External Examination Results 2023/24

2023-24 was an excellent year for our Year 11 leavers. Most of the mitigations made for previous year’s students following the post-pandemic adjustments were discontinued. Staff and students alike were focused on delivering the very best, and this stimulated a real determination to succeed. The following year was characterised by hard work and dedication, and our powerful partnership between students, staff and parents led to some really pleasing outcomes for our boys. 

  • 81% of our students achieved at least a grade ‘4’ in both English and Maths. 
  • 64% of our students achieved at least a grade ‘5’ in both English and Maths.  
  • 14% of our students achieved at least a grade ‘7’ in both English and Maths. 
  • 33.3% of students achieved the English Baccalaureate suite of subjects at 4+ and 25.5% at 5+. The average points score for EBacc was 4.59. 
  • Financially under-resourced students performed very well indeed, with 71.4% and 50.0% achieving 4+ and 5+ in both English and Maths respectively.  
  • 62.3% of students with additional needs achieved English and Maths at 4+, and 42.9% at 5+. 

Progress 8 score

Boys at King’s Norton School for Boys make positive progress – they achieve better at age 16 than they would be expected to, given their starting points at age 11. Recent P8 values have been between +0.10 and +0.20. We will not have an accurate figure for the 2024 results until official Department for Education data are released (usually in November).

Attainment 8 score

Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications. The score for KNBS is 5.0 (National figure, 4.7)

Many individual subjects produced excellent results, with students achieving beyond expectation, given prior starting points.

There were some particular performances of note. The highest possible grade at GCSE is a grade ‘9’, and students study between 8 and 10 qualifications. Given those facts, the following grades for each of these students are simply stunning: 

Five students also made an average of 2 or more grades per subject higher than the grades forecast by Fisher Family Trust, based upon their prior attainment at KS2. 

There was a sea of smiles on results day in August, and we are all so proud of the achievements of our boys. They have earned their successes, and we wish them every further success in their chosen paths. 

You can access further information such as exam, test results, Ofsted reports and financial information, through the GOV.UK compare school performance service: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/103562/king%27s-norton-boys%27-school