GCSE Results
Our GCSE students excelled in 2024 with results well over the national average:
| KAS results | National average | Independent school average | |
| Grades 7-9 | 55.4% | 22% | 48% |
| Grades 4-9 | 94.3% | 67.6% | 90.9% |
A key metric for us is our ‘value-added’ [VA] score which, as outlined below, shows how well students do in relation to their starting point. We were delighted to see that was very positive [+ 0.4] and our second highest VA score on record.
Full results and analysis:
Robert Lobatto, Head of The King Alfred School, said: “It has been inspiring to see our students rising to the challenge of their GCSE years with great spirit, determination and talent.
“As a school that is committed to providing an excellent education for all students without undue pressure, the results demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach.
“At KAS, we believe that exams should be reformed to better serve students and the wider community. We have started to implement these reforms ourselves, by introducing our own School Directed Courses (SDCs) and offering alternative subjects, such as KAS Literature.
“Notwithstanding this, it is fantastic to see what our young people have achieved within the current system, and this group should be rightly proud of their results.
Academic success at KAS
KAS stands out from most other educational environments by achieving academic success without excessive pressure.
Our public exam results have been excellent in recent years, and this was recognised in our ISI Inspection Report of March 2022. This is in terms of the grades students achieved, which are well above national averages and in line with averages for the independent sector (despite the prevalence of highly academically-selective schools).
Value-added scores
A key metric for us is not just how well students do in terms of the ‘raw’ exam grades, but the progress that they make while at KAS. This is captured by our ‘value-added’ scores, which are generated by The Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring, owned by Cambridge University Press. This is the industry standard across independent and international sectors and, in recent years, KAS has consistently scored in the top quartile compared to other independent schools.
Read about the experience of our GCSE students in our results news report here.
