The importance of having a great learning environment and the right support during a student’s sixth form years can’t be overstated - with the qualifications playing a big part in their opportunities after school.
Last month, the Government released the latest performance figures for state-funded sixth form colleges and secondary schools, meaning England’s top A Level performers were finally able to be named. We’ve used this new data to compare how those across the Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton council areas did, to create a league table of the entire county’s stand-out sixth forms for A Levels in the 2023/24 school year.
They have been ranked by their A Level performance point scores, a unique measurement derived from exam results that gives them a score out of 60, along with the ‘average grade’ each school’s students achieved across their A Level entries. We’ve only included schools with a score of at least 30 and a corresponding grade of at least C - with any grade from A* to E considered a pass.
We also checked that each school included had an overall Ofsted rating of ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ before this measure was recently dropped, or, if they’ve been inspected more recently, had at least ‘good’ grades across the board. This means that the quality of education provided, student behaviour and attitudes, school leadership and management and student safeguarding were all found to meet or exceed government standards last time the school was inspected.
Here were the 13 state sixth forms from across Hampshire that made the cut:
5. Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
Barton Peveril is a sixth form college in Eastleigh, formerly rated ‘outstanding’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 academic year, it had an A Level point score of 37.01 - giving it an average grade of B-. | Google
6. Ringwood School Academy
This is a secondary academy and sixth form in Ringwood. It was formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 academic year, it had an A Level point score of 36.2 - giving it an average grade of B-. | Google
7. Yateley School
This is a local authority-maintained secondary school and sixth form in Yateley. It was formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 academic year, it had an A Level point score of 32.98 - giving it an average grade of C+. | Google
8. Bitterne Park School
Bitterne Park is a local authority-maintained secondary school and sixth form in Southampton. It was formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 academic year, it had an A Level point score of 32.91 - giving it an average grade of C+. | Google