Examination Results

The latest school performance tables have just been published by the Department for Education and we are proud to announce that St. Mary’s College has once again finished top of the GCSE results table for Sefton.

Our Attainment 8 score of 60.3 is higher than all other state and independent schools in Sefton (Sefton average: 41.9, England average: 44.5). This key government measure awards schools a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to eight qualifications, which include English, Maths, three English Baccalaureate qualifications including Sciences, ICT, History, Geography and languages, plus three other additional approved qualifications.

St. Mary’s College is also the top performing school in Sefton in terms of pupils’ English and Maths GCSE results: 73% of our pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in both English and Maths last year (Sefton average: 36%, England average: 42%) and 90% of our pupils achieved Grade 4 or above in both English and Maths (Sefton average: 58%, England average: 60%).

Finally, our GCSE candidates’ EBacc average point score of 5.48 is again higher than all other state and independent schools in Sefton (Sefton average: 3.56, England average: 3.87). The EBacc average point score measure calculates a pupil’s average point scores across the 5 pillars of the English Baccalaureate, allocating points to a pupil’s best grades and dividing by 6 (the science grades count in 2 pillars, meaning a total of 6 pillars) to create an average point score per pupil.

We are delighted to have achieved the top GCSE results in Sefton once again. This official top ranking across a range of key performance measures reflects the breadth and quality of our curriculum and, of course, the hard work, commitment and excellent academic achievements of our pupils.

Well done to our pupils and staff on this outstanding achievement!

Visit the Department for Education website to learn more:

Department for Education 2023 performance tables 

Here is a summary of our 2023 examination results:

2023 Examination Results: 

• More than a third of all GCSE passes (35%) were at the highest 9-7 grades
• A fifth of our GCSE candidates (20%) achieved seven or more 9-7 grades each
• Two thirds of candidates (65%) celebrated ten or more GCSE passes, with many achieving 11 or even 12 GCSEs. This reflects the broad and balanced curriculum at St. Mary’s and the fact that we do not restrict the number of GCSE subjects students can take.
• Our A Level candidates recorded a 99% pass rate with almost a third of students (30%) achieving three or more A*, A or B grades.
• A fifth of all A Level passes (20%) were at the highest A*/A grades and more than half (52%) were A*, A or B grades.
• This year’s A Level candidates also included a significant proportion of ‘straight A’ students with almost a fifth of the cohort achieving three or more A* or A grades, an increase on last year and very encouraging in the context of the downward trend nationally

For a breakdown of the last five years’ GCSE and A Level results by subject please see below: