Examination results
At Bethany School we are justifiably proud of the results achieved by our pupils year on year. We applaud the achievements of our dedicated teachers and committed pupils.
Bethany draws its pupils at all levels of the School from a deliberately broad ability range. We believe that all pupils who are capable of obtaining good, national qualifications should be allowed to do so. We also believe it is important that our results are viewed in this light.
2018 A level results
Bethany School prides itself on providing excellent preparation for A level examinations and university entry. This personalised and individual approach has again been rewarded with pupils securing places at their first choice universities.
The individual support and guidance given to each pupil has ensured a significant number of unconditional offers at prestigious universities. Whilst some in the national press have raised concerns about the increasing number of unconditional offers, at Bethany School we believe that this has been an excellent development. It firmly reinforces Bethany’s ethos of placing the child’s wellbeing first.
2018 GCSE results
Bethany School provides excellent preparation for GCSE examinations and for subsequent life in our successful Sixth Form. At Bethany, we put the child at the heart of every decision; this personalised and individual approach has again been rewarded with pupils achieving GCSE grades exceeding predictions in 2018. This has resulted in our pupils, whose academic profile is in line with the national average, achieving results far above the national norms.
The support and guidance given to each pupil has ensured that everyone has achieved to the best of their ability by being nurtured, encouraged and challenged. Our educational philosophy focuses on developing the ‘Virtue of Learning’ – lifelong learning habits which have led to excellent individual outcomes, including a number of pupils who have achieved five or more top (7-9) grades.
2018 A level or equivalent statistics
| Bethany Pass Rate | Bethany Percentage A*/C grades |
| 96% | 77% |
| Grade | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
| Number | 4 | 26 | 45 | 40 | 19 | 9 |
| Percentage | 3% | 17% | 30% | 27% | 13% | 6% |
| Cumulative Percentage | 3% | 20% | 50% | 77% | 90% | 96% |
Individual A level or equivalent subject data
| Subject | Pass A* – C % | Pass A* – E % |
| Applied Business Studies | 92% | 100% |
| Art | 100% | 100% |
| Biology | 40% | 80% |
| Business Studies | 75% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 67% | 67% |
| Chinese | 100% | 100% |
| Design & Technology | 50% | 100% |
| Drama | 60% | 100% |
| English Literature | 100% | 100% |
| Extended Project Qualification | 100% | 100% |
| Finance | 100% | 100% |
| Food Technology | 0% | 100% |
| French | 100% | 100% |
| Geography | 80% | 100% |
| History | 100% | 100% |
| Mathematics | 67% | 75% |
| Mathematics, Further | 100% | 100% |
| Media Studies | 83% | 100% |
| Music | 0% | 100% |
| PE (BTEC) | 63% | 100% |
| Photography | 78% | 100% |
| Physics | 100% | 100% |
| Politics | 40% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 67% | 100% |
| Textiles | 75% | 100% |
2018 GCSE statistics
| Bethany Percentage 9-7 grades | Bethany Percentage 9-4 grades |
| 26% | 82% |
| National Percentage 9-7 grades | National Percentage 9-4 grades |
| 21% | 67% |
| Grade | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Number | 16 | 35 | 64 | 85 | 111 | 51 | 52 | 15 | 5 |
| Percentage | 4% | 8% | 15% | 19% | 25% | 12% | 12% | 3% | 1% |
| Cumulative Percentage | 4% | 12% | 26% | 45% | 71% | 82% | 94% | 98% | 99% |
Individual GCSE or equivalent subject data
| Subject | Pass 9-6 | Pass 9-4 |
| Art | 52% | 81% |
| Biology | 17% | 63% |
| Chemistry | 28% | 89% |
| Chinese | 25% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 0% | 75% |
| Dance | 0% | 67% |
| Design & Technology | 58% | 100% |
| Drama | 39% | 67% |
| English Language | 90% | 100% |
| English Literature | 84% | 100% |
| Food and Nutrition Studies | 36% | 64% |
| French | 50% | 63% |
| Geography | 28% | 89% |
| German | 100% | 100% |
| History | 50% | 77% |
| Mathematics | 41% | 88% |
| Media Studies | 34% | 72% |
| Music BTEC | 75% | 75% |
| Physical Education | 12% | 76% |
| Physics | 38% | 83% |
| Religious Studies | 67% | 100% |
| Spanish | 38% | 63% |
| Statistics | 33% | 89% |
View our 2017 examination results archive.