Exam Results and Guidance

"...improved life opportunities through supporting children to achieve qualifications as well as invaluable life skills..."

If you are a student reading this page and would like guidance on taking exams and dealing with exam stress, please follow the links on these images:

For parents seeking guidance regarding exam results and appeals, please see the document below.

We are really proud of the progress that West Heath students make, not just in their academic studies but in their personal and social development also.  Our job as a school for SEMH learners is to provide improved life opportunities through supporting children to achieve qualifications as well as invaluable life skills that will prepare them for adulthood.

.Given the complex nature of our students and the broad demographic of needs and starting points for each individual, there is no value to comparing results with other schools or publishing in league tables.  Each student is individual and each year group is different.  We celebrate student progress and success in many ways.  For example:

An anxious student increasing their attendance who has previously refused school, is progress and we celebrate it.

A student who has experienced early childhood trauma who learns to make eye contact and trust an adult to talk to, is progress and we celebrate it.

Educationally, our culture is to support students to achieve the best possible grade that they can in each subject area, taking into account their starting point, their individual needs and abilities as well as any extrinsic or pastoral situations which affect their focus, wellbeing and emotional state.  We aim to stretch and challenge each student appropriately, so that they are motivated and engaged in their learning.  Many of our students have been out of school for long periods of time and we work hard to bridge gaps in learning.  The common starting point with this is to make school a positive experience again for students by creating a nurturing, caring and flexible approach to learning.

Most students will continue their post-16 education with us in our popular Sixth Form and then move on to either continued Further Education, employment and training or Higher Education at University.  Each year, students impress us with their maturity as they embark on their transition away from the support of West Heath School towards exciting new opportunities.

This year’s exams have gone well, 27 students sitting GCSEs with 2 transferred students included, we had a total of 56 students achieve 50 qualifications that were offered. This year we also offered a new maths qualification which was equivalent to an AS level, which was passed with flying colours.  We look forward to seeing some of our students in 6^th form moving onto college and level 3 qualifications.  All the students should be extremely proud of all their achievement as we are of them.  Congratulations to you all.

See below the details of our latest exam results and then a summary of our core subject achievements for recent years.  For further information on individual subjects, please contact the Head of Curriculum through our Contact Us page.