KS4 Outcomes
Our Key Stage Four outcomes are reported annually on the DfE Performance Tables and in recent years we have achieved outstanding exam results.
The key measurement for school is Progress and this determines how far the students have improved since sitting their Year 6 SATS exams.
This judgement is fairer than straight-forward attainment – where selective schools invariably school highest – but there are limitations with it such as the proportion of Disadvantaged children at the school and students joining the school late having been educated elsewhere.
Our most recent KS4 Outcomes came in Summer 2025 and were a source of huge pride as they continued our on-going upward trajectory. We are awaiting these to be validated by the Department for Education later in the Autumn Term.
Progress
These Progress 8 scores give an indication of how students did in the Best 8 subjects in Summer 2024 in relation to how well they performed in their Year 6 SATS:
| Measurement | School | National |
| Overall | + 0.86 | + 0.01 |
| English | + 0.78 | 0.00 |
| Maths | + 0.36 | 0.00 |
| E-Bacc / Pot 2 | + 0.62 | 0.00 |
| Open / Pot 3 | + 1.51 | 0.00 |
| Science | +0.33 | – 0.01 |
| Modern Foreign Languages | +0.35 | 0.00 |
| Humanities | +1.06 | 0.00 |
This level of progress is excellent against national benchmarks, repeatedly tops the KS4 Performance Tables for Staffordshire, and continues the school’s trend of superb exam results stretching back before the COVID pandemic.
Attainment
These scores show what grades the students achieved (with a 7 matching an old ‘A’ / a 4 matching an old ‘C’) in Summer 2024:
| Measurement | School | National |
| 9-7 in English & Maths | 20% | 12% |
| 9-5 in English & Maths | 62% | 46% |
| 9-4 in English & Maths | 82% | 65% |
E-Baccalaureate
The Department for Education places a great emphasis on students undertaking a suite of strong academic subjects which they label the E-Baccalaureate (or EBacc).
Their definitions is made up of GCSEs in English, Maths, Science, a Humanities subject (with us History or Geography) and a Foreign Language (with us French):
| Measurement | School | National |
| Entry to EBacc | 65% | 40% |
| 9-5 in EBacc | 34% | 18% |
| 9-4 in EBacc | 60% | 25% |
This high proportion of students entered for and succeeding in the highly academic E-Bacc pathway in Summer 2024 is significantly above national averages and reflects the breadth and challenge of our curriculum.
For more information about Key Stage Four Outcomes, please contact Sophie Grigg, Assistant Headteacher, via office@friaryschool.co.uk.
