2026 Key Stage 4 Results

Students and staff at Westlands School were delighted with the fantastic results our Year 11 pupils gained in 2026.

• 64% of our students achieved a standard pass (grade 4), or higher, in both English and mathematics and 35% achieved a strong pass (grade 5), or higher, in both.

• In English, 175 out of 305 students (57% of our cohort) achieved a 5 or above and 74% of students achieved a 4 or above. Mathematics also performed well with 71% getting a 4 or above and 40% achieving a grade 5 or higher.

• Progress 8 and Attainment 8 are the government’s performance measures brought in from 2017. For 2026, the school achieved a provisional attainment 8 figure of 42.1.

• For the English Baccalaureate, 14% of students achieved a standard pass (grade 4 or higher) and 10% of students achieved a strong pass (grade 5 or higher) in English, mathematics, geography/history and French.

 

2026 Key Stage 5 Results

Over 110 A Level subject examinations were sat in the summer with over 36% achieving a B grade or higher and an overall average grade of C for these qualifications. We had 2 students achieved an A in Maths and Art respectively along with 1 student achieving an A in Economics.

For the Applied General subjects, we had over 92 entries. Of these, over a third were either a Distinction / B grade or higher.

This year we had 11 students complete Tech Level qualifications, with an average grade of Distinction and a provisional APS of 37.00.  Our provisional APS score for A Level was 29.16 and for Applied General subjects was 27.41

The second year of our T Level Qualification in Design and Mechanical Engineering also performed well with 3 students achieving a Distinction grade overall for the qualification.

48% of our Year 13 cohort accepted a place at university (inc. University of Exeter, London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA), University of Reading, Royal Holloway (University of London) and Norwich University of the Arts, amongst many others) and were able to continue their educational journey on the back of successful results in the summer.

 For our GCSE resits, 52% of our cohort achieved a grade 4 or higher for English, compared to 20% nationally (2026), and 64% improved on their previous grade. For mathematics, 19% of our cohort achieved a grade 4 compared to 15% nationally.