Bristnall Hall Academy Students Celebrate Exceptional GCSE Results

Year 11 students at Bristnall Hall Academy were, once again, celebrating exceptional achievements following the release of this summer’s GCSE results. The hard work and dedication of students, supported by the committed teaching, support and pastoral staff, have led to a fantastic set of results, showcasing the Academy’s continued excellent outcomes.

This year, students at Bristnall Hall Academy have excelled across a wide range of subjects, with many achieving top grade GCSEs. Across the cohort, there were a total of 492 grades at the top grades 7-9 and within that 98 grade 9s, which is truly exceptional. Bristnall Hall saw attainment exceed national averages in nearly all subjects at both Grade 4+ and Grade 5+ and we have seen some of the best results in the academy’s history.

Several students achieved a full set of grades 7-9, with some achieving multiple top grades across a range of subjects including English, Mathematics, and Science. These included Odhran, Benjamin, Joseph and Louis, who each achieved a total of 8 Grade 9s and one Grade 8. Many other students have shown tremendous progress, including Phoebe, Tanvir, Rory, Ali and Quyen, who achieved multiple grade 8s and 9s.

We are incredibly proud of our students and all they have accomplished this year. Their dedication, resilience, and hard work have truly paid off. This is a testament to their commitment, as well as the relentless support they’ve received from our fantastic teachers, support staff, parents and carers.

As students prepare to begin their next stage of their education journey, we wish them all the best and we would like to thank parents, carers, governors and staff for their continued support.

Performance

The link to our performance tables as Bristnall Hall Academy:

Secondary – Bristnall Hall Academy – Compare school and college performance data in England – GOV.UK (compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk)

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Headline Measures  – Results Summer 2026

Progress 8 (estimated as there are no official Progress 8 Figures for 2024/25 and 2025/26). +1.05
Attainment 8 51.6
English element 11.3
Maths element 9.3
EBacc element 15.4
Open element 15.6

 

Basics (% 9-4)

English Lang and Lit 85.6%
Maths 74.1%
Basics (English & Maths) 72.2%

 

 Basics (% 9-5)

English Lang and Lit 74.1%
Maths 51.4%
Basics (English & Maths) 49.5%

 

Languages

% Pupils achieving grade 9-4 87.1%
% Pupils achieving grade 9-5 80.0%

 

Headline Measures – 3 Year Trend

2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
Progress 8  + 0.59 + 0.79 + 1.05

 

2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
Attainment 8 49 47.9 51.6
English element 10.6 10.8 11.3
Maths element 8.9 8.2 9.3
EBacc element 14.6 14.2 15.4
Open element 14.9 14.7 15.6

 

Basics (% 9-4)

2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
English Lang and Lit 78% 81.3% 85.6%
Maths 66% 68.2% 74.1%
Basics (English & Maths) 63% 67.3% 72.2%

 

Basics (% 9-5)

2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
English Lang and Lit 67% 72.4% 74.1%
Maths 48% 40.2% 51.4%
Basics (English & Maths) 44% 38.3% 49.5%

 

EBacc

Percentage of students entered for EBacc 64.4%
Percentage of students achieving grade 4+ across the EBacc suite of subjects 50%

Destination

This data is for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2023, which is the most recent data available. You can compare the pupils’ destinations with those of pupils at state-funded schools at local authority and national level.

Percentage of students who either stayed in education or went into employment after year 11 87%