Exam Results and School Performance
Waingels is an inclusive school where everyone belongs, thrives and succeeds.
The Department for Education recommends that when making decisions on which school or college is right for them, parents and students should consider data as part of the wider context and other information sources, in particular speaking to the school or college. It is not useful to compare percentage outcomes between schools as these do not take into account the starting point of students within that school and only give information about attainment and not student progress.
Waingels has a strong track record of excellent exam results, with results consistently above national averages over many years. Students studying at Waingels can expect to make above average progress – gaining higher grades than students with the same starting points nationally. Results at Key Stage 4 and 5 continued this trend in August 2026 and continued to improve.
You can read about our record breaking results here as featured in Wokingham Today.
Students in Year 11 left Waingels with an average Attainment 8 score of 53.12- well above the annual national average 46.0 (2025) . The DFE cannot issue any school with an official Progress 8 score due to this year group not having KS2 results (COVID) but we also have a strong track record of positive progress results.
Ours students consistently make well above average progress and attainment. Our students perform better than the national average across all published measures.
Students in Year 13 also enjoyed huge successes this year. Our track record of high outcomes for all students continued and initial indications are that once again our A Level students made more progress than students with the same GCSE results in other schools.
An A Level Progress score of +0.26 means our students achieved on average a quarter of a grade higher than expected (on top of having made more than expected progress when they were Year 11 too).
Key Stage 4
|
Measure |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Last available National Average |
Last available Local Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
P8 |
0.13 |
0.21 |
Not published due to no KS2 data due to COVID |
Not published due to no KS2 data due to COVID |
-0.03 |
N/A |
|
A8 |
49 |
50.6 |
50.7 |
53.2 |
46 |
53.2 |
|
English and Maths + |
54.70% |
57.50% |
53.60% |
60.20% |
45.20% |
60.80% |
|
English 5+ |
65.40% |
67.80% |
66.30% |
69.30% |
55.00% |
N/A |
|
Maths 5+ |
62.60% |
67.50% |
66.30% |
71.30% |
53.80% |
N/A |
|
EBACC Average points score |
4.36 |
4.54 |
4.67 |
4.83 |
4.08 |
4.85 |
|
Percentage of pupils entering EBACC |
38.00% |
32.00% |
48.10% |
40.90% |
40.50% |
40.50% |
|
Percentage of pupils staying in education or going into employment after key stage 4 (this data is on a time lag) |
93.00% |
94.00% |
94.00% |
92.00% |
94.00% |
92.00% |
Key Stage 5
|
Measure |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A* A grades |
20.00% |
21.40% |
21.10% |
26.50% |
|
A*-B grades |
53.00% |
47.90% |
44.40% |
50.20% |
|
A*-C grades |
77.00% |
72.90% |
70.00% |
69.80% |
|
A*- E grades |
97.00% |
95.30% |
96.70% |
95.50% |
|
A Level Average point score |
34.45 |
32.83 |
33 |
33.92 |
|
A Level Average grade |
C+ |
C+ |
C+ |
C+ |
|
A Level Progress grade |
N/A |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.26 (TBC) |
|
Percentage of A level students achieving at least three levels at grades AAB or better, at least two of which are in facilitating subjects |
10.30% |
13.70% |
10.80% |
20.00% |
|
Vocational Average Point Score |
28.37 |
27.93 |
26.24 |
28.18 |
|
Vocational Progress Score |
N/A |
-0.08 |
-0.11 |
-0.02 |
|
Vocational Average Grade |
Merit+ |
Merit+ |
Merit+ |
Merit+ |
Please click here to view our 16-18 retention measures.
To view more details about the destinations and other performance measures please go to the following link: https://www.find-school-performance-data.service.gov.uk/school/142166/waingels
