Exam Results - Watford Grammar School for Girls

In 2023, pupils continued to make exceptional progress in their GCSEs, outperforming expectations for the sixth year in a row.

2023 GCSE Highlights

36^%

of all GCSE results were grade 8 or 9

58^%

of all GCSE results were grade 7, 8 and 9

85^%

of students achieved 5 or more grade 5s including English and Maths

78^%

of students entered the English Baccalaureate.

99^%

of students stay in education or employment after Key Stage 4.

Average GCSE grade of 7.

In 2023,

Progress 8 score was 0.7
Attainment in English and maths – percentage of pupils achieving a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths 86%
Attainment 8 score 67.4
English Baccalaureate (EBacc) average point score (APS) 6.35

All 2023 GCSE results

2023 A Level Highlights

35^%

of all A Level results were grade A* and A grades

63^%

of A Level results were A*, A or B grades

53^%

of students achieved at least 3 x B grades

86^%

of students progressed to university, with 52% attending Russell Group institutions.

Attainment: Average grade B.

93^%

of WGGS students stayed in education or employment for at least 2 terms after leaving WGGS. 87% of these students stayed in education.

Attainment – 35% grade A*-A, 63% grade A*-B, average grade B, 53% of students gained at least 3 B grades.
Retention – 93% of students stayed in education or employment for at least 2 terms after leaving WGGS. 87% of these students remained in education
Destinations – Progress to university was: 86% with 52% attending a Russell Group university. 2 students gained an Oxbridge Place and 16 students went on to study Medicine.

All 2023 A Level results

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Previous years

2022
All 2022 A Level results
All 2022 GCSE results
Most recent performance data for GCSE exams
Progress 8: 0.9
Attainment 8:
Percentage of students achieving English and Maths at grade 5 and above: 86%
Percentage of students entered for EBacc: 76%
EBacc average points score:
2021
All 2021 A Level results
All 2021 GCSE results
Most recent performance data for GCSE exams
Progress 8:
Attainment 8:
Percentage of students achieving English and Maths at grade 5 and above: 92%
Percentage of students entered for EBacc: 64%
EBacc average points score: 6.7
2020
A Level Results
GCSE Results
Most recent performance data for GCSE exams
Progress 8: 0.80
Attainment 8: 72.7
Percentage of students achieving English and Maths at grade 5 and above: 93
Percentage of students entered for EBacc: 64%
EBacc average points score: 6.7
2019
A Level Results – 2019
GCSE Results – 2019
Most recent performance data for GCSE exams
Progress 8: 1.03
Attainment 8: 74.5
Percentage of students achieving English and Maths at 5 and above: 91
Percentage of students entered for Ebacc: 79
EBacc average point score: 7.09
2018
A Level Results – 2018
GCSE Results – 2018
Performance data for the 2018 GCSE exams
Progress 8: 1.03
Attainment 8: 74.5
Percentage of students achieving English and Maths at 5 and above: 89
Percentage of students entered for Ebacc: 79
EBacc average point score: 7.09
2017
A Level Results – 2017
GCSE Results – 2017
Performance data for the 2017 GCSE exams
Progress 8: 0.81
Attainment 8: 68
Percentage of students achieving English and Maths at 5 and above: 81
Percentage of students entered for Ebacc: 61
Percentage of students achieving the Ebacc: 53
Percentage of students staying in education for at least two terms after the end of their 14-16 programme: 96
Performance data for KS5
The school offers A-levels only at KS5. For A-levels:
Average grade: B
Progress score: -0.08
Percentage of students completing their main study programme: 97.3
Percentage of students remaining in education or employment for two terms after their 16-18 programme: 96
No students in the A-level cohort achieved lower than a grade C at GCSE Maths and English, and so there is no data related to progress in these level 2 qualifications.
2016
A Level Results – 2016
GCSE Results – 2016