Academic Performance Overview (2024-2025)
Exam results offer a crucial window into a school's academic environment, but numbers alone only tell part of the story. For LeAF Studio, the most recent dataset provides several metrics that help parents understand not just the grades achieved, but the value the school adds to its students.
Attainment 8
The Attainment 8 score measures the average achievement of pupils across 8 qualifications, including English and Mathematics. For the 2024-2025 cohort, LeAF Studio recorded an Attainment 8 score of 42.4. To put this into local perspective, this score ranks the school 18 of 22 out of all BCP secondary schools with published data. It is below the overall BCP average of 50.77, and can also be compared against the BCP non-selective average of 46.44. Nationally, the England benchmark (based on 2023-24 data) sits at 46.3. Note that the Attainment 8 score for disadvantaged pupils at the school is 37.6, providing insight into the attainment gap. Looking at the year-on-year trend, the previous year's score was 42.5.
Progress 8
While Attainment 8 focuses on final grades, Progress 8 attempts to measure the progress pupils make from the end of primary school to the end of secondary school. The England average is set to 0.0; a positive score means pupils made more progress than average. For the 2023-2024 reporting period, the school achieved a Progress 8 score of -0.18, ranking it 18 of 21 among BCP schools. It is important to note that Progress 8 is not published for the 2024-2025 cohort, as that cohort had their Key Stage 2 baseline assessments cancelled due to COVID-19. Therefore, the value shown is the most recent available (2023-2024).
The Basics and EBacc
Beyond the headline "8" metrics, the "Basics" metric measures the percentage of pupils achieving a strong pass (grade 5 or above) in both English and Mathematics. At LeAF Studio, 30.8% of pupils achieved this standard. A broader pass mark (grade 4 and above) was achieved by 67.9%.
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is a set of subjects at GCSE that keeps young people's options open for further study and future careers. The Average Point Score (APS) for the EBacc across the school is 3.44. For context, the BCP average across all secondary schools is 4.56 (and 4.16 for non-selective schools), giving the school a BCP rank of 19 of 22.