Exam Results 2023
I would like to congratulate all of the Year 11 students who we welcomed back on the 24th August to share their results with them. There were so many happy faces and it was a pleasure to see them achieve the results they need to move forward to their next adventure. We wish them all a fantastic future and a long and happy life!
We are delighted to see a big improvement in our results this year. Every headline measure has seen improvements in a year when the GCSE grade boundaries returned to 2019 levels. This was always going to be a difficult year for Year 11 pupils nationally, but our pupils have worked really have and achieved excellent results.
| Measure | 2019 Year 11 Result |
2023 Year 11 Result |
| Attainment 8 | 39.8 | 42.9 |
| Progress 8* | -0.46 | -0.33 |
| EBacc Average Point Score | 3.63 | 3.98 |
| % of students entered for the EBacc | 44% | 59.3% |
| Grade 9-4 in English and Maths | 46.3% | 62.3% |
| Grade 9-5 in English and Maths | 29% | 35.3% |
| Grade 9-4 in English | 65.2% | 79.6% |
| Grade 9-5 in English | 47.6% | 61.7% |
| Grade 9-4 in Maths | 54.3% | 68.9% |
| Grade 9-5 in Maths | 36% | 37.7% |
| % of students staying in education or going into employment after key stage 4 | 91% | 93% |
*The Progress 8 score is calculated using the Sisra 2023 Collaborative Calculation
We are delighted with and very proud of our students’ achievements, and we would like to thank all the staff for their dedication and hard work which have supported this level of achievement through the GCSE courses.
Finally, a big thank you to all the parents and guardians who have supported the students and school to help our young people achieve this level of success in their GCSE examinations.
All students leave us after contributing so much to our school community, showing us that they can be the best that they can be and upholding our school values of Success, Together, Aspire and Respect. We wish every single student from Philips High School’s Class of 2023, all the very best for the future. Good Luck!
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