Exam Success

We are the top performing school in Cheshire, and once again we are incredibly proud of our pupils and their academic achievements. Our A level and GCSE results are amongst the best in the country and demonstrate our excellent teaching, enthusiastic pupils and first class facilities. Please see our 2019 results below :

GCSE

In 2019, we are celebrating 26% of GCSE results at grade 9, with 48% at 9/8 and 84% 9/6. Students achieved 69% of grades at A*-A or 9-7 placing King’s as the top performing school in Cheshire for GCSEs.

2019 GCSE Results

Year	9	9-8	9-7	9-6	9-4
2019	26.84	48.44	68.66	83.82	98.16

2018 GCSE Results

Year	9	% A*/9-8	% A* - A/9-7	% A* - B/9-5*	%A* - C/9-4
2018	17	44.1	71.95	90.58	98.76

*Please note that for purposes of fair comparison, any grade 5 awarded with marks in the upper half of the grade have been included in this %  

Year	% A*	% A* - A	% A* - B	%A* - C
2017	56.6	80.5	94.3	98.5
2016	46.1	74.0	92.1	98.3
2015	36.9	71.3	91.6	98.0

A Level

In 2019, A Level students achieved the second highest percentage of A*/A grades in the school’s history.

An incredible 65% of grades were A*/A, matching a record year in 2015. Talented students also achieved the highest percentage of A* in four years, with 24.6% of grades at this level.

In an outstanding year for King’s, 67% of students achieved at least 2 A*/A grades.

Overall, 87% of grades were at A*/B for the second year running, with 40 students achieving A*/A in every subject – including 10 students with straight A* grades.

A Level Results

Year	% A*	% A* - A	% A* - B	%A* - C
2019	24.6	64.8	86.5	96.5
2018	22.3	63.5	87.3	96.9
2017	13.7	56.7	87.0	98.0
2016	22.6	61.9	87.2	97.3

  Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs) Some schools have chosen to show A Level results with Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs) data included (an EPQ is equivalent to half an A Level according to UCAS guidelines). For comparison purposes, please find below the percentage of A*/B grades with EPQs included: 2016: 87.2% 2017: 87.3% 2018: 87.4%  

Full Result Tables 

Parents of Junior School and Willow Lodge pupils may request an appointment with the School to view and discuss the academic data pertaining to their children.

Leavers’ destinations

Our students consistently obtain places at their first choice university and are successful in winning places on highly competitive courses at the top universities. We are extremely proud to be rated the best independent school in the North and 6th in the UK for our leavers’ destinations. Almost all our students go forward to higher education. We use The Times Schools Guide table for comparisons, which looks at results, facilities, research funding and other measures.  

Government Schools A Level and GCSE Performance Tables The government releases performance tables which report on various measures in January. These can sometimes be misleading. For example, measuring the A Level academic results of a school by average points scored per A Level student or results in the English Baccalaureate measure. For further guidance on understanding these tables and The King’s School results on them, click here: Performance Tables.  

Year	% A*	% A* - A	% A* - B	%A* - C
2019	24.6	64.8	86.5	96.5
2018	22.3	63.5	87.3	96.9
2017	13.7	56.7	87.0	98.0
2016	22.6	61.9	87.2	97.3

Year	% A*	% A* - A	% A* - B	%A* - C
2017	56.6	80.5	94.3	98.5
2016	46.1	74.0	92.1	98.3
2015	36.9	71.3	91.6	98.0