The school has continued its mission to ensure that students achieve their potential in public examinations, encouraging a wide range of extra-curricular activities, developing and retaining suitable staff and guiding students in suitable progression when they leave the school.

• In 2015 79% of students achieved 5 or more GCSEs grades A* to C, including Maths and English. This is significantly above the National and Essex average of 56%.
• 3 levels of progress in English and Maths in 2016 significantly higher than 2016 National Average.
• All students have performed above expected and more than expected levels of progress against the 2016 National Averages.

% of Pupils achieving 5A*-Cs including English & Maths

Year	2013	2014	2015
National	60%	55%	56%
St Martin’s	77%	73%	79%

Outcomes for students in receipt of the Pupil Premium at St. Martin’s School 2014/15

In the 2014/15 academic year, there were 278 students in Year 11, 22 of whom received the Pupil Premium at the time of sitting their GCSEs. This makes the PP population 8% of the cohort; nationally the figure is 28.2%

KS5 Results

Year 13

Year 12

• 2015 ALPS AS Quality and Breadth score: 8,

• 2015 ALPS A2 Quality and Breadth score: 7,
• For 2015, the percentage of A*-B at A2 is 38%; this is a decrease of 7% from the previous year. 98% of students achieved an A*-E grade; this is a slight improvement of 1% from 2014.

• At AS Level for 2015, 26% of students achieved A-B grade; this is a decrease of 2% from 2014.