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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.
GCSE
Our 2020 GCSE students faced some unique challenges due to the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. We were delighted to be able to congratulate them on their fantastic results. A total, 31% of pupils gained five or more 9 grades and 53% of grades awarded were at 9-8.
In 2019, we celebrated 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
Our 2020 A Level students secured places at top universities after achieving some outstanding results.
The year group excelled despite being unable to formally take their exams due to the coronavirus health crisis. A total of 31% of grades achieved were at A*, 70% of all grades were at A*/A and 93% at A*-B.
80% of students gained a place in their first choice university, with 94% gaining a place at either their first or second choice university
In 2019, A Level students achieved the second highest percentage of A*/A grades in the school’s history at that time.
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
A Level Results 2019
| | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
| Art and Design | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Business | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Science | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Design Technology | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drama | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Economics | 6 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| English Language | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| English Literature | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| French | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Further Mathematics | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geography | 4 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| History | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics | 19 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Music | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Philosophy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Politics and Government | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Religious Studies | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spanish | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Subject Totals: | 84 | 139 | 72 | 34 | 8 | 4 |
A Level Results 2018
| Subject | A* | A | B | C |
| Art and Design | 2 | 3 | | |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Business | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 18 | 7 | 5 |
| Classical Civilisation | | 1 | 1 | |
| Computer Science | | 3 | 1 | |
| Design Technology | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Drama | | 2 | 1 | |
| Economics | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| English Language | | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| English Literature | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| French | | 1 | 2 | |
| Further Mathematics | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Geography | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| German | | | 3 | |
| History | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 25 | 11 | 7 |
| Music | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Physical Education | 1 | | | 1 |
| Physics | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Philosophy | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Politics and Government | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Religious Studies | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spanish | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Totals | 66 | 132 | 83 | 32 |
| EPQ | 18 | 8 | | |
A Level Results 2017
| Subject | A* | A | B | C |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Biology | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| Business | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| Classical Civilisation | | 2 | | |
| Drama | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Economics | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| English Language | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| English Literature | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Further Mathematics | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| French | | 2 | 1 | |
| Geography | | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| German | | | 1 | 1 |
| History | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
| Latin | | 1 | | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Music | | | 2 | |
| Physical Education | | | 1 | |
| Physics | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Philosophy | | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Politics and Government | 2 | 16 | 1 | |
| Religious Studies | | 1 | 3 | |
| Spanish | | 5 | 2 | |
| Design Technology | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 42 | 132 | 93 | 34 |
| EPQ | 17 | 3 | 1 | |
In 2017, girls achieved 89.0% A*-B In 2016, girls achieved 87.8% A*-B In 2015, girls achieved 92.7% A*-B GCSE Results 2019
| | | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| History | 9-1 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | |
| Religious Studies | 9-1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| Biology | 9-1 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | | |
| Economics | 9-1 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | |
| Physics | 9-1 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 8 | | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Chemistry | 9-1 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | 1 |
| Music | 9-1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| Maths | 9-1 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 6 | | |
| Computer Science | 9-1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| Geography | 9-1 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | | |
| German | 9-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Spanish | 9-1 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| English Literature | 9-1 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 1 | |
| Latin | 9-1 | 1 | | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| English Language | 9-1 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 1 | | |
| French | 9-1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | |
| Drama | 9-1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Design Technology | 9-1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | | 2 | |
| Art and Design | 9-1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| Physical Education | 9-1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | |
| Double Award | 9-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | 9-1 | | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | |
| | A^ | A* | A | B | | C | D | E |
| ICT | A*-E | | | 1 | | | | | |
| Further Maths | A*-E | 6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | | 1 | | |
| Subject Totals: | | 300 | 235 | 222 | 159 | 98 | 55 | 15 | 4 |
GCSE Results 2018
| | | | A* | A | B | | C |
| Biology | A*-C | | 53 | 22 | 12 | | 2 |
| Chemistry | A*-C | | 46 | 17 | 8 | | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | A*-C | | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 1 |
| Design Technology | A*-C | | 1 | 11 | 11 | | 5 |
| Economics | A*-C | | 13 | 13 | 5 | | 4 |
| Further Mathematics | A*-C | | 4 | 10 | 9 | | 1 |
| History | A*-C | | 40 | 12 | 6 | | |
| Music | A*-C | | 5 | 7 | 4 | | |
| Physics | A*-C | | 39 | 21 | 11 | | 7 |
| | | 202 | 114 | 69 | 0 | 21 |
| | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Art and Design | 9-4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | |
| Computer Science | 9-4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | 2 |
| Drama | 9-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | |
| English Language | 9-4 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 2 |
| English Literature | 9-4 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| French | 9-4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Geography | 9-4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 4 | |
| German | 9-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | |
| Latin | 9-4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 1 |
| Mathematics | 9-4 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| Physical Education | 9-4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
| Religious Studies | 9-4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |
| Spanish | 9-4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 1 |
| 9-4 | 93 | 131 | 155 | 111 | 46 | 12 |
| Subject Totals: | | 93 | 333 | 269 | 180 | 46 | 33 |
GCSE Results 2017
| Subject | A* | A | B | C |
| Art and Design | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Biology | 64 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Chemistry | 55 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| Classical Civilisation | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Computing | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Design Technology | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| Drama | 6 | 1 | | |
| Economics | 33 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| English Language | 81 | 17 | 1 | |
| English Literature | 53 | 36 | 10 | |
| French | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| Further Mathematics* | 18 | 16 | 6 | |
| Geography | 40 | 18 | 6 | |
| German | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| History | 30 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| Latin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mathematics | 56 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| Music | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Physical Education | | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Physics | 64 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Religious Studies | 20 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| Spanish | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
| Totals: | 580 | 244 | 142 | 43 |
*This includes 8 A^ (A* with distinction)
In 2017, girls achieved 94.0% A*-B In 2016, girls achieved 93.5% A*-B In 2015, girls achieved 90.9% A*-B 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.
For more information on leavers’ destinations, visit here.
