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Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formGloucestershire, South West · Chepstow NP16 7AATrust: Wyedean School and Sixth Form CentreSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,024of 1,217 places
Free school meals
17.1%
Year 11 cohort 2025
170
Ofsted
School remains Good, 18 October 2023Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Wyedean School and 6th Form Centre (URN 115766, until 1 September 2011).

What the data says

Of the 171 pupils who finished Year 11 at Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre in 2023, 61% stayed on in Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre’s own sixth form (Gloucestershire average 46%), 16% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 117 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 55% went to university (Gloucestershire 36%, England 37%), and 21% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.8 against 46.1 across England and 50.3 in Gloucestershire, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Gloucestershire and England.

This school
Gloucestershire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Pupils in the cohort1716,782607,348
Any sustained destination91%93%92%
Stayed in education78%85%86%
— school sixth form61%46%34%
— sixth form college1%11%13%
— further education college16%26%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship3%4%3%
Employment9%4%3%
No sustained destination5%5%6%
Destination unknown5%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Gloucestershire
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Students in the cohort1176,744541,441
Any sustained destination85%84%79%
University (higher education)55%36%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students21%22%19%
Further education1%3%5%
Apprenticeship4%8%7%
Employment26%36%28%
No sustained destination9%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)45.850.346.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%53%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%71%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects34%31%41%
EBacc average point score4.014.404.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort12%19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils31.534.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils47.754.050.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language4%9%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics16999%88%17%22%69%
English Language16999%89%15%20%66%
English Literature15893%86%16%21%66%
Combined Science10260%65%9%9%48%
History8550%41%26%26%56%
Spanish7745%19%23%27%61%
Geography7444%41%27%25%59%
Biology6639%23%29%45%86%
Chemistry6639%23%32%47%83%
Physics6639%23%30%46%80%
Business Studies5532%18%5%20%60%
Media Studies5029%4%14%20%64%
Design and Technology3118%11%23%23%74%
Fine Art3018%9%53%28%97%
Computer Science2716%13%7%30%52%
Physical Education2414%11%8%24%83%
Food Preparation and Nutrition1911%8%21%21%95%
Music169%5%38%33%100%
Drama148%7%14%27%79%
Religious Studies116%31%18%32%73%
Polish21%1%84%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies2630%
Engineering Studies1517%
Hospitality / Catering Studies1214%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction910%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study238
— of whom A level students874,019261,341
Average A level gradeB-B-B-
Average points per A level entry36.4236.2835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsBB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects33%20%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Media Studies2529%4%
Mathematics1821%31%
Biology1416%20%
Physics1416%12%
English Literature1315%11%
History1214%13%
Geography1113%10%
Politics1113%6%
Psychology1011%23%
Fine Art1011%3%
Business Studies910%13%
Product Design910%2%
Chemistry89%17%
Sociology78%13%
Economics67%13%
Religious Studies4%
Spanish2%
Further Mathematics5%
Music0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1922%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1618%
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1618%
Social ScienceVRQ Level 31416%
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1315%
PsychologyBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1315%
Art and DesignBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1214%
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*910%
Applied SciencesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*910%
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 367%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)67%
PhysicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
ChemistryGCE AS level (All)
English Language and LiteratureGCE AS level (All)
PhysicsGCE AS level (All)
ChemistryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
English Language and LiteratureGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)
Applied SciencesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)
PsychologyBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)
Nutrition / DietVRQ Level 3

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92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.5

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.