IGCSE 2014 Analysis 1

DWC 2014 IGCSE RESULT ANALYSIS S/N o EXA M SUBJECTA*ABC TOTA L %A* %A*/ A %A*/B%A*/C %A*/A %A*/C 1 CIE ART & DESIGN BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY DRAMA N/A 100NA 5ECONOMICS FRENCH N/A10083NA 7GEOGRAPHY HISTORY ICT MUSIC N/A 100NA 11PHYSICS RELIGIOUS STUDIES EDEX ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH LITERATURE MATHEMATICS FURTHER MATHS N/A89.583NA ALL SUBJECTS' GRADE

Comparison to % and above improvement from last academic year(2013) 1-9% improvement from last academic year (2013) 0% improvement from last academic year (2013) Economics (19%) French (17%) Art and Design (14%) History (13%) Geography (9.7%) English Literature (8.5%) Further Maths (6.5%) Mathematics (100%) ICT (100%) 3

A* TOP A* BY SUBJECT ENGLISH 31 A* cohort=52 ( 59.6%) CHEMISTRY 22A* cohort = 42 (52.4%) RELIGIOUS STUDIES 20A* cohort =51 ( 39.2%) MATHEMATICS 20A* cohort =52 (38.5%) PHYSICS 14A* cohort = 38 ( 36.8%) BIOLOGY 12A* cohort = 31 (38.7%) ECONOMICS 18A* cohort = 44 (40.9%) 4

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TOP SCHOOLS IN THE UK% of A*-C % of 5 A* - C including eng and maths % of entries achieving A* % of entries achieving A*/A SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL THE ABBEY SCHOOL (GIRLS) ST ALBANS SCHOOL CULFORD SCHOOL DAY WATERMAN COLLEGE NATIONAL AVERAGE (UK)

CHECK POINT RESULTS 2014 (year 9) MATHEMATICS Average Algebra5.1 Geometry & Measure4.7 Handling Data5.3 Number5 Overall5 Excellent understanding 8

CHECK POINT RESULTS 2014 ( year 9) ENGLISH Average Reading3.5 Usage4.2 Writing4.1 Overall3.9 Sound understanding 9

CHECK POINT RESULTS 2014 ( year 9) SCIENCE Average Biology 4.8 Chemistry 5.0 Physics 5.0 Scientific Enquiry 4.8 Overall 4.9 Very good understanding 10

School Target 2014/15 98% A*-C 95% A*-C ( 5 subjects including eng & maths) 70% A*-A 45% A*

Academic and Pastoral (Intervention) Curriculum Leader (CL ) Learning walks Lesson plans review Departmental interim tracking Departmental work scrutiny Subject based catch-up/workshops weekly for identified students 12

Academic and Pastoral (Intervention) Key stage 3 and 4 Tracking and monitoring data updated half term (school reports) Year group intervention meetings with academic and pastoral teams ( 7-11) rolling programme per key stage 13

Academic and Pastoral (Intervention) key stage 3 and 4 Improve by tracking and monitoring ( use of PASS effectively) Use of Higher Order Thinking Skills (to improve % of A/A*) 14

Academic and Pastoral (Intervention) key stage 3 and 4 Create and develop a reading culture ( literacy across the curriculum, read a book a week) Early intervention for underachievers at all years (Booster classes) 15

Academic and Pastoral (Intervention) Senior Leadership Team (SLT ) One to one monthly meetings with identified students Monitor class and home work ( Quality assurance) Evaluate effectiveness of PASS software and research a better fit for purpose. 16