Exams

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

Edexcel / Pearson

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 summer exams please email k.exley@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk for more information.

Exams and Data Assistant: K. Exley

Email: k.exley@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	9 - 7 %	9 - 5 %	9 - 4 %	9 - 1 %	Average Points
Arabic	100	100	100	-	8.00
Art	26	75	94	-	5.55
Biology	41	95	95	-	6.13
Business Studies	9	31	48	-	3.52
Chemistry	49	90	97	-	6.39
Chinese	100	100	100	-	9.00
Computer Science	22	48	67	-	4.56
English Language	20	62	78	-	4.88
English Literature	28	66	78	-	5.07
Film Studies	33	67	75	-	5.08
French	24	68	91	-	5.24
Geography	21	49	64	-	4.60
German	17	100	100	-	5.83
History	24	56	64	-	4.66
Italian	100	100	100	-	9.00
Maths	20	50	74	-	4.66
PE	3	39	42	-	3.91
Performing Arts - Music	8	33	42	-	3.58
Persian	100	100	100	-	8.50
Physics	43	80	98	-	6.28
Polish	100	100	100	-	9.00
RE	54	74	80	-	6.00
Spanish	23	51	80	-	5.00
Urdu	100	100	100	-	9.00

GCSE 1-9 Split Double (Att8 Points)

Name	9 - 7 %	9 - 5 %	9 - 4 %	9 - 1 %	Avg. Points
Science Trilogy	9	37	62	-	4.01

OCR NAT (Att8 Points)

Name	D* - D %	D* - P %	Average Points
Health & Social Care	26	64	4.35
Engineering Design	0	23	1.92
ICT iMedia	9	47	3.06
Performing Arts - Acting	38	63	4.09
Performing Arts - Dance	50	100	5.75
Sports Studies	6	58	3.65
Travel Tourism	14	100	4.86

WJEC L1/2 (Att8 Points)

Name	D* - D %	D* - P %	Average Points
Food Studies	39	79	5.27

Destination of Leavers

	School 2020	LA Average	England Average
% of students who have continued in education, training or move on to employment at the end of the 16 to 19 study. 2020 is the latest data available.	94%	95%	94%

Rules & Regulations

Students are advised to read and study the documents issued by The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) to ensure that each candidate has a fair chance to complete examinations with confidence. Invigilators are instructed to record any unfair practice to the examinations officer. The examinations officer may report any such practice to the relevant exam board.

Rules & Regulations Documents

Warning to Candidates

Updated: 15/12/2022 26 KB

No Mobile Phones

Updated: 15/12/2022 151 KB

Information for Candidates

What to do and what not to do

Start of exams

Morning exams start at 08:55
Afternoon exams start at 13:00
Be on time
If you arrive late for an exam, you may not be allowed to take it
Leave your belongings as directed by invigilators and go to your seat as stated on your exam timetable
Once you have entered the exam room, you are under exam conditions (see below) and you must listen to all instructions given

Exam conditions

NO TALKING to anyone
Mobile phones, MP3 players, iPods and any other prohibited devices must be switched off and left with your belongings outside of the exam room
Students are not permitted to wear wrist watches
Only the required stationary should be on your desk in a transparent pencil case
Please make sure any labels have been removed from water bottles before you enter the room
Once seated you MUST NOT turn round. FACE THE FRONT OF THE ROOM AT ALL TIMES
Any questions – raise your hand and wait for an invigilator

Malpractice
The following may constitute malpractice:

Bringing unauthorised materials into the exam
Exchanging information (or the attempt to do so)
Disruptive behaviour
Behaving in a manner so as to undermine the integrity of the exam

Penalties for malpractice

Loss of marks gained for a unit
Disqualification from the unit
Disqualification from the whole qualification
Disqualification from all qualifications taken in that series
Barred from being entered for examinations for a set period of time

It is YOUR responsibility

To know when and where your exams are
To know your seat and candidate number
To bring the stationary necessary for the exam (see below)
To be aware of the JCQ rules and regulations

Before coming to any exam, you should make sure you have the following:

2x Black ball point pen
Pencil
Ruler
Rubber
Calculator (if required)
Compass (if required)
Protractor (if required)
Pencil crayons (if required)

It is YOUR responsibility to have all the equipment you need for your exam!