GCSE Exam Results: 2022
It is important to see all examination results in the context of everything a school has to offer. Examination results are often seen by students and parents/carers as the most important measure of secondary school effectiveness. The problem is that reading examination results for their real significance is not a simple business. It is very easy to look at tables of raw data and to draw misleading conclusions.
Many factors should be borne in mind when scrutinising any school examination results. Perhaps the most essential thing to remember is that children do not all start from the same point. Students differ in terms of natural ability, the quality of the education provided in their primary school, the area they come from, the levels of parental support available and the facilities at home for additional learning. There can be many factors beyond the control of a school.
A school is far more than the sum of its examination results. That said, the examination results do show one important measure of a school’s effectiveness and this is why examination performance is such a very high priority at Townsend.
Examination results should never be underestimated but should not be viewed in isolation. To help complete the picture of our school, we hope that you will also read our Ofsted Inspection Report and our Denominational Inspection Report, view the rest of our website, and read our Prospectus and our Annual Booklet.
GCSE summary
Attainment 8 Scores
A school’s Attainment 8 score is defined by the government and is obtained by adding each student’s grades, double weighting English and Mathematics and then dividing that by the number of students in the cohort. The school’s Attainment 8 nationally based estimate is the score that the government says is the average that a school might expect to get given their students’ starting points
| Provisional Attainment 8 Score | |
| Boys | 43.42 |
| Girls | 50.36 |
| Total | 46.67 |
Progress 8 Score
A school’s Progress 8 score is normally a calculation that measures how much progress is made by all students in the cohort against those from all other schools nationally. A school whose students made nationally average progress would expect a Progress 8 score of 0. A school with a positive Progress 8 score would have students making progress per subject more than expected. Progress 8 figures are not calculated and published by the Department for Education until October/November and were not available when this examination information was compiled for our school. Once the figures are published nationally they will be available on websites.
Attainment in GCSE English and Mathematics
The percentage of students achieving a grade 5 or more in both English and Mathematics was 42%.
Ebacc 92% of students entered for the Ebacc and achieved a standard pass or higher grade.
Please see our EXAMINATIONS Booklet for a further breakdown our results
Post 16 Exam Results: 2022
The Alban Learning Partners (ALPs)
Townsend is a founding member of a very successful Post 16 (6th Form) Consortium.
Our partners are St Albans Girls’ School, Loreto College, Samuel Ryder Academy, Marlborough Science Academy and Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School. We also have partnerships and links with other education providers in St Albans and beyond.
Destinations of Year 13 students
All of our Year 13 students that applied to university gained places for the 12th successive year.
- 70% went to university
- 4% stayed in education for further study
- 18% took up employment offers – some applying for University next year
- 8% have gained an apprenticeship
- 0% NEET (No student is recorded as Not in Education, Employment, or Training)
Our Year 13 students that applied to university gained places on the following courses in 2022
| University | Course |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Law |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Medical Science |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Politics with International Relations |
| Bath Spa University | Forensic Psychology |
| University of Birmingham | Master of Nursing (Adult) |
| Birmingham City University | Criminology, Policing and Investigation |
| Birmingham City University | Psychology and Counselling |
| University of Bristol | Ancient History |
| Cardiff University | Law |
| University of East Anglia UEA | Modern History |
| Kingston University | Criminology inc Foundation Year |
| University of Kent | Biology |
| Leeds Beckett University | Sports & Exercise Therapy |
| Leeds Trinity University | Sport Psychology |
| University of Leicester | Physics with Foundation Year |
| Middlesex University | Criminology with Psychology |
| Middlesex University | Primary Education (QTS) |
| University of Northampton | Psychology |
| Nottingham Trent University | Business Management and Marketing |
| Queen Mary University of London | Aerospace Engineering |
| St Mary’s University, Twickenham | English Literature |
| Swansea University | Media and Communication with a Foundation Year |
| UCFB | Football Business & Marketing with Foundation Year |
| UCL (University College London) | Physics with Medical Physics |
| West Dean College of Arts and Conservation | Craft Practices – Horology |
Post 16 Health and Social Care Diploma
| Subject | Exams | D*D*D | D*DD | DDD | DDM | P | D*>P% | D*>M% | D*>D% |
| Health & Social Care Extended Diploma | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Health & Social Care Foundation Diploma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 83 | 83 |
Post 16 Advanced Level Examination Results – Year 13
| Subject | Exam entry | A* | A | B | C | D | E | U | A* – E% | A* – B% |
| Biology | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 44 |
| Business Studies | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 69 |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 90 | 30 |
| Economics* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| English Literature | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| EPQ** | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| Geography | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| History | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 77 |
| Mathematics | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 33 |
| Mathematics (Further)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| Media Studies | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 31 |
| Physical Education* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Physics | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 66 |
| Psychology | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 33 |
| Sociology | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 63 |
| Spanish* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| Totals | 128 | 2 | 16 | 45 | 29 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 100 | 49 |
* Denotes a subject taught at a consortium partner school
**EPQ = the Extended Project Qualification
- The average A level grade achieved was C.
Retention Rate: 100% of students completed Year 13.
National performance tables are release by the Department for Education in October/November and will be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years