The school achieved 64 per cent pass rate in the English Baccalaureate and 52 per cent achieved A* to C in both English and Maths. Most of my friends got the grades they wanted to, which is an added bonus.
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The B and C grades dropped by 1 and 2 per cent to 23.5 per cent and 18.6 per cent respectively.
Headteacher Gareth Roscoe said he was “delighted” at the results and this year saw the 11 highest performing students earning 125 A*-A GCSEs between them. She picked up four A*s and five As.
CEO of the site, Sharon Walpole, said: “Schools will no doubt encourage 15 and 16-year-olds to stay and do their A-levels, but this isn’t the only option available”.
I’m really proud of everyone, it’s a great set of results and we’ve seen a lot of progression over the last five or six years.
“I thought I’d struggle in physics but I managed to get an A*”.
“I haven’t had much of a social life but it has all paid off at last. I know my parents are going to be so proud”, she said. “This year is no exception and we are delighted that our headline figures are the best the school has ever experienced”.
Sheffeld High School for Girls student Megan notched up 11 A*s at GCSE, a week after Lauren achieved As in Geography and ICT A-levels last week.
Eliza, from Wanborough, said: “They’re even better than I was hoping for, I’m really happy with them”.
Somercotes Academy GCSE Results Day. New accountability measures came into force this year which see the old 5 A*/C including Maths and English no longer being used to measure school progress.
As his PE grade was one mark off an A his paper has been sent away to be remarked.
Stipulations were brought in under the coalition Government that ruled teenagers in England who do not score at least a C grade in both subjects at the age of 16 must continue to study them for a further two years, or until they reach this level.
Pupil Amiee-Rose Merrigan is congratulated by Year Head Mr McKenna on her exam results..
Brittany Hughes, from Bushey Meads, said: “I did not expect to get the results I did”.
At Richmond School, friends since primary school Fran Sale, Eleanor Seddon and Rebekah Jones were all celebrating after securing nearly 30 A*s and As between them.
Grade A dancer Mia Howells is on her way to her dream career.
Meanwhile, 84 per cent attained a C or higher in English and 71 per cent in maths.
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The figures, published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), show that the gender gap has increased slightly, by 0.5%, this summer, with 71.3% of girls’ entries awarded at least a C grade, compared with 62.4% of boys’.
