At The Kingsway School students are entered for examinations with the following exam boards, please use the links below should you wish to access information for your own learning.
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
Welsh Joint Education Committee
Invigilation
Invigilation of examinations is carried out by a trained team of external invigilators who oversee the smooth running of all public examinations at The Kingsway School.
If you are interested in invigilating during our exams, please visit our Vacancies page, for more information about this role and to apply.
Exams and Data Officers: Mrs K. Exley & Mrs S. Holmes
Email:
k.exley@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
s.holmes@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
Phone:
0161 428 7706 Ext. 490
Results 2023
Kingsway Results (%)
| Performance Measure | Kingsway 2023 | Kingsway 2022 | Kingsway 2021 | Kingsway 2020 | Kingsway 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.84 | 53.1 | 52.84 | 50.36 | 48.42 |
| Progress 8 | -0.06 | 0.07 | N/A | N/A | -0.04 |
| % Eng & Maths (9-5) | 44 | 55 | 59 | 52 | 48 |
| % Eng & Maths (9-4) | 68 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 72 |
| EBACC Average Point Score | 4.20 | 4.76 | 4.70 | 4.46 | 4.29 |
| % EBACC Entry | 45 | 53 | 52 | 46 | 48 |
Please note that Leavers 2020 were assessed using Centre Assessed Grades and Leavers 2021 were assessed using Teacher Assessed Grades. All other year groups sat national examinations
Subject Results (%)
GCSE 1-9 (Att8 Points)
| Name | Cohort | 9 - 7 % | 9 - 5 % | 9 - 4 % | 9 - 1 % | Average Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | 2 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 8.00 |
| Art | 47 | 26 | 75 | 94 | 100 | 5.55 |
| Biology | 61 | 41 | 85 | 95 | 98 | 6.13 |
| Business Studies | 112 | 10 | 31 | 48 | 96 | 3.52 |
| Chemistry | 61 | 49 | 90 | 97 | 98 | 6.39 |
| Chinese | 3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 9.00 |
| Computer Science | 27 | 22 | 48 | 67 | 100 | 4.56 |
| English Language | 243 | 20 | 62 | 78 | 97 | 4.88 |
| English Literature | 241 | 28 | 66 | 78 | 95 | 5.07 |
| Film Studies | 12 | 33 | 67 | 75 | 92 | 5.08 |
| French | 76 | 24 | 68 | 91 | 100 | 5.24 |
| Geography | 171 | 21 | 49 | 64 | 99 | 4.60 |
| German | 6 | 17 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5.83 |
| History | 50 | 24 | 56 | 64 | 96 | 4.66 |
| Italian | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 9.00 |
| Maths | 245 | 20 | 50 | 74 | 98 | 4.66 |
| PE | 33 | 3 | 39 | 42 | 100 | 3.91 |
| Performing Arts - Music | 12 | 8 | 33 | 42 | 92 | 3.58 |
| Persian | 2 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 8.50 |
| Physics | 61 | 43 | 80 | 98 | 100 | 6.28 |
| Polish | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 9.00 |
| RE | 54 | 54 | 74 | 80 | 98 | 6.00 |
| Spanish | 39 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 97 | 5.00 |
| Urdu | 2 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 9.00 |
GCSE 1-9 Split Double (Att8 Points)
| Name | Cohort | 9 - 7 % | 9 - 5 % | 9 - 4 % | 9 - 1 % | Avg. Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Trilogy | 183 | 8 | 37 | 62 | 96 | 4.01 |
OCR NAT (Att8 Points)
| Name | Cohort | D2* - D2 % | D2* - P2 % | D2* - P1 % | Average Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Social Care | 50 | 26 | 64 | 90 | 4.35 |
| Engineering Design | 39 | 0 | 23 | 69 | 1.92 |
| ICT iMedia | 53 | 9 | 47 | 83 | 3.06 |
| Performing Arts - Acting | 16 | 38 | 63 | 75 | 4.09 |
| Performing Arts - Dance | 6 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 5.75 |
| Sports Studies | 36 | 6 | 58 | 89 | 3.65 |
| Travel Tourism | 7 | 14 | 100 | 100 | 4.86 |
WJEC L1/2 (Att8 Points)
| Name | Cohort | D2* - D2 % | D2* - P2 % | D2* - P1 % | Average Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Studies | 33 | 39 | 79 | 91 | 5.27 |
Destination of Leavers
| School 2020 |
LA Average | England Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % of pupils staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 4 (any sustained education, apprenticeship or employment destination). 2021 is the latest data available. | 94% | 94% | 94% |
| Total number of pupils included in destination measures (number of pupils who finished key stage 4 (year 11) in 2021) | 308 | 2,886 | 576,305 |
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
Welsh Joint Education Committee
Past papers are available from each examination board (papers that were sat approximately 12 months ago) usually for teaching purposes. Please use the links above to access past papers.
To assist you further, please check the list of all examination subjects and codes.
| Title | Exam Code | Exam Board | Qualification | Written Exam | CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Maths (QAN 100/2548/0) | 6993 | OCR | FSMQ | 100% | |
| Written exam | 6993/01 | ||||
| Art (QAN 601/8088/2) | 8201 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Component 1 - Portfolio | 8201/C | 60% | |||
| Component 2 - Externally Set Assignment | 8201/X | 40% | |||
| Biology (QAN 601/8752/9) | 8461 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 | 8461/1F or 1H | 50% | |||
| Paper 2 | 8461/2F or2H | 50% | |||
| Business Studies* | 1BR0 | Edexcel | GCSE | ||
| Chemistry (QAN 601/8757/8) | 8462 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 | 8462/1F or 1H | 50% | |||
| Paper 2 | 8462/2F or2H | 50% | |||
| Computer Science (QAN 601/8355/X) | J276 | OCR | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 Computer science | 50% | ||||
| Paper 2 Algorithms and programming | 50% | ||||
| Unit 3 Programming Project (CA) | |||||
| D&T - Craft Resistant Materials Y11 Only* | NCFE | Level 2 | |||
| D&T - Craft Graphic Products Y11 Only* | NCFE | Level 2 | |||
| D&T - Electronic Products * | WJEC | GCSE | |||
| Drama (QAN 601/8491/7) | 1DR0 | Edexcel | GCSE | ||
| Component 1 Devising | |||||
| Component 2 Performance from text | |||||
| Component 3 Theatre makers in Practice | |||||
| English Language (QAN 601/4293/3) | 8700 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing | 8700/1 | 50% | |||
| Paper 2 Writers - viewpoints and perspectives | 8700/2 | 50% | |||
| NEA Spoken Language (Endorsement) | 8700/C | ||||
| English Literature (QAN 601/4447/8) | 8702 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel | 8702/1 | 40% | |||
| Paper 2 Modern Texts and Poetry | 8702/2 | 60% | |||
| French (QAN 601/8157/6) | 8658 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 Listening Test F/H | 8658/LF/LH | 25% | |||
| Paper 2 Speaking Test F/H | 8658/SF/SH | 25% | |||
| Paper 3 Reading Test F/H | 8658/RF/RH | 25% | |||
| Paper 4 Writing Test F/H | 8658/WF/WH | 25% | |||
| Geography (QAN 601/8410/3) | 8035 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 Living with the physical environment | 8035/1 | 35% | |||
| Paper 2 Changes in the human environment | 8035/2 | 35% | |||
| Paper 3 Geographical applications | 8035/3 | 30% | |||
| German (QAN 601/8159/X) | 8668 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 Listening Test F/H | 8668/LF/LH | 25% | |||
| Paper 2 Speaking Test F/H | 8668/SF/SH | 25% | |||
| Paper 3 Reading Test F/H | 8668/RF/RH | 25% | |||
| Paper 4 Writing Test F/H | 8668/WF/WH | 25% | |||
| Health & Social Care (QAN 500/4471/0) | J811 | OCR | Cambridge Nationals | ||
| R021 | |||||
| R022 | |||||
| R027 | |||||
| R031 | |||||
| History (QAN 601/8091/2) | J410 | OCR | GCSE | ||
| Food & Cookery | NCFE | Level 2 | |||
| ICT CiDA Y11 Only* | GCDA2 | Edexcel | Level 2 | ||
| Mathematics (QAN 601/4700/3) | 1MA1 | Edexcel | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 F/H | 1MA1F/H | ||||
| Paper 2 F/H | |||||
| Paper 3 F/H | |||||
| Film Studies (QAN 603/0889/8)* | WJEC | GCSE | |||
| Music (QAN 601/8204/0) | 1MU0 | Edexcel | GCSE | ||
| Component 1 Performing | |||||
| Component 2 Composing | |||||
| Component 3 Appraising | |||||
| Physical Education (QAN 601/8161/8) | 1PE0 | Edexcel | GCSE | ||
| Component 1 Fitness and body systems | |||||
| Component 2 Health and performance | |||||
| Component 3 Practice Performance | |||||
| Component 4 Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) | |||||
| Physics (QAN 601/8751/7) | 8463 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 | 8463/1F or 1H | 50% | |||
| Paper 2 | 8463/2F or2H | 50% | |||
| Religious Studies B (QAN) | 1RB0 | Edexcel | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 1B Christianity | ZN | ||||
| Paper 2 2C Islam | |||||
| Science Triology (QAN 600/0892/1) | 8464 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 Biology F/H | 8464F/H | 16 ? | |||
| Paper 2 Biology F/H | 16 ? | ||||
| Paper 3 Chemistry F/H | 16 ? | ||||
| Paper 4 Chemistry F/H | 16 ? | ||||
| Paper 5 Physics F/H | 16 ? | ||||
| Paper 6 Physics F/H | 16 ? | ||||
| Spanish (QAN 601/8160/6) | 8698 | AQA | GCSE | ||
| Paper 1 Listening Test F/H | 8698/LF/LH | 25% | |||
| Paper 2 Speaking Test F/H | 8698/SF/SH | 25% | |||
| Paper 3 Reading Test F/H | 8698/RF/RH | 25% | |||
| Paper 4 Writing Test F/H | 8698/WF/WH | 25% | |||
| Sport Studies | OCR | Cambridge Nationals | |||
| Unit 1 Contemporary Issues in Sport | |||||
| Unit 2 Developing sports skills | R052 | ||||
| Unit 3 Sports leadership | R053 | ||||
| Unit 4 Sport and the media | R054 | ||||
| Unit 5 Working in the sports industry | R055 | ||||
| Unit 6 Dev Skills outdoor activities | R056 |