GCSE results

Exam results at Chetham’s are consistently excellent and far above the national average. This is especially impressive as the School selects solely on musical potential, not on academic ability. Many students take GCSE Music exams a year early in Year 10, and some also take language exams early.

We are delighted that each year around 90% of students continue into Sixth Form at Chetham’s after reaching the end Middle School, building on their academic achievements while taking their musical skills to the next level.

Are you interested in joining Chetham’s for Middle School? Come to our Middle School Open Day on Saturday 18 October 2025 or book an Advice Audition today.

2025

Read our 2025 GCSE results day blogpost for more information. The following figures include Music and language exams taken in Year 10 and any exams resat in Year 12.

GCSE987654321/UPasses
(9–4)		Out of
Art2-22-3---99
Drama111-3-1--67
English51195731--4041
English Literature105116521--3940
French313351---1616
Geography46542-1-22124
German84211----1616
History1-42--1--78
Maths77765954-4150
Further Maths22-------44
Music171156121--4243
Double Science2381415868--7482
Other1----1---11
Total8456635037261942316341
24.6%16.2%18.5%14.7%10.9%7.6%5.6%1.2%0.6%92.7%100%

Pass rates

Below are the GCSE pass rates since 2014. These figures reflect grades obtained by the end of Year 11 and may differ from those in the annual grade tables, which include Music and language exams taken in Year 10 and any exams resat in Year 12.

Year9–7 (since 2020) or A*–A (before 2020)9–4 (since 2020) or A*–C (before 2020)Average number of 9–4 or A*–C GCSEs obtained
202559.5%93.9%7.54
202451.0%93.2%7.40
202354.9%94.3%7.29
202266.4%96.2%7.70
202179.6%99.3%7.72
202058.2%97.5%7.65
201955.0%93.1%6.98
201852.3%93.5%6.93
201765.1%95.5%7.54
201670.6%97.5%7.77
201564.3%95.1%7.26
201477.1%96.8%7.39
Average since 201462.8%95.5%7.43

2024

Read our 2024 GCSE results day blogpost for more information. The following figures include Music and language exams taken in Year 10 and any exams resat in Year 12.

GCSE987654321/UPasses
(9–4)		Out of
Art21131----88
Drama-22211---88
English571111551--4445
English Literature4869105---4242
French221-11---77
Geography1482321--2021
German365-5----1919
History243-234--1418
Maths-11727982-3646
Further Maths--1------11
Music14810115----4848
Double Science161110916159--7786
Other1----1---22
Total5064654956422320326351
14.2%18.2%18.5%14.0%16.0%12.0%6.6%0.6%0.0%92.9%100%

2023

Read our 2023 GCSE results day blogpost for more information. The following figures include Music and language exams taken in Year 10 and any exams resat in Year 12.

GCSE987654321/UPasses
(9–4)		Out of
Art-1-13----55
Drama21152----1111
English71125762--3840
English Literature621674-1--3536
French-53-2-1--1011
Geography222-2----88
German641-11---1313
History2351212--1416
Maths6654981113841
Further Maths4--------44
Music1364121----3636
Double Science19761211104136573
Other21-------33
Total6949454744261124280297
23.2%16.5%15.2%15.8%14.8%8.8%3.7%0.7%1.3%94.3%100%

2022

Read our 2022 GCSE results day blogpost for more information. The following figures include Music and language exams taken in Year 10 and any exams resat in Year 12.

GCSE987654321/UPasses
(9–4)		Out of
Art-1-3-----44
Drama2-2------44
English145424312-3235
English Literature8735312-12730
French122-1----66
Geography351------99
German9112-----1313
History1242321-11416
Maths384365-1-2930
Further Maths1--------11
Music166332----3030
Double Science16121197311-5860
Other3--------33
Total774935292614542230241
32.0%20.3%14.5%12.0%10.8%5.8%2.1%1.7%0.8%95.4%100%

As with all schools nationwide, GCSE Results for 2022 were graded through the standard examination assessments seen pre-2020. Since it was not possible for most students to sit in-person exams for 2020 and 2021, the results for 2022 reflect these circumstantial differences.