The best and worst Berkshire schools for A-levels - how yours ranks

The best schools and colleges in Berkshire for A-level results have been revealed.

The Department for Education has released the ratified results following last summer’s exams – and confirmed how well children across Berkshire did.

Across the county, the average grade a student taking the exams received ranged from a B in Reading, Berkshire to a C in Slough.

That’s compared to a nationwide average grade of C+, with 16.5 per cent of students bagging an AAB across the country.

The percentage of students getting an AAB only looks at those who achieved A-levels in at least two “facilitating” subjects – which include English, maths, geography, history, or languages.

The school where children achieved the best grades in Berkshire was St Mary's School Ascot, where pupils achieved an average grade of A and 82.6 per cent achieved at least AAB.

Eton College was the next best-performing, with pupils achieving an average grade of A and 66 per cent of them achieving an AAB.

The third best-performing was St Gabriel's School, where pupils achieved an A grade on average.

In terms of state secondary schools and colleges, the best performing secondary was Reading School, where pupils achieved an A- grade on average and 66.2 per cent achieved at least AAB, followed by Kendrick School, where pupils achieved a B+ on average and 50 per cent achieved at least AAB.

What is value added?

The statistics also looked at value added – the measure of how much pupils have progressed between their GCSEs and the end of their A-levels compared to other schools.

Schools that are performing in line with the average will have a score of zero, while those that are progressing their pupils the most will have a positive number as their score.

Leighton Park School was the best in Berkshire last year when it comes to adding value, with a score of 0.6.

That was followed by The Marist School (0.57), St Joseph's College (0.47), and Theale Green School (0.45).

Every Berkshire state school ranked from best to worst for A-levels

1. Reading School, Reading: Average grade A-, 66.2 per cent achieved AAB
2. Kendrick School, Reading: Average grade B+, 50 per cent achieved AAB
3. Langley Grammar School, Langley: Average grade B, 28.8 per cent achieved AAB
4. The Piggott School, Wargrave: Average grade B, 18.2 per cent achieved AAB
5. Ranelagh School, Bracknell: Average grade B-, 22.5 per cent achieved AAB
6. Herschel Grammar School, Slough: Average grade B-, 35.2 per cent achieved AAB
7. Newlands Girls' School, Maidenhead: Average grade B-, 25.3 per cent achieved AAB
8. Charters School, Ascot: Average grade B-, 14.3 per cent achieved AAB
9. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Caversham: Average grade B-, 20.4 per cent achieved AAB
10. The Downs School, Newbury: Average grade B-, 19.8 per cent achieved AAB
11. The Windsor Boys' School, Windsor, Berkshire: Average grade C+, 21.3 per cent achieved AAB
12. Furze Platt Senior School, Maidenhead: Average grade C+, 18.6 per cent achieved AAB
13. Theale Green School, Theale: Average grade C+, 12.8 per cent achieved AAB
14. Edgbarrow School, Crowthorne: Average grade C+, 10.9 per cent achieved AAB
15. St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, Slough: Average grade C+, 16.7 per cent achieved AAB
16. Maiden Erlegh School, Earley: Average grade C+, 12.2 per cent achieved AAB
17. Waingels College, Woodley: Average grade C+, 12.3 per cent achieved AAB
18. St Bartholomew's School, Newbury: Average grade C+, 17.5 per cent achieved AAB
19. Park House School, Newbury: Average grade C+, 11.1 per cent achieved AAB
20. Kennet School, Thatcham: Average grade C+, 17.8, per cent achieved AAB
21. The Brakenhale School, Bracknell: Average grade C+, 5 per cent achieved AAB
22. The Bulmershe School, Woodley: Average grade C+, 14.3 per cent achieved AAB
23. The Emmbrook School, Wokingham: Average grade C+, 3.8 per cent achieved AAB
24. Windsor Girls' School, Windsor: Average grade C+, 7.6 per cent achieved AAB
25. Holyport College, Holyport: Average grade C+, 14.6 per cent achieved AAB
26. Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, Reading: Average grade C+, 6.7 per cent achieved AAB
27. Cox Green School, Maidenhead: Average grade C, 7.7 per cent achieved AAB
28. Upton Court Grammar School, Slough: Average grade C, 21.1 per cent achieved AAB
29. The Willink School, Burghfield Common,: Average grade C, 10.8 per cent achieved AAB
30. Baylis Court School, Slough: Average grade C, 3.5 per cent achieved AAB
31. Pangbourne College, Pangbourne: Average grade C, 16 per cent achieved AAB
32. Trinity School, Newbury: C, 16.7 per cent achieved AAB
33. Easthampstead Park Community School, Bracknell: C, 4 per cent achieved AAB
34. St Crispin's School, Wokingham: Average grade C, 6.8 per cent achieved AAB
35. Beechwood School, Slough: Average grade C, 0 per cent achieved AAB
36. Windsor Forest Colleges Group, Slough: Average grade C, 2.9 per cent achieved AAB
37. Little Heath School, Tilehurst: Average grade C, 11.2 per cent achieved AAB
38. Garth Hill College, Bracknell: Average grade C, 7 per cent achieved AAB
39. Altwood CofE Secondary School, Maidenhead: Average grade  C, 3 per cent achieved AAB
40. Desborough College, Maidenhead: Average grade C-, 7.4 per cent achieved AAB
41. John Madejski Academy, Reading: Average grade C-, 0 per cent achieved AAB
42. Denefield School, Tilehurst: Average grade C-, 4.8 per cent achieved AAB
43. The Westgate School, Slough: Average grade C-, 4.5 per cent achieved AAB
44. The Forest School, Winnersh: Average grade C-, 8.2 per cent achieved AAB
45. Sandhurst School, Sandhurst: Average grade C-, 0 per cent achieved AAB
46. The Langley Academy, Slough: Average grade C-, 4.1 per cent achieved AAB
47. St Joseph's Catholic High School, Slough: Average grade D+, 1.6 per cent achieved AAB
48. Prospect School, Reading: Average grade D+, 1.9 per cent achieved AAB
49. Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College, Slough: Average grade D+, 3.1 per cent achieved AAB
50. UTC Reading, Reading: Average grade D+, 0 per cent achieved AAB
51. Padworth College, Padworth: Average grade D, 6.3 per cent achieved AAB
52. Wexham School , Slough: Average grade D-, 0 per cent achieved AAB

The top 10 schools and colleges in Berkshire for A-levels in 2019

1. St Mary's School, Ascot: Average grade A, 82.6 per cent achieved AAB, 0.21 value added

2. Eton College, Eton: Average grade A, 66 per cent achieved AAB, -0.04 value added
3. St Gabriel's School, Newbury: Average grade A, 40 per cent achieved AAB, 0.41 value added
4. Reading School: Average grade A-, 66.2 per cent achieved AAB, 0.3 value added
5. Wellington College, Crowthorne: Average grade A-, 35.9 per cent achieved AAB, 0.18 value added
6. Downe House,Cold Ash: Average grade A-, 46.8 per cent achieved AAB, -0.18 value added
7. The Abbey School, Reading: Average grade B+, 35.8 per cent achieved AAB, -0.02 value added
8. The Marist School, Ascot: Average grade B+, 21.1 per cent achieved AAB, 0.57 value added
9. Kendrick School, Reading: Average grade B+, 50 per cent achieved AAB, -0.03 value added
10. Queen Anne's School, Caversham: Average grade B, 26.8 per cent achieved AAB, 0.23 value added

The schools and colleges in Berkshire with the highest value added for A-levels in 2019

1. Leighton Park School, Reading: 0.6 value added, average grade C+, 17.3 per cent achieved AAB
2. The Marist School, Ascot : 0.57 value added, average grade B+, 21.1 per cent achieved AAB
3. St Joseph's College: 0.47 value added, average grade B-, 0 per cent achieved AAB
4. Theale Green School: 0.45 value added, average grade C+, 12.8 per cent achieved AAB
5. St Gabriel's School: 0.41 value added, 48.51, Average grade A, 40 per cent achieved AAB
6. St George's School: 0.38 value added, average grade B-, 8 per cent achieved AAB
7. Beechwood School: 0.32 value added, average grade C, 0 per cent achieved AAB
8. Reading School: 0.3 value added, average grade A-, 66.2 per cent achieved AAB
9. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre: 0.28 value added, average grade B-, 20.4 per cent achieved AAB

10. Queen Anne's School: 0.23 value added, average grade B, 26.8 per cent achieved AAB