Performance

Exam Results 2018

We are pleased to celebrate yet another year of fantastic results at Brentford School for Girls where we are delighted for and proud of our Year 11 and Year 13 students. Owing to our excellent results we have been placed in the top 6% of schools nationally for the progress our students make. We have also been placed in the Top 100 non selective state schools’ by the Department for Education and our three year trends indicate that the school is continuing to grow from strength to strength in our journey to be outstanding.

Please click here to view our performance compared to other schools nationally.

What does Progress 8 measure?

Progress 8 calculates how much progress students make between their results in Year 6 (when students are aged 10 or 11) and their results in Year 11 (when students are 15 or 16). A progress 8 score of zero means, on average, the students at the school make expected progress. A progress 8 score of +0.50 means that students at the school have achieved, on average, half a grade higher in all their subjects compared to similar students nationally.

	2016	2017	2018
Progress 8	+0.20	+0.70	+0.70

What is attainment 8

Schools get a score based on how well students have performed in up to 8 qualifications, which include English, Mathematics, 3 English Baccalaureate qualifications including the Sciences, Computer Science, History, Geography and Languages, and 3 other additional approved qualifications. Mathematics and English are also double weighted compared to other subjects. To calculate the Attainment 8 score, each student's qualifying grades are converted to points and added up, with Mathematics and English double-weighted. From 2017, reformed GCSEs will be graded on a 1-9 scale.

	2016	2017	2018
Attainment 8	48.72	50.0	52.0

'BASICS' MEASURE IN ENGLISH AND MATHS

On the new 9-1 scale, a grade 4 is considered to be a ‘standard pass’ (low C grade) and agrade 5 equivalent to a ‘strong pass’ (high grade C). Until 2017, achieving GCSE grades A*- C in English and Mathematics was widely recognised as the minimum required to commence a level 3 route of study. The government now report on the percentage of students in the school who achieved a grade 4 + in Maths and English as well as those who achieved a grade 5+ in Maths and English. These are the thresholds for the ‘basics’ measure and, in the future, it is anticipated that Grade 5 will become the expected standard.

Proportion of students achieving a Grade 4 or above in English and Mathematics

	2016 (C+)	2017	2018
% of students achieving 4+ in GCSE Mathematics and English	55	65	69

Proportion of students achieving a Grade 5 or above in English and Mathematics

	2016	2017	2018
% of students achieving 5+ in GCSE Mathematics and English	---	39	50

We have had an increase this year in the number of Year 11 students who achieved a L5+ in English and Maths and are confident that this was the result of the hard work from the girls and the outstanding support provided by staff and parents.

The English Baccalaureate

The English Baccalaureate [EBacc] is a school performance measure used by the Department for Education. It measures the proportion of students in Year 11 who gain GCSE grades 5 -9 in the following subjects:

English
Mathematics
Two Sciences [Two from GCSE Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Combined Science)

A language [modern languages, ancient languages such as Latin or community languages]
History or Geography

Proportion of students achieving the English Baccalaureate [EBacc]

	2016	2016	2017
% English Baccalaureate at grade 4	---	35	35

Students who achieved academic excellence at GCSE

Name		9 to 7
KB		Ten 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
MK		Ten 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
IK		Ten 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
NA		Nine 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
AA		Nine 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
AK		Nine 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
ID		Eight 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
ME		Eight 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
CB		Seven 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
MG		Seven 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
NH		Seven 9 to 7, A* or Distinction
EM		Seven 9 to 7, A* or Distinction

Almost a quarter of all the grades achieved at GCSE were 9-7 grades (26%) and 73% of all grades achieved were 9-5 grades (the equivalent of A**-high C grades). One third of the year group achieved the English Baccalaureate at a strong pass level and we anticipate that this will be above the national average when validated data is released later this term.

The fact that have been ranked in the top 20% of schools in the last two years for our progress of disadvantaged students is a testament of how truly inclusive we are as a school. The progress of our high ability students placed us in the top 10% of all schools nationally. Our results over the last three years has put Brentford School for Girls as one of the highest performers in what is already a highly performing local authority and we pride ourselves on supporting students from all backgrounds and of all abilities to achieve beyond their potential.