Leighton Park's Year 11s were back at the school for the first time in five months this morning to celebrate their exam successes with their families, friends and teachers. Having witnessed the difficulties surrounding the A-level and International Baccalaureate results, our GCSE students were pragmatic in their acceptance of the delayed grades from Cambridge Assessment and for BTECs. High achiever,...
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In what has been an unprecedented year, Ashford School has congratulated all students on their hard work and resilience, and looks forward to welcoming them back into Sixth Form in September. A special mention must go to several students who not only have been awarded strong GCSE grades, they have continued to engage with the learning opportunities and have done extension work throughout...
Wellington School students received their GCSE results today. In a rare social gathering, Year 11 met up (appropriately socially distanced) for the first time since March, to celebrate their results. Headmaster Eugene du Toit commented: “We are proud of the achievements of our Year 11 students and commend them on their resilience during the summer term. They have faced remarkable challenges and shown...
• 96.4% 9-4 pass rate (A*-C equivalent) • 45.4% 9-7 pass rate (A*-A equivalent) • 41 pupils achieved at least six 9 to 7 grades • 16 pupils achieved at least 9 to 7 in every subject The Royal Hospital School has announced a 96.4% 9-4 pass rate in this year’s GCSE results, based on Centre Assessed Grades, and a year-on-year improvement for the School. In addition, there was a 45.4% pass rate...
Kit, Sana and Connor This has been a summer like no other for all schools and the last fortnight has been particularly extraordinary. GCSE grades of Felsted School pupils reflect outstanding hard work over the last two years and particular resilience in the last term. The school is very proud of all the effort that they have put in to their studies, and know that these outcomes will help to ensure that...
Dedication and a love for learning has resulted in GCSE students at King’s Ely achieving an excellent set of results. In what has certainly been a unique and testing 2020 so far, King’s Ely is delighted to report that 92% of results this year are Grades 9-5, 60% are Grades 9-7 (the old A*-A) and 38% are Grades 9-8. 19% of results this year are Grade 9, the highest possible. Eight students...
It is brilliant to be able to look at a page of results and to see the achievements of every individual staring back at you. Dean Close School’s results this year are fantastic, not only because of the numbers being awarded top grades, but because of what it says about the hard work the pupils have put into both their primary and secondary school learning. There are those who are celebrating a...
After much tumult, GCSE results have arrived with wonderfully positive news for Oswestry School pupils, who are celebrating another set of fabulous results this year. More than half of all grades were graded in the A*-A/9-7 bracket. This is a strong cohort and their grades are a clear testament to the academic strengths of the school. It is easy to single out, deservedly, Freddie Angell-James, Jason...
Eastbourne College is celebrating another year of strong GCSE results, following the A-level uptick last week. GCSE and A-level results at the school have risen for the third year in a row, with the proportion of top grades increasing each year. This year’s set of results reflect a combination of hard work from pupils, parental support, year-on-year improvements in teaching and learning strategies,...
Boys celebrate their results - in a socially distanced way - with the Headmaster, James Priory. Boys at Tonbridge School have once more achieved an excellent set of GCSE and IGCSE results. In what is the school’s strongest performance on record, 95 per cent of all GCSE results were at Grades 9, 8 and 7, the equivalent to A* or A. A hugely impressive 79 per cent of all results were at Grades 9...
Denstone College's Headmaster, Miles Norris, has commented on the school's GCSE results: I want to say how proud I am of our 5th form pupils as they receive their GCSE grades today. It has been a very challenging time for them. They worked conscientiously towards Mock exams in March, in preparation for their final revision and exams, only to find that the goalposts had shifted in the most dramatic of...
As GCSE pupils received their grades today after a dramatic week of government U-turns, Burgess Hill Girls Head Liz Laybourn paid tribute to their mental resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic. GCSE and A-level pupils across the country have suffered a huge amount of anxiety as the way in which their grades were calculated has changed twice in recent days. Mrs Laybourn said the unprecedented year...
When it was announced earlier this week that Centre Assessed Grades would be awarded for GCSEs, Head, Sue Baillie, wrote to the Queen Margaret’s (QM) Family: “Now we can focus on what really matters, which is supporting our tremendous QM girls in developing their academic confidence and personal skills to prepare them for their lives beyond QM.” The all-girls School near York is looking to the...
Against the backdrop of tougher national standards in both A-level and GCSE examinations this year, Bromsgrove School has been delighted to celebrate some of the best academic results in its long history. GCSE 45% of all GCSEs achieved the top grades of 8/9. Three pupils gained perfect scores of grade 9 in every subject, a feat achieved by only 732 in the whole country. 64% of Bromsgrove’s GCSE...
Felsted pupils have recorded outstanding results in their GCSE exams this summer, following the excellent results in A-levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Headmaster, Chris Townsend, commentsed “There are some exceptional results this year, with seven pupils achieving at least six GCSEs at grade 9, 18 pupils achieving a full set of 9 - 7 grades (the equivalent of A* and A)...
Year 11 students at Taunton School are celebrating an impressive 417 9-7 or A*-A grades (43%) across 27 subjects. In the year where very nearly all subjects have switched to the new number grades (just ICT has letters), the school saw more top grade 9’s than in 2018 (78 up from 67), 150 grade 8’s (old A*) and 189 grade 7’s (or old A). 94% of students gained at least five pass grades 9-4 (old...
The highest proportion of top level GCSE grades for 14 years has been achieved by Leighton Park’s Year 11 students. Celebrating 55% of results at grades 7-9 equivalent, an impressive year-on-year increase of 4% on the highest scoring results, the 84-strong cohort racked up 35% at grades 8-9 equivalent with 15% at grade 9. Matthew Judd, Head, commented: “These outstanding results represent a...
Wellington School pupils are celebrating another impressive set of GCSE results with almost half of all grades being awarded at 9-7 (A* - A). A remarkable 29% of the grades achieved were at the top 9-8 grade (A*) and there has been a notable rise in the number of pupils achieving the coveted grade 9 across a wide range of subjects. New Headmaster, Eugene du Toit, said: "I am delighted with this very...