Key Stage 4 English
At The Polesworth School, pupils in Years 10 and 11 pupils follow the AQA Literature and Language Specification.
The following is a brief summary of the G.C.S.E. courses we follow:
English Language Exam
Paper One: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
Students are assessed on their analysis of one extract of literary fiction and on their own piece of descriptive or narrative writing.
Paper Two :Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives
Students are assessed on their analysis of one non-fiction text and one literary non-fiction text and on their ability to compare the two and n their own piece of writing in which they must present a viewpoint.
Speaking & Listening
Students are assessed on one spoken presentation and on their ability to respond to questions from their audience.
English Literature
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th century novel.
Students will study Macbeth and A Christmas Carol. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the texts and relate this to the work as a whole.
Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry
In this unit, students will study An Inspector Calls and a selection of poetry on the topic of conflict or love. In their exam students will answer one question from a choice of two on the drama text and one comparative answer on the selection of poetry. In addition, they will answer one question on an unseen poem and one question comparing this poem to a second unseen poem.
Results
As a Department we are committed to achieving the best possible results for all of our students. This is borne out by our excellent record of grades. Look at these!
GCSE English 2015
|
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
TOTAL |
|
| Girls | 2 | 11 | 42 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
|
Boys |
2 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
|
Total |
4 | 18 | 76 | 83 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
A* – C Pass Rates (%): English – 2015
|
National Average |
Polesworth |
Difference |
|
|
Girls |
72.8 | 91.07 | +18.27 |
|
Boys |
57.7 | 73.14 | +15.44 |
|
Total |
65.4 | 82 | +16.6 |
GCSE English 2014
|
|
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
TOT |
|
Girls |
1 | 9 | 37 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 115 |
|
Boys |
0 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
|
Total |
1 | 15 | 62 | 99 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 236 |
Polesworth GCSE English percentages of year group (national average in brackets) 2014
A* – C Pass Rates (%): English – 2014
|
National Average |
Polesworth |
Difference |
|
|
Girls |
69.7 | 84.34 | +14.65 |
|
Boys |
53.8 | 66.12 | +12.32 |
|
Total |
61.7 | 75 | +13.3 |
| A* | A | B | C | D | E | U | A – C | A – E | |
|
Girls |
0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
|
Boys |
0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
|
Total |
0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 |
| 0 | 27.3 | 18.2 | 36.4 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 81.8 | 100 |