55.8%	284 > 117 41.2%	Retention – Year 11 into 12
179 > 152 84.9%	224 > 196 87.5%	189 > 177 93.6%	Retention – Year 12 into 13