Exam Results

GCSE success at Harris Girls' Academy Bromley

Summer 2018

Students and staff at Harris Girls’ Academy Bromley are celebrating a fantastic set of results.

In summary:

• Nearly four fifths (79%) of students achieved GCSEs in English and maths.
• 48% of students achieved the demanding English Baccalaureate. 

  Under the new system, passes are marked on a scale of Grade 9 (equivalent to an A**) to Grade 4 (equivalent to a C):

• 93% of students achieved a Grade 4 or above in English.
• 15 students achieved the new ‘super’ Grade 9 (equivalent to an A**) in English and 10 in Maths.

The validated Progress 8 is +0.71 – validated data is published in January 2019.

More detail is below (based on validated data published in January 2019)

Average Attainment 8 score per pupil	5.4
Progress 8 score for disadvantaged pupils	0.78
% achieving a strong pass in the English Baccalaureate (grade 5 or above in English/maths & grade C unreformed subjects	48%
% achieving a standard pass in the English Baccalaureate * (grade 4 or above in English/maths & grade C unreformed subjects	35%
% achieving a strong pass in the English and maths (grade 5 or above)	59%
% achieving a standard pass in the English and maths (grade 4 or above)	78%

(* 65% of the cohort were entered in for EBacc)

 

Subject results:

Art & Design	-0.14
BTEC Music	0.85
BTEC Sports	1.61
Business Studies	0.20
Dance	0.97
Drama	0.55
D&T Textiles	-0.03
English as a Second Language	0.21
English Language	0.66
English Literature	1.14
French	0.24
Geography	0.20
Health and Social Care	0.23
History	0.13
IT User Skills, Level 2 Certificate	-0.36
Mathematics	0.64
NCFE Cert in Health and Fitness	0.19
Science Trilogy (Combined)	0.61
Spanish	0.50

A Level Breakdown Summer 2018

A Levels	2017	National 2017	2018	National 2018
Number of students who studied  A Levels	48	 	49
A Level Average Grade	B-	C+	C-	0
A Level Best 3 average Grade	B-	C+	C
Progress	0.27	0
 	 	 
Applied Generals	 	 
Number of students who studied  Applied Generals	29	 	35
Average Grade	Dis*-	Dis	Dis-	0
Progress	1.24	0
 	 	 
Tech Levels	 	 
Number of students who studied  Tech Levels	15	 	5
Average Grade	Dis*-	Dis-	Merit +	Not available until April
 	 	 
English and Maths GCSE	 	 
Number of Students English	18	 	20
Progress	0.78	-0.02	1.2
Number of Students Maths	12	 	18
Progress	0.42	0.00	0.5
 	 	 
Destinations	 	 
Students staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after 16 to 18 study	 	 	92%
UK HE	79	 	70%
UK Top third of HE	44	 	TBC
Russell Group	23	 	16%

 

 

 

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Harris Girls’ Academy Bromley celebrates GCSE Success

Summer 2017

 

Harris Girls' Academy Bromley - best ever GCSE and A Level results!

HGABR achieved its best ever GCSE results, with 80.4% (basics 4+) A*-C or 4 and above grades in English and Math’s, compared to 66% last year and 53.3% (5+).

The percentage of students achieving the EBacc (4+; A*-C or 4 and above in the core academic subjects) was 52% this year - up from 39% last year, against a national average of 23% in 2016.  (EBacc 5+ 43%).

7 girls achieved the new 'super grade' 9 in English with 13 grade 9's between them. 67% of those who sat Latin GCSE achieved an A/A*. 

The validated Progress 8 is +1.09 – validated data is published in January 2018.

More detail is below (based on validated data published in January 2018)

Average Attainment 8 score per pupil	55.37
Progress 8 score for disadvantaged pupils	+0.95
% achieving a strong pass in the English Baccalaureate (grade 5 or above in English/maths & grade C unreformed subjects	43%
% achieving a standard pass in the English Baccalaureate * (grade 4 or above in English/maths & grade C unreformed subjects	52%
% achieving a strong pass in the English and maths (grade 5 or above)	54%
% achieving a standard pass in the English and maths (grade 4 or above)	80%

 

Subject results:

Additional Science	0.99
Art & Design	0.54
Biology	0.95
Chemistry	0.44
D&T Textiles	0.52
English Language	0.76
English Literature	0.89
French	0.59
Geography	0.65
Health and Social Care	0.08
History	1.03
Latin	2.86
Mathematics	0.68
Physics	0.44
Religious Studies	0.02
Russian	4.57
Science	0.80

 

HGABR A Level results were also incredible, with the pass rate across all subjects at 100%; A* and A grades up 12 percentage points on last year, taking the total to 22%, and over half of students achieved A*-B grades. The average grade was a B- which is a grade higher than up from a C in 2016.

Below is a breakdown of key data for Bromley Campus Sixth Form, for 2016-17.

A Levels	2016	National 2016	2017	National 2017
Number of students who studied  A Levels	50		48
A Level Average Grade	C-	C+	B-	C+
A Level Best 3 average Grade	B-	C+	B-	C+
Progress	0	0	0.27	0
Applied Generals
Number of students who studied  Applied Generals	19		29
Average Grade	Dis*-	Dis	Dis*-	Dis
Progress	0.94	0	1.24	0
Tech Levels
Number of students who studied  Tech Levels	11		15
Average Grade	Dis*-	Dis-	Dis*-	Dis-
English and Maths GCSE
Number of Students English	8		18
Progress	0.25	-0.1	0.78	-0.02
Number of Students Maths	8		12
Progress	-0.125	-0.13	0.42	0.00
Destinations
Students staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after 16 to 18 study	99.8%	65%
UK HE	76.1%	45%	79
UK Top third of HE	17%	17%	44
Russell Group	9.5%	11%	23

Key:

• NA = Not applicable: figures are either not available for the year in question, or the data field is not applicable to the school or college
• NE = No entries: the school or college did not enter any pupils or students for the qualifications covered by the measure
• SUPP = Suppressed: Where there are 5 or fewer pupils or students covered by the measure at the school or college (10 in the case of pupil or student destinations measures), we avoid making these figures public to protect the privacy of those individuals.

   

 

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Exam Certificates

Certificates can be collected from December of the year students sit their exams, upon request otherwise Harris Girls' Academy Bromley only holds uncollected exam certificates for 24 months. Please contact the Academy before coming in to collect via exams@harrisbromley.org.uk, or call 020 8778 5917.

We are unable to send certificates by post as they have to be signed for. If 24 months has elapsed you will have to contact the exam boards directly to get copies of your certificates. There is normally a charge from the exam boards for this.