GCSE & Level 2
Exam Results – Summer 2025
Overview of Attainment and Progress
Attainment
There is no gap between boys’ and girls’ attainment.
The average GCSE grade is 4.67
For information about our Sixth Form results, please follow this link- https://townsend.herts.sch.uk/year13results/
YEAR 11
Attainment Overview
| No. of students | Average GCSE grade | EBacc average grade | 9-5 in English & Maths | 9-4 in English & Maths | |
| 2025 | 137 | 4.67 | 3.88 | 40.1% | 60.6% |
| 2024 | 140 | 4.77 | 4.01 | 51% | 67% |
| 2023 | 126 | 4.87 | 4.31 | 48% | 68% |
| 2022 | 139 | 4.66 | 3.88 | 42% | 58% |
| 2019 | 87 | 4.81 | 4.72 | 46% | 64% |
GCSE Results by Subject
| Subject | 9 – 7 % | 9 – 5 % | 9 – 4 % | 9 – 1 % | Total Grades | Average Grade |
| Art | 22.2 | 50 | 55.6 | 100 | 18 | 5 |
| Biology | 40.5 | 92.9 | 100 | 100 | 42 | 6 |
| Business Studies | 29.3 | 60.3 | 69 | 98.3 | 58 | 5 |
| Chemistry | 54.8 | 92.9 | 100 | 100 | 42 | 7 |
| Chinese | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 9 |
| Computer Science | 37.5 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 16 | 6 |
| Design Technology | 30 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 20 | 5 |
| Drama | 6.7 | 46.7 | 66.7 | 100 | 15 | 4 |
| Engineering | 55 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 20 | L2M |
| English Language | 17.8 | 50.4 | 63.7 | 100 | 135 | 5 |
| English Literature | 15.8 | 51.9 | 72.2 | 96.2 | 133 | 4 |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 13.3 | 66.7 | 86.7 | 100 | 15 | 5 |
| French | 28.6 | 67.9 | 75 | 100 | 28 | 5 |
| Geography | 13.2 | 34 | 45.3 | 98.1 | 53 | 4 |
| History | 18.8 | 47.8 | 73.9 | 98.6 | 69 | 5 |
| Maths | 21.5 | 48.9 | 69.6 | 100 | 135 | 5 |
| Maths (Further) | 45.5 | 86.4 | 86.4 | 86.4 | 22 | 6 |
| Media Studies | 16.7 | 50 | 77.8 | 94.4 | 18 | 4 |
| Music | 17.4 | 30.4 | 47.8 | 100 | 23 | 4 |
| PE | 15.8 | 52.6 | 52.6 | 94.7 | 19 | 4 |
| Physics | 50 | 90.5 | 100 | 100 | 42 | 7 |
| Portuguese | 25 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4 | 7 |
| Religious Studies | 19.8 | 49.6 | 61.1 | 95.4 | 131 | 4 |
| Russian | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 9 |
| Science (Combined) | 3.2 | 24.2 | 52.2 | 96.8 | 186 | 43 |
| Textiles | 16.7 | 66.7 | 75 | 100 | 12 | 5 |
