GCSE Results 2024

Congratulations to our Year 11 students who have achieved some excellent GCSE results. There are again many individual successes to celebrate, across the spectrum of academic achievement. We are very proud of all students who have worked hard, made progress and seen the benefits in the exam results they received.

A special mention to our top performing students this year: Barney Baker, Dani Stannard, Esme Woodford and Keren Campbell all did superbly well. Among their grades, Barney gained three grade 9s, two grade 8s and two grade 7s, Danni one grade 9, five grade 8s and three grade 7s, Esme one grade 9, three grade 8s and four grade 7s, and Keren three grade 8s and four grade 7s. Their average across all subjects sits at grade 7 or above. 

Other students who gained coveted grade 9s were: William James, who did ‘the double’ in English with a grade 9 in both English Language and English Literature; Lucy Craker who gained grade 9s in Art and History; and Dobrochna Bylinska with a grade 9 in Art. 

It was the first year of results for our new BTEC Creative Digital Media course and we are delighted to see some Distinctions at Level 2, gained by Reuben Marcus and Marek Silverton. 

Our students move on to study A-levels at local sixth form colleges including The Purbeck School, Lytchett Minster, Thomas Hardye, Poole Grammar and Parkstone Grammar. Others take courses or apprenticeships at Bournemouth and Poole College, Kingston Maurward College and Brockenhurst College.   

Well done to all, and we wish you the very best of luck for the next steps you have chosen!  


Our results

Our most recent published key stage 4 performance measures are:

Measure 

2023

Progress 8 score -0.02
% of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in GCSE English and GCSE maths (combined) 42%
Attainment 8 score 45.43
% of pupils staying in education or going into employment  84%
% of pupils entered for the EBacc 8%
EBacc average point score 3.71

What's next?

Students leave The Swanage School after Year 11.  Each year, students move on to a range of further education opportunities including A-level studies, apprenticeships and vocational courses across Dorset and Hampshire.