At Sancton Wood, we combine the best of personalised teaching, a broad and stimulating curriculum, and the close support of a caring community. The outcome is not just exam success — but confident, curious, and well-rounded young people ready for their next step.
| Year | % Students with 5+ GCSEs (grades 4–9) | % Grades at 7–9 | Additional Details | Press release |
| 2025 | 96% | 34% | ||
| 2024 | 88% | 36% | Nathan gained an impressive 12 GCSEs, 11 of which were at grade 9. | Read the full article |
| 2023 | 90% | 40% | 40% of the total grades were 7-9, above the national percentage of 22%.
Our pass grades at 4-9 were at 90%, far above the national percentage of 68% |
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| 2022 | 90% | 45% | 70% achieved higher than expected when they started. | Read the full article |
| 2021 | 97% | 70% | 27% of students received grade 9s. Outgoing Head Prefect, Sanika, achieved a full score of grade 9s, a distinction in her creative writing HPQ and also recently recorded a TED talk. | Read the full article |
| 2020 | 100% | 50% | One of our students, Noah achieved an impressive haul of 10 grade 9 GCSEs. | Read the full article |
| 2019 | 97% | 49% | One student, James achieved 13 GCSEs, all at the top of the scale, with seven of them being grade 9.
There were a small number of students from Years 9 and 10 sitting GCSEs early, these students all achieved grade 9s. |
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| 2018 | 85% | One student scored perfect grade 9s across 10 subjects. Given that only 732 pupils in the whole of the UK scored a clean sweep of grade 9’s in all subjects this is an impressive achievement. | Read the full article |
*Top Grades/Distinctions include grade 9s and subject-level honours (e.g. creative writing HPQ, early-entry GCSEs).
Our most recent ISI inspection awarded us the highest possible ratings:
Choosing Sancton Wood means choosing a school where your child will be known as an individual, supported with care — and challenged academically. Our consistent results reflect that we deliver both. We believe in the whole child, and our track record shows that this approach works.
