Key Stage 4
| 2024 GCSE Results | AGS | National | Derbyshire Schools |
| Attainment 8 | 49.89 | 45.91 | 44.58 |
| Progress 8 | 0.3* | -0.03 | -0.13 |
| % Grade 5+ in Maths and English | 51% | 46% | 44% |
| EBacc Average Points Score | 4.24 | 4.07 | 3.88 |
| Staying in education or entering employment | 93% | 93% | 93% |
*Graded as Above Average – top 35% of schools nationally
Students at AGS achieved up to half a grade higher in each qualification on average, compared to similar students across the country.
Key Stage 5
| 2024 A Level Results | AGS | National | Derbyshire Schools (where known) |
| Progress Score - A Levels | 0.18 | -0.03 | |
| Average Result (all qualifications) | B- | B- | C+ |
| Progress Score - Academic Qualifications | 0.19* | -0.03 | |
| Average Result - Academic Qualifications | B- | B- | C+ |
| Average Result - Vocational Qualifications | Merit+ | Merit+ | Merit+ |
*Graded as Above Average – top 25% of schools nationally
Please click on the link below to the Department for Education website for further information on Anthony Gell School’s exam results.
Exam Results 2024
Anthony Gell Results day for both Year 11 and Year 13 reflected our students’ high academic ability and will help them to progress on their chosen pathways. Staff are delighted with the results and wish our students of 2024 all the best – they have achieved excellent results.
Record Breaking results at Year 11!
Staff at Anthony Gell School in Wirksworth are delighted with the results achieved by students in 2024. The school is celebrating its best ever GCSE results; results which accurately reflect the drive, determination and talent of this group of students and the support they have received.
As a truly inclusive school, staff at AGS are particularly pleased to see every student in Year 11 achieve GCSE grades and are thrilled to report that students of all abilities, and with a range of life stories to tell, have done very well. The gender gap, which is apparent nationally, is also very small at AGS, with boys as well as girls achieving well across a wide range of subjects.
Headteacher, Malcolm Kelly, commented:
“These are a wonderful set of results for a special group of young people. This Year group have contributed so much during their time with us and have approached their learning in a very impressive way. The results achieved by this group of young people constitute the best ever for AGS in the era of reformed GCSE qualifications and Progress 8. AGS is normally one of the top performing schools in Derbyshire.”
“These results should see us replicate that this year. They are an accurate reflection on the students who worked so hard to achieve them and on the quality of support these young people have been given along the way. With most of these students remaining at AGS and joining our Sixth Form, we will be able to continue to work closely with this group of outstanding young people. We wish all of our students well in the range of pathways they now take, and are confident that they will go on to achieve even more in the future. We couldn’t be prouder of them!”
Students and staff at Anthony Gell School are celebrating another bumper set of exam results this morning. The school was open from 8am to allow students and their families to access their results and the expert advice provided by staff on site.
As usual, most students from AGS are opting to now further their studies at Universities, with others electing apprenticeships, employment or travelling.
Staff were particularly pleased to see high numbers of students excelling and achieving grades which have secured their places on a range of exciting pathways. Lots of students from AGS will be starting a broad range of courses in Universities far and wide this Autumn. Courses and Universities including: Geography at the University of Cambridge, Psychology at the University of Bristol, Politics and International Relations at the University of Manchester, Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, Ecology at Aberystwyth University, and Popular Music at Leeds Conservatoire.
Others will be embarking on higher level apprenticeships with a range of companies including Rolls Royce in Derby.
Excellent grades were gained in all subjects, with students particularly excelling in French, Physics, Health and Social Care, Computing, Chemistry and Geography.
Headteacher, Malcolm Kelly, gave the following comment:
“I am once again delighted to see AGS students do themselves proud and excel in so many different subjects. This is a very talented group of young people who have great futures ahead. They will add value to wherever they go next and further develop their considerable talents. We wish them well for the future and would like to thank them from the bottom of our hearts for the positive contribution they have made to our school during their time with us. They have been, and will continue to be, an extraordinary group of young people. I would also like to thank the staff and the other adults who have played a part in helping these young people to achieve so much, by providing the individualised and essential support with such skill, sensitivity and understanding.”
