Examination Results

At Arnold Lodge School, our high quality teaching and small class sizes create exam results that reflect the hard work and achievements of all our pupils. All of our children feel happy and confident to achieve the best they can, whether that be through all grades at a 9 or achieving a grade 5 in Maths and English.

Unlike other schools that select academically for ‘top grades’, ALS looks at the potential children have and the characteristics they show during assessments. We know, through small classes, our ethos and culture (and lots of academic rigour), a pupil can be achieving significant value added.

Our focus is on how much value we can add to the attainment of each pupil. Upon entry into ALS, pupils take a Cognitive Ability Test and this sets their target grades for GCSE and A level. Our value added to these target grades are exceptional; for 2013/2014, on average, we added 7.5 grades to the expected attainment of each pupil and in 2014/2015, we added over 5 grades per pupil.

Our most recent set of GCSE results highlight just how much we are able to help pupils to attain beyond their target grades.

GCSE Results Headlines 2025

23% were grades 7-9
79% of all grades were at 5+
Value added for each pupil was high, with pupils achieving results that were on average 6 grades higher than their targets

I am immensely proud of the successes of our pupils and I know that our community will feel proud of the exceptional performance of our school at examination level. It is always heartening to see the ALS recipe (small classes, unmatched ethos and culture and quality of teaching) produce success in examinations.
- Headteacher, David Preston

A Level Results Headlines 2025

Our pupils were awarded:

31.5% at A*-A, significantly higher than the national average
Exceptional Value Added score across the board, with pupils scoring on average 1.6 grades higher than their targets

Our A level results, in particular, focus on the stories of the pupils who have completed their studies and are heading off to university. The majority of Year 13 pupils for 2025 gained entry into their first choice university whilst the remainder of pupils have secured places on prestigious apprenticeship schemes, and some have plans for gap years.

While the headline figures are excellent, it is our valued added (the number of grades scored above targets taken from external benchmarking) that truly reflect the quality of our provision.

GCSE Results Headlines 2024

24% were grades 7-9
Value added for each pupil was high, with an average of 7.5 grades of value added per pupil compared to their target grades.

We are incredibly proud of all our pupils this year and the whole ALS school community, including our parents, teachers and pupils will, I’m sure, join me in congratulating our GCSE pupils on their results.
- Headteacher, David Preston

A Level Results Headlines 2024

21% were grades A* - A
ALS scored on average 1.5 grades higher than target grades
Business achieved 100% Pass rate and 30% A*- A
Media achieved 100% Pass rate with 67* A8 - A
Sport achieved 100% A* - A

GCSE Results Headlines 2023

25% were grades 7-9
48% at grade 6 or higher
Pupils at ALS achieved 82% A*-A in languages (covering Spanish, Chinese, German and French)
50% achieved A*/A in the separate sciences.