{"id":1844,"date":"2016-08-26T10:02:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T09:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/school.chethams.com\/study\/academic\/gcse-results\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:48:23","slug":"gcse-results","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/study\/academic\/gcse-results\/","title":{"rendered":"GCSE results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exam results at Chetham\u2019s are\u00a0consistently excellent <\/strong>and far above the national average. This is especially impressive as the School selects solely on musical potential, not on academic ability. Many students take GCSE Music exams a year early in Year 10, and some also take language exams early.<\/p>\n

We are delighted that each year around 90% of students continue into Sixth Form at Chetham’s<\/strong> after reaching the end Middle School, building on their academic achievements while taking their musical skills to the next level.<\/p>\n

Are you interested in joining Chetham\u2019s for Middle School<\/a>? Come to our\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Middle School Open Day<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0on Saturday 18 October 2025 or book an\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Advice Audition<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0today.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t
GCSE<\/th>9<\/th>8<\/th>7<\/th>6<\/th>5<\/th>4<\/th>3<\/th>2<\/th>1<\/th>9-4<\/th>out of<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Art<\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drama<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English incl 11\/25 taking best result<\/td>6<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>40<\/td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English Literature<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td><\/td>38<\/td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td>12<\/td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geography<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>6<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td>18<\/td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German<\/td>5<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>10<\/td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History<\/td><\/td>4<\/td>7<\/td><\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>14<\/td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maths<\/td>5<\/td>10<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>12<\/td>6<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td><\/td>41<\/td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L2 Further Maths<\/td>2<\/td><\/td>2<\/td><\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music<\/td>14<\/td>9<\/td>7<\/td>9<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>42<\/td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Double Science<\/td>23<\/td>10<\/td>8<\/td>18<\/td>15<\/td>8<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td><\/td>82<\/td>86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
TOTAL<\/th>68<\/th>58<\/th>61<\/th>53<\/th>52<\/th>31<\/th>11<\/th>4<\/th><\/td>323<\/th>338<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n\n

2025<\/h3>\n

Read our 2025 GCSE results day<\/a><\/strong> blogpost for more information. The following figures include Music and language exams taken in Year 10 and any exams resat in Year 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t
GCSE<\/th>9<\/th>8<\/th>7<\/th>6<\/th>5<\/th>4<\/th>3<\/th>2<\/th>1\/U<\/th>Passes
\n(9\u20134)<\/th>		Out of<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Art<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>3<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drama<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>3<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>6<\/td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English<\/td>5<\/td>11<\/td>9<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>40<\/td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English Literature<\/td>10<\/td>5<\/td>11<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>39<\/td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>16<\/td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geography<\/td>4<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>2<\/td>21<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German<\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>16<\/td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>7<\/td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maths <\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>9<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>-<\/td>41<\/td>50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Further Maths<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music<\/td>17<\/td>11<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>42<\/td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Double Science<\/td>23<\/td>8<\/td>14<\/td>15<\/td>8<\/td>6<\/td>8<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>74<\/td>82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Total<\/th>84<\/th>56<\/th>63<\/th>50<\/th>37<\/th>26<\/th>19<\/th>4<\/th>2<\/th>316<\/th>341<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
24.6%<\/th>16.2%<\/th>18.5%<\/th>14.7%<\/th>10.9%<\/th>7.6%<\/th>5.6%<\/th>1.2%<\/th>0.6%<\/th>92.7%<\/th>100%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n\n

Pass rates<\/h3>\n

Below are the GCSE pass rates since 2014. These figures reflect grades obtained by the end of Year 11 and may differ from those in the annual grade tables, which include Music and language exams taken in Year 10 and any exams resat in Year 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t
Year<\/th>9\u20137 (since 2020) or A*\u2013A (before 2020)<\/th>9\u20134 (since 2020) or A*\u2013C (before 2020)<\/th>Average number of 9\u20134 or A*\u2013C GCSEs obtained<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2025<\/td>59.5%<\/td>93.9%<\/td>7.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>51.0%<\/td>93.2%<\/td>7.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>54.9%<\/td>94.3%<\/td>7.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>66.4%<\/td>96.2%<\/td>7.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>79.6%<\/td>99.3%<\/td>7.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>58.2%<\/td>97.5%<\/td>7.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>55.0%<\/td>93.1%<\/td>6.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>52.3%<\/td>93.5%<\/td>6.93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>65.1%<\/td>95.5%<\/td>7.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>70.6%<\/td>97.5%<\/td>7.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>64.3%<\/td>95.1%<\/td>7.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>77.1%<\/td>96.8%<\/td>7.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Average since 2014<\/th>62.8%<\/th>95.5%<\/th>7.43<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n\n

