GCSE Results Day 2023

Thursday 24th August 2023.

At Allestree Woodlands, we are really delighted with how our year 11 students have performed this year with increases in attainment secured in a year where grade boundaries have been tightened up and exams have returned to pre-pandemic standards. Despite this challenge, our students have outperformed 2019 with 73% of students achieving grade 4 or higher in both English and maths and 52% securing a grade 5 or higher in both key subjects. The broader achievement of students in other subjects is also reflected in 69% of the cohort achieving at least 5 GCSE passes, including English and maths, at grade 4 or higher. In sciences, results are also up with 76% of our Y11 achieving the government benchmark of two passes and 57% securing at least two grade 5s in sciences. We are immensely proud of the hard work that has gone into making these achievements possible.

Students have been attending additional sessions throughout their GCSE programme to build their knowledge and confidence following the period of disruption to their learning when they were in key stage 3. Their efforts and those of staff have paid off and now open doors to post 16 study and apprenticeships for them. As usual, we have our team on standby to support students on taking the right next steps now that they have results in their hands.

Mrs G. Penny
Headteacher