Summer 2025 GCSE Results
We are delighted to announce a fourth consecutive year of excellent GCSE exam results at Unsworth Academy. Well done to all learners! You should be very proud of your achievements. Well done, also, to teachers and parents for all the tuition and support.
There are no national progress figures for the 2025 cohort, given they did not sit Key Stage 2 SATs during the pandemic. Our internal value added and attainment measures demonstrate a very positive picture however.
This link is to the DfE School Performance table website where 2024 results will soon be updated with 2025 results.
| Measure | Unsworth Academy 2022 | Unsworth Academy 2023 | Unsworth Academy 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress 8 | +0.17 | +0.03 | +0.21 |
| Attainment 8 | 50.01 (48.77) | 47.46 (46.47) | 46.5 (45.9) |
| % staying in Education or entering Employment | 96 (93) | 99 | 95 |
| % grade 4, or above, English and Maths | 75.2 (69.3) | 69.8 (65.5) | 66.1 (65.0) |
| % grade 5, or above, English and Maths | 52.6 (49.4) | 42.0 (44.8) | 39.4 (45.9) |
()National results
There were no formal GCSE examinations in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. Results for 2022 are for all subjects studied by our 2022 cohort.
Explanation of the Progress 8 measure
Progress 8 is a measure of the progress children make between the end of primary school and the end of secondary school. It’s designed to encourage good quality teaching across a broad curriculum.
Progress 8 is based on pupils’ performance in eight qualifications. These are English and maths, at least one science, and students’ five highest scores from a range of other qualifications, including GCSEs and approved non-GCSEs. English and maths are given double weighting to reflect their importance.
The results are compared to the national average of other pupils with similar starting positions (in other words, similar KS2 SATs results). A school’s Progress 8 score is usually between -1 and +1. A score of +1 means that pupils in that school achieve one grade higher in each qualification than other similar pupils nationally. A score of -1 means they achieve one grade lower.
The average Progress 8 score of all secondary schools nationally is 0. Schools with a Progress 8 score of below -0.5 are not achieving the minimum standard expected by the Government. A score of +0.5 of above shows that pupils in that school are making well above the expected level of progress.
