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 a.page@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk for more information.

Assessment and Exam Officer: A. Page

Email: a.page@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk

Phone: 0161 428 7706 Ext. 551

Results 2022 (Provisional)

Kingsway Results (%)

Performance Measure	Kingsway 2022	Kingsway 2021	Kingsway 2020	Kingsway 2019
Attainment 8	52.92	52.84	50.36	48.42
Progress 8	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.04
% Eng & Maths (9-5)	55	59	52	48
% Eng & Maths (9-4)	76	78	77	72
EBACC Average Point Score	4.75	4.7	4.46	4.29
% EBACC Entry	52	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	100	8.5
Art	38.1	73.8	86.9	100	5.89
Biology	49.5	78.8	89.9	100	6.28
Business	24.8	55.4	70.3	97	4.8
Chemistry	48.5	74.7	89.9	100	6.14
Computer Science	22.4	57.1	65.3	98	4.8
English Language	33.4	75.6	87	98.7	5.63
English Literature	37.1	78.5	88.3	97.1	5.74
Film Studies	20	53.3	75.6	97.8	4.89
French	31	83	90	99	5.61
Geography	34.1	67.3	83.4	98	5.47
German	36.8	78.9	84.2	100	5.58
Graphics	14.3	35.7	35.7	85.7	3.21
History	32.3	61.3	77.4	96.8	5.24
Maths	23.7	58.1	79.2	99	4.99
Music	21.4	71.4	85.7	92.9	5.07
PE	27.3	68.2	77.3	100	5.39
Physics	52.5	78.8	92.9	100	6.39
RE	48.9	82.2	91.1	100	6.22
Resistant Materials	12.5	31.3	37.5	81.3	3.38
Spanish	26.3	70.2	80.7	96.5	5.21

GCSE 1-9 Split Double (Att8 Points)

Name	9 - 7 %	9 - 5 %	9 - 4 %	9 - 1 %	Avg. Points
Science Trilogy	10.1	46.9	73.3	98.6	4.45

OCR NAT (Att8 Points)

Name	D2* - D2 %	D2* - P2 %	D2* - P1 %	Average Points
Dance	50	75	75	4.88
Health	42.1	78.9	94.7	5.26
ICT iMedia	8.3	40	91.7	3.31
Performing Arts	31.3	93.8	93.8	5.34
Sports Studies	15.8	73.7	92.1	4.4
Travel Tourism	0	70	90	3.58

WJEC L1/2 (Att8 Points)

Name	D2* - D2 %		D2* - P2 %	D2* - P1 %	Avg. Points
Food Studies	38.8		89.8	95.9	5.9

Destination of Leavers

	National 2017	Leavers 2017	Leavers 2016	Leavers 2015
% of students who have continued in education, training or move on to employment at the end of the 16 to 19 study.	94	97	94	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

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No Mobile Phones

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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!

Results Day - 25th August 2022

Page Updated - 14th July 2022

All Year 11 students can view their GCSE results using an online portal from 9am on Thursday 25th August.
To view results, students will need to sign into Kingsway Online using their Kingsway username and password.
Once signed in, students will see a link to a results portal, which allows them to view their results.
We would like all Year 11 students to use the time between now and Results Day to check that they can login to Kingsway Online. This will ensure that any issues such as forgotten usernames and/or passwords can be resolved before the 25th August.
Any student experiencing difficulties logging into Kingsway Online should complete the form below. We will ensure that enquiries are dealt with as a priority.
Students who would like to collect a paper copy of their results in person and/or discuss their results with staff are invited into school on Thursday 25th August.
Students can collect their results from the Broadway Assembly Hall between 9am and 11am.
We will provide a team of staff to help with enquiries that students have about their results.

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact Mr J Weil (Assistant Headteacher) by email - j.weil@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk or Ms A Page (Exams Officer) by email - a.page@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk

Year 11 Student IT Support Form