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Exam Performance
Winstanley’s mission is to achieve academic excellence in a supportive and inspiring learning community. In 2022/23, the Sunday Times ranking of Sixth Form colleges places Winstanley as the highest performing College in Greater Manchester and one of the top three highest performing Colleges in the north of England. Winstanley is recognised as an exceptional provider by SSAT and the Prince’s Teaching Institute. The welfare of our students and staff is of utmost importance: we have recently been re-accredited with the AcSEED Award for our work in supporting students’ mental health and wellbeing and the Matrix Standard for our IAG Careers and Guidance service to students. Already in 2024, Winstanley College has been awarded the national ‘Valued Worker Scheme’ by trades unions after meeting the welfare of staff criteria. We are proud of our inclusive and diverse College community which creates a safe and supporting learning environment for our students.
The College grade profiles, and regional and national profiles are shown below.
| Entries | A*-E | A*-C | A*-B | A*-A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winstanley College | 2,950 | 99.4% | 83.7% | 61.6% | 30.1% |
| Regional Greater Manchester 2024 | 39,075 | 97.8% | 76.7% | 53.2% | 25.8% |
| Regional North West 2024 | 90,890 | 97.6% | 75.9% | 53.3% | 27.3% |
| National England 2024 | 816,948 | 97.1% | 75.9% | 53.3% | 27.3% |
Alongside this data our vocational courses significantly out-perform national statistics e.g. Vocational qualifications saw a 100% pass rate and in Criminology (where there is national data for 2023) they significantly outperform national data, such as 14.8% A* at Winstanley compared to 2.9% nationally.
Students at Winstanley College achieve excellent grades and make exceptional progress during their time with us. Value Added is arguably the most important measure as this compares the GCSE scores with A-level scores and measures the distance travelled during a student’s time at Winstanley College. On this measure, we are placed as one of the highest Sixth Form College's nationally.
In November 2024 the College was awarded the 'Most Inspirational Sixth Form & College' at the Educate North West Awards.
It isn't just our results that helped us achieve this award. Its the values the College lives by to support and develop our students to be the best they can be. We offer a range of additional support such as our pastoral programme, delivered by our Personal Tutors, Learning Support in the library, Careers support and Wellbeing support. The Extended Curriculum is designed to stretch and challenge our most able students and help them achieve their aspirations and we offer of an extensive enrichment programme (ESI) to all students which includes trips, societies, guest speakers, sports teams and much more. These opportunities help our students to enhance their personal development and progress to the most prestigious destinations.
NATIONAL PERFORMANCE TABLE
The Department for Education publishes performance information relating to school and College examination results which you can use to compare Winstanley against other local Colleges.
| School/College name | Average point score in best 3 A-level entries | Average point score in best 3 A-level entries expressed as a grade | Average point score per applied general entry expressed as a grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills Road Sixth Form College | 43.34 | B+ | NE |
| Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College | 39.22 | B | Dist |
| The College of Richard Collyer In Horsham | 39.08 | B | Dist- |
| Cardinal Newman College | 38.86 | B | Dist+ |
| Wyke Sixth Form College | 38.45 | B | Dist+ |
| St Dominic's Sixth Form College | 38.21 | B- | Dist+ |
| Peter Symonds College | 37.67 | B- | Dist- |
| Barton Peveril Sixth Form College | 37.62 | B- | Dist+ |
| Winstanley College | 37.15 | B- | Dist |
| Greenhead College | 36.92 | B- | Dist |
