Barr Beacon School in Walsall: School Info, GCSE/GCE Results


School Information


URN136885
School NameBarr Beacon School
StreetOld Hall Lane
LocalityAldridge
Address
TownWalsall
PostCodeWS9 0RF
Telephone Number0121 3666600
GenderMixed
DenominationNone
Secondary Level?Yes
16+ ?Yes
School TypeAcademy Academy - Converter Mainstream

GCSE Result Analysis for 2015-2016: Key Stage 4





Percentage of overall entries with A* or A grades, across all subjects is 21.22


Academic performance in GCSE Key Stage 4 examinations. Percentage of students scoring A and A* grades in major subjects




School performance in GCSE Key Stage 4 standard examinations. Percentage of students scoring (A and A*) and range (A*-C)

SubjectEntries% achieving A and A*% achieving A*-C
SchoolWithin TownNationwideSchoolWithin TownNationwide
English Literature26518.4920.9713.9472.8371.57 63.98
Mathematics25826.3620.5313.6882.5670.32 66.68
English Language25723.3517.4914.1184.0573.18 69.38
Science (Core)20913.46.834.5467.4655.37 49.58
Additional Science20618.4510.685.6172.3360.86 53.52
History12027.527.7718.0285.066.53 57.05
Psychology598.4720.8663.6455.9364.12 90.91
Computer Studies/Computing539.4320.6911.9775.4760.18 60.92
Biology5238.4644.4827.3498.0891.47 83.6
Chemistry5242.3144.4726.42100.090.65 84.93
Physics5244.2344.3226.24100.091.29 83.16
Sociology4924.4918.6913.4669.3965.3 63.46
Home Economics: Child Development429.5211.285.9876.1953.22 53.85
D&T Food Technology4015.017.9413.5160.061.46 50.58
French3828.9525.1410.6781.5870.48 62.4
Religious Studies3638.8929.9122.5194.4471.89 65.3
Geography3423.5325.7614.0776.4766.73 53.26
Business Studies:Single306.6717.718.9456.6764.66 49.16
D&T Product Design280.015.0417.8153.5757.7 49.66
Information & Communications Technology250.020.1916.132.067.39 64.12
Art & Design (Fine Art)248.3326.7413.6458.3378.03 75.76
Social Science: Citizenship2420.8314.820.7487.564.57 67.41
Drama & Theatre Studies2213.6422.521.1154.5573.02 58.89
D&T Resistant Materials214.7614.457.5923.8157.14 46.84
Dance2015.021.7118.5255.068.36 48.15
Economics205.027.9665.077.15
Media/Film/Tv Studies185.5616.7711.9783.3367.33 58.69
Physical Education/Sports Studies1717.6518.1511.9588.2468.55 63.6
Spanish1741.1828.4521.14100.071.2 74.86
Italian1675.048.35100.086.05
D&T Textiles Technology1457.1427.2531.31100.072.67 77.78
Statistics1414.2919.129.4285.7172.12 78.99
German1315.3824.7114.14100.074.99 80.0
Music130.030.8915.1553.8574.42 64.85

GCE A-level Result Analysis for 2015-2016: Key Stage 5





Percentage of overall entries with A* or A grades, across all subjects is 16.88


Academic performance in GCE A-level standard examinations. Percentage of students scoring A and A* grades in major subjects




School performance in GCE A-level standard examinations. Percentage of students scoring (A and A*) and range (A*-C)
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SubjectEntries% achieving A and A*% achieving A*-C
SchoolWithin TownNationwideSchoolWithin TownNationwide
English Literature220.026.3533.2445.4584.01 88.51
Psychology2035.019.1126.1495.073.05 78.11
Biology1915.7929.5135.5268.4273.83 80.43
Mathematics1741.1844.5549.0594.1281.74 85.41
Chemistry1520.034.5542.173.3378.6 84.19
History150.024.6130.3780.083.76 87.93
Religious Studies128.3324.6840.0875.080.59 86.58
Sociology128.3319.7522.4458.3375.63 77.11
Physics933.3332.6637.7788.8973.5 77.77
Film Studies714.2913.313.7785.7187.07 88.26
Geography60.028.1331.6366.6782.83 86.74

Cohort Size and Students heading to Oxford, Cambridge and Russell Group Institutions


Overall Cohort93
Osbridge0
Russell Group18


 
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