2024<\/h3>\n

Read our 2024 GCSE results day<\/a><\/strong> blogpost for more information. The following figures include Music and language exams taken in Year 10 and any exams resat in Year 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t
GCSE<\/th>9<\/th>8<\/th>7<\/th>6<\/th>5<\/th>4<\/th>3<\/th>2<\/th>1\/U<\/th>Passes
\n(9\u20134)<\/th>		Out of<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Art<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drama<\/td>-<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>44<\/td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English Literature<\/td>4<\/td>8<\/td>6<\/td>9<\/td>10<\/td>5<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>42<\/td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>7<\/td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geography<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td>8<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>20<\/td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German<\/td>3<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>-<\/td>5<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>19<\/td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>-<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>14<\/td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maths <\/td>-<\/td>11<\/td>7<\/td>2<\/td>7<\/td>9<\/td>8<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>36<\/td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Further Maths<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music<\/td>14<\/td>8<\/td>10<\/td>11<\/td>5<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>48<\/td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Double Science<\/td>16<\/td>11<\/td>10<\/td>9<\/td>16<\/td>15<\/td>9<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>77<\/td>86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Total<\/th>50<\/th>64<\/th>65<\/th>49<\/th>56<\/th>42<\/th>23<\/th>2<\/th>0<\/th>326<\/th>351<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
14.2%<\/th>18.2%<\/th>18.5%<\/th>14.0%<\/th>16.0%<\/th>12.0%<\/th>6.6%<\/th>0.6%<\/th>0.0%<\/th>92.9%<\/th>100%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n\n

2023<\/h3>\n

Read our 2023 GCSE results day<\/a><\/strong> blogpost for more information. The following figures include Music and language exams taken in Year 10 and any exams resat in Year 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t
GCSE<\/th>9<\/th>8<\/th>7<\/th>6<\/th>5<\/th>4<\/th>3<\/th>2<\/th>1\/U<\/th>Passes
\n(9\u20134)<\/th>		Out of<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Art<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drama<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>5<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English<\/td>7<\/td>11<\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>6<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>38<\/td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English Literature<\/td>6<\/td>2<\/td>16<\/td>7<\/td>4<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>35<\/td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French<\/td>-<\/td>5<\/td>3<\/td>-<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>10<\/td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geography<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German<\/td>6<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>13<\/td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>14<\/td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maths <\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>9<\/td>8<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>38<\/td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Further Maths<\/td>4<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music<\/td>13<\/td>6<\/td>4<\/td>12<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>36<\/td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Double Science<\/td>19<\/td>7<\/td>6<\/td>12<\/td>11<\/td>10<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>65<\/td>73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Total<\/th>69<\/th>49<\/th>45<\/th>47<\/th>44<\/th>26<\/th>11<\/th>2<\/th>4<\/th>280<\/th>297<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
23.2%<\/th>16.5%<\/th>15.2%<\/th>15.8%<\/th>14.8%<\/th>8.8%<\/th>3.7%<\/th>0.7%<\/th>1.3%<\/th>94.3%<\/th>100%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n\n

2022<\/h3>\n

Read our 2022 GCSE results day<\/a><\/strong> blogpost for more information. The following figures include Music and language exams taken in Year 10 and any exams resat in Year 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t
GCSE<\/th>9<\/th>8<\/th>7<\/th>6<\/th>5<\/th>4<\/th>3<\/th>2<\/th>1\/U<\/th>Passes
\n(9\u20134)<\/th>		Out of<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Art<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>3<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drama<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English<\/td>14<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>32<\/td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English Literature<\/td>8<\/td>7<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>27<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geography<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German<\/td>9<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>13<\/td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>14<\/td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maths<\/td>3<\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>29<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Further Maths<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music<\/td>16<\/td>6<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>30<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Double Science<\/td>16<\/td>12<\/td>11<\/td>9<\/td>7<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>-<\/td>58<\/td>60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>3<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Total<\/th>77<\/th>49<\/th>35<\/th>29<\/th>26<\/th>14<\/th>5<\/th>4<\/th>2<\/th>230<\/th>241<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
32.0%<\/th>20.3%<\/th>14.5%<\/th>12.0%<\/th>10.8%<\/th>5.8%<\/th>2.1%<\/th>1.7%<\/th>0.8%<\/th>95.4%<\/th>100%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n\n

As with all schools nationwide, GCSE Results for 2022 were graded through the standard examination assessments seen pre-2020. Since it was not possible for most students to sit in-person exams for 2020 and 2021, the results for 2022 reflect these circumstantial differences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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