Results

2024

A-Level/BTEC L3

Pupils achieved a 97% pass rate across all Level 3 qualifications with nearly three-quarters of grades at A*-C or Distinction*-Merit and 42% of grades awarded A*-A or Distinction*-Distinction.

Our Sport BTEC L3 National Diploma delivered outstanding results with 89% of pupils achieving double distinction (DD) or higher.

GCSE/BTEC L2

Over 70% of Level 2 awards (GCSE and BTEC) graded Distinction*-Merit / A*-C / 9-4.

2023

A-Level/BTEC L3

St David’s College is proud to report an outstanding set of A-Level and BTEC Level 3 results from our Year 13 group this Summer.

Having overcome a course disrupted by COVID restrictions our pupils have achieved a 97% pass rate across all Level 3 qualifications with nearly one-third of grades awarded being A*- A or Distinction*- Distinction.

Our psychology students did particularly well, with many distinction grades and most are going off to their first-choice universities studying the subject.

Stand-out performances include Head Boy Harry Boyle, who is heading off to University to study mathematics and statistics. He achieved an A* in Maths, and A’s Physics, and Chemistry.

GCSE/BTEC L2

Having overcome a course disrupted by COVID restrictions our pupils have achieved a pass rate of 82% of A*-C grades, well above the national average of 68.2%. A third of grades awarded being A*- A or Distinction*- Distinction.

Stand-out performances include Thomas Pearce, who achieved four Level 9s, four A*, and a distinction in Additional Maths.

2022

A Level/BTEC Level 3

St David’s College is proud to report an outstanding set of A-Level and BTEC Level 3 results from our year 13 group this Summer. Having overcome a course disrupted by COVID restrictions our pupils have achieved a 97% pass rate across all Level 3 qualifications with an outstanding 42% of grades awarded being A*- A or Distinction*- Distinction.

Our Mathematics Department returned flawless results with 100% of pupils achieving A*-A. This was echoed by our sector-leading Design Technology Department with 11 of the 12 pupils taking the Level 3 qualifications achieving a Distinction* or A*-A; truly incredible work.

Our Science pupils have continued their excellent run of results with continued success in Applied Science BTEC Grades with over 88% of grades at Distinction* to Merit and 63.6% of Biology, Chemistry, & Physics grades at A* - A.

GCSE/BTEC Level 2

St David’s College is delighted to announce an excellent set of GCSE and BTEC Level 2 results from our year 11 group. Our pupils have demonstrated real drive and determination in challenging circumstances, and the results reflect this. 78% of St David’s pupils achieved 5 or more GCSEs & BTEC Level 2 at A*-C or the equivalent, with 21.1% of grades awarded being A* - A or the equivalent.

Our English results were exceptional with 31% of grades returned at A*-A and 93% achieving at least a C grade. This was complemented by our outstanding results form our Science Department where the Double Award Science achieved 38% A*-A and 88% at A*-C.

Our Design Technology Department returned incredibly strong results with 15 of 17 of grades returned at A*-C. Fantastic work that we should all be incredibly proud of.

2021

A Level/BTEC Level 3

St David’s College is proud to report an outstanding set of A-Level and BTEC Level 3 results from our year 13 group this Summer. Despite the background of a second year of COVID disruption, our pupils have achieved a 100% pass rate across all Level 3 qualifications with an outstanding 51.5% of grades awarded being A* - A or Distinction* - Distinction.

GCSE/BTEC Level 2

St David’s College had an outstanding set of GCSE and BTEC Level 2 results from our year 11 group. Our pupils have shown resilience and commitment and have earned the results to prove it. 96.97% of St David’s pupils achieved 5 or more GCSEs & BTEC Level 2 at A*-C or the equivalent, with 34.6% of grades awarded being A* - A or the equivalent.

2020

A Level/BTEC Level 3

St David’s College pupils exceeded predicted grades again in 2020, with successes at A Level and BTEC Level 3

The pass rate across all Sixth Form qualifications was 83%. Of particular note were Applied Science with 100% Distinction* grades and 33% of the Maths grades at A*-A. In Art and Design, including engineering, 100% of pupils passed with A* to B, and five pupils gained a distinction in CAD Level 1.

GCSE/BTEC Level 2

At GCSE in 2020, 81% of grades were A*-C, with 19% of grades at A*-A. GCSE English results remain outstanding for a non-academically selective school, with 47% A*- A grades (significantly above the national average) and 83% A*-C grades. Maths and Science were both also well above national averages.

Seventy-five percent of dyslexic students achieved A*-C in English and 25% A*-A, while 67% achieved at least 5 A*-C grades.

2019

A Level/BTEC Level 3

With most pupils exceeding predicted grades in 2019, St David’s College once again celebrated its successes across both A-Level and BTEC Level 3.

St David's College had another year of solid results for their 6th Formers with an 83% pass rate across all Level 3 qualifications. 22% achieved top marks in their chosen courses. Art and Design including Engineering proved one of the school's strengths yet again with 100% of pupils passing with A* to B and 5 pupils gaining a Distinction in CAD level 1.

GCSE/BTEC Level 2

We are delighted with the GCSE results with over 81% A*- C grades, well above the national average in Wales. The A/A* pass rate of 19.33%, the A*-C pass rate is 81.04%. Pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs graded A*-C = 81.25 %. All students gained 100% A*-G grades.

Headmaster, Andrew Russell said, “I am overjoyed at the results obtained by our Year 11 pupils. It is a real testament to the hard work by pupils and staff and the faith placed in us by the parents. So many of our pupils produced outstanding results exceeding their expectations. We are so proud of our pupils, their teachers, and the partnership we have with parents".

Standout subjects include Science (BTEC) Art, IT and Welsh which saw 100% of pupils gain grades between A* and C.

Download 2019 Academic Achievement here

Value Added

As a non-selective school, a valuable measure of success is how individual pupils perform compared with other children of the same ability level nationally. Comparing a pupil’s performance on entry to Sixth Form with actual grades at A Level or BTEC Level 3 shows the real value the Sixth Form education at St David’s College has added.

Our Sixth Form consistently scores above Wales and the UK average for Value Added, with exceptional results over the last 5 years for L3 BTECs, where pupils achieve almost one whole grade higher on average than their academic peers in other schools and colleges nationally.