Exam Results
Our school consistently achieves strong academic results and we take pride in celebrating the achievements of every Waconian, a testament to their commitment and the supportive environment we provide at CHS.Â
We are equally proud of the varied and exciting paths our students take after leaving us, from universities, degree apprenticeships or employment.Â
2024 Results
In 2024, 69% of A Level and BTEC grades achieved A* – B and 72% of students secured one of their chosen universities or courses, with 4 students accepting places on highly sought after degree apprenticeship programmes.
67% of all GCSE entries were awarded grades 9-7.
To read more about our exam success, head to our GCSE blog / A Level blog or view photos of the celebrations in our gallery GCSE / A Level.
The full breakdown of A Level, BTEC and GCSE results for 2024 can be found below.  Results for previous years: 2023, 2022
Take a look at our destinations page here.
| A Level Results 2022 – 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of candidates | 139 | 131 | 162 |
| Number of subject entries | 405 | 402 | 489 |
| % pass rate at A level | 99.1 | 99.0 | 99.8 |
| % of entries with A* – B Grades | 69 | 74.4 | 77 |
| % of entries with A* – C Grades | 89.1 | 90.8 | 93.5 |
| 2024 A Level Results | Candidates | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology | 28 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Business Studies | 39 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Classical Civilisation | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 26 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Drama and Theatre | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Design Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Economics | 38 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| English Language | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| English Literature | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Further Maths | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geography | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| German | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| History | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics | 57 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| Music | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Politics | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Psychology | 41 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Religious Studies | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spanish | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sports Science | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Sports (BTEC) | 18 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| EPQ Results* | Candidates | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
* Students completed these in Year 12
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| GCSE Results 2022 – 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of candidates | 186 | 171 | 176 |
| Number of subject entries | 1691 | 1539 | 1617 |
| % pass rate at GCSE | 95.2 | 94.8 | 100 |
| % of entries with Grades A*-A or 9-7 | 67.5 | 61.9 | 70.13 |
| 2024 GCSE Results 9-1 | Candidates | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | 37 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology | 65 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 65 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Science | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Drama | 55 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Design & Technology | 37 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| English Language | 186 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| English Literature | 184 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Food & Nutrition | 24 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| French | 44 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geography | 70 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greek | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| German | 71 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| History | 100 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maths | 186 | 31 | 50 | 54 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Music | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Photography | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics | 64 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Religious Studies | 49 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dual Science 1 | 121 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Dual Science 2 | 121 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| Spanish | 74 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sport Science | 51 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |