A total of 5,434,597 GCSE results have been issued today, up on last year’s 5,429,478 – although there was a 70,000 increase in resitting students, around 52% of which are girls, down from 54% the previous year.
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The school in South Woodham Ferrers were celebrating alongside their students this morning after 500 A* and A grades were reportedly obtained across their results.
And there was a big drop in the number achieving grade C or above in English which fell by more than five per cent to 60.2 per cent, and in maths the dip was more than two per cent to 61 per cent this year. Nearly half of all year 11 students achieved more than the nationally-expected level of progress in these two subjects. Vale. Only days after his first child was born, he took students on a weekend maths camp to ensure they were as prepared as they could be for a Monday morning maths exam.
Over half (51 per cent) of its Year 11 cohort achieved five or more A* to B grades, 81 per received A* to C in English language/literature and 86 per cent got an A* to C in maths.
Upon discovering he had achieved an A grade in his maths exam, Munashe chose to play a prank on his father, telling him that he had failed.
Jonathan Johnson, principal at West Lakes Academy in Egremont, said since 2009 when the school turned into an academy, its five A* to C pass rates, including in English and maths, have improved from 27 per cent to 63 per cent this year