Examination Results 2025
GCSE
The 2025 GCSE results saw:
- 80% of DHS students achieving grades 9-4 in English and Maths, compared to 66.5% National Average.
- 61% of DHS students achieving the gold standard of grades 9-5 in English and Maths, compared to 45.2% National Average.
- 87% of students were entered into the English Baccalaureate (EBacc). This is a set of GCSEs that are considered powerful for entry into a range of futures. The DHS average grade for those getting the English Baccalaureate was 5.59. Entry into the EBacc National Average is 40.5%, with an average grade of 4.08.
- 38% of grades achieved by DHS students were 7+. A grade 7 is equivalent to a solid grade A in the previous letter-based grading system. This compares to a 21.9% National Average.
- An average Attainment 8 score by DHS students of 56.92. This means that, on average, our students achieved a grade 5.6 in each of their GCSEs, the national average is 4.5.
A Level
The 2025 A Level results saw:
- A third of all grades achieved at A or A*
- 93% of students achieving high grades (A*-B)
- In total, almost two-thirds of all grades awarded were A*-B
- The average grade across all entries was a B.
- Student destinations included: the universities of St Andrews, York, Newcastle, Manchester, Lancaster and Nottingham.
You can view our data from previous years as well as the national comparison figures by visiting the government’s Compare School and College Performance website.