Page 48 - Annual Review - Year Ended 31 July 2023

Academic
2023 was the the the the the first year since 2019 where pupils sat public examinations examinations without any special measures being applied to either the the the the the nature of the the the the the final examinations examinations or what the the the the the pupils were expected to have have learned In previous years we we have have had the experience of CAGs (Centre Assessed Assessed Grades) Grades) TAGs (Teacher Assessed Assessed Grades) Grades) reductions in syllabus content and and and and changes to to the the the format of of the the the final examinations This year saw a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a return to to the the the pre-pandemic exams regime and and and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a much-publicised tightening of of standards from the the exam exam boards This was for for all of of cohorts their first experience of of sitting formal public examinations As a a a a a a a a a a a a result comparisons to 2020 2021 and 2022 are largely meaningless and so we are looking at 2019 as being our benchmark IB Results
The IB cohort achieved an average score of 35 points which is above the the global average of 30 2 points It is also above the the UK National Average score of 34 67 which given that the IB is only done by highly academic independent and maintained school is a a a a a a a useful marker for us to judge ourselves against Maybe more impressively this equates to an average UCAS Tariff of of 203 points which is the equivalent of of A*A*A*C or A*A*AA That average average score of 35 points compares to our 5-year rolling average average of 36 79 so does represent a a a dip when compared to previous years 2023 Average Points Points Score – 35 Points Points 2023 UK Average Score – 34 67 Points 2023 Global Average Points Points Score – 30 2 2 2 Points Points Malvern College 5 Year Rolling Average – 36 79 A-Level Results
Despite the the reports in the the press our A-Level pupils have achieved a a a better set of grades to those from 2019 the last pre-pandemic set of results that we have Considering that this is is a a a a cohort who have never done public exams before the the results are are better than we had feared they might be be There has been a a a dip when compared to the five-year rolling average but given that the previous 3 years had had had had either Centre Assessed Grades Teacher Assessed Grades or slimmed down syllabus contents this was a a a a a good set of of grades especially when many of of our most academic pupils take the IB Programme 29% achieved A*/A grades 61% achieved A*– B grades 82% achieved A*– C grades GCSE Highlights
Overall the GCSE results were down this year and represented on the face of it a a a relatively weak set of of grades 52% of of the grades were between 9 and 7 which represents the old A*/A grades This compares against our 5-year rolling average of 62% though the inflationary impact of CAGS and TAGS must be factored into this 48
MALVERN COLLEGE (INCORPORATED UNDER ROYAL CHARTER)
Achievements and Performance Review