Ofsted

Abbey College received a ‘Good’ rating in all areas in our latest Ofsted inspection. The report marks a significant improvement from our previous judgement, where we received a ‘Requires Improvement’ rating, and is a testament to the success of the changes that have been introduced at the school over the last few years.

It is quite a feat in today’s education climate for a school to achieve a Good Ofsted rating as a standalone academy, without joining a multi-academy trust. However, due to the hard work and dedication of our fantastic students, staff, carers, governors and the local community, we have beaten the odds and pulled together to make Abbey College a school we can all be incredibly proud of. I would like to thank everyone who has helped us on this journey for their support of the school so far.

For more detail about the findings of the report, please download the report in full from the sidebar.

Results

Abbey College continued its run of excellent results again this year!

A-level results

Our 2017 A-level results saw continued success with a 98% pass rate, remaining above the national average. Our higher results were also strong with 30% of students achieving A* or A grades and 47% of students achieving A* to B grades. Almost three quarters of our students were awarded A*-C. Among the top performing subjects were history (36 per cent A* or A) and geography, which doubled the percentage of students achieving A*- B to 63 per cent. 100 per cent of students achieved A* to C grades in sociology. Improvements were also reported in maths with 45% of students achieving A*-B grades.

GCSE results

Despite the change in grading system and more rigorous exams in English and maths, our school’s GCSE results also continued to rise with 70 per cent of students achieving grade 4-9 in English and maths, the equivalent of A*-C. Additionally, 65 per cent of students achieved 5 A*-C, including English and maths at the new grade 4 and above. Our English Literature grades were particularly notable, with 60 per cent of students achieving a strong pass (grade 5) or above an increase of 15 percentage points on last year. Twenty per cent of students also achieved the top grades of 7-9 (equivalent to an old grade A*-A).

2017 was also another year of strong science results, with a third of all students studying physics achieving the top A* grades. Languages also performed well, with a third of students also achieving A*s in Spanish.

Performance 2017