Exam Results

Ditton Park Academy is incredibly proud of the hard work our students put into their studies and the grades that are the result of this. Please see below for details of our Keystage 4 (GCSE) and Post-16 (A-Level) results. You can also see our results on the national ‘Find school and college performance data’ website HERE.

Keystage 4 results

Ditton Park Academy is pleased to report some outstanding achievements by its students in their GCSE and vocational qualifications this summer 2024.

We are delighted for them as they launch into the next stage of their post 16 education and careers.

We are incredibly proud of what our year 11 students have achieved with the support of our fantastic staff. We cannot wait to see many of them back in our sixth form.

This year grades were assigned based solely on the students’ performance on the whole syllabus and reflect the return in government standards of grading. Ditton Park students rose to this challenge with maturity and dedication which should stand them in good stead for any future endeavours.

Principal Nick Caulfield, expressed his pride in the efforts of all staff and our students’ achievements: 

“Our students and staff have worked incredibly hard and showed amazing resilience and commitment to achieve these GCSE results.

Our staff have worked tirelessly to ensure students are all able to progress onto skilled employment, apprenticeships and further education to continue their studies.

Assistant Principal, i/c Exams, Data & Progress, Sanjeev Kumar was delighted with the results students achieved: 

I am extending my warmest congratulations on your outstanding GCSE results. Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have paid off in a truly remarkable way.

Each of you has achieved something truly special. Your success is a testament to your abilities, your commitment to learning, and the support of your teachers, parents, and friends.

We are incredibly proud of your accomplishments and look forward to seeing what you will achieve in the future.

Once again, congratulations on your well-deserved success.

Post-16 results

Ditton Park Academy is pleased to report some excellent results by its students in their A levels and vocational qualifications this summer 2024.

We are delighted for them as their outstanding grades gives them a strong basis in which to launch into the next stage of their education and careers.

The specialist knowledge and dedication of our amazing staff, including our outstanding Post 16 team has been a key factor in students applying for and gaining such fantastic opportunities, including top Russell Group universities.

Our teams have also worked hard to ensure all students have also been successful at securing their future aspiration whether this is further courses, apprenticeships, or skilled employment.

Grades were assigned not only based on the students’ performance but also on the full exam specifications. Ditton Park students rose to this challenge with maturity and dedication which should stand them in good stead for any future endeavours. Students and staff hard work has paid off with 55% of grades matching or exceeding their targets. Also,

- A-level students have achieved their average target grade.

- SEN students have done better compared to their target grade on average.

- FSM and pupil premium students have achieved their average target grade.

- Both boys and girls have achieved their average target grades.

Principal Nick Caulfield, expressed his delight in the efforts of all staff and our students’ achievements: 

“Our students and staff have once again worked incredibly hard and showed amazing resilience and commitment to achieve these results.

Our staff have worked tirelessly to ensure students are all able to progress onto skilled employment, apprenticeships, and higher education to continue their studies, and we look forward to seeing what they will achieve in the future.”

Assistant Principal, i/c Exams, Data & Progress, Sanjeev Kumar was delighted with the results students achieved: 

“As one of the cohorts who saw their Year 9 and 10 learning disrupted, it is especially pleasing to see the mature approach this year group took to their exams this summer. As such, this approach has been rewarded with a great set of results for both vocational qualifications and A-Levels.

It was wonderful to see such strong results across the board, students and staff alike should be proud of all that has been achieved over the last two years.”

Data Dictionary

Note: The results shown are currently the government’s provisional results for 2024. Validated results are normally released in January.

* Progress 8 – can be seen a ‘value-added’ measure and compares the progress student have made since primary school. A score of 0 is the national average, so anything above that is above average. A score or +0.5 would indicate that on average children made half a grade more progress at this school than the national average. Further details about Progress 8 and Attainment 8 can be found HERE.

** Attainment 8 – this measure shows the academic performance of the school, and can be (broadly) thought of as the average GCSE grade. It is calculated by using the top grades across eight, government approved, qualifications. Further details about Progress 8 and Attainment 8 can be found HERE.

† – the EBacc or English Baccalaureate is a combination of qualifications that the government has recommended which give students a wide range of options in their future education or employment. To enter the EBacc, you need to undertake the following GCSEs: English language, English literature, maths, two sciences (combined science or two from biology, computer science, chemistry and physics), a humanity (geography or history) and a language. Further details about the EBacc can be found HERE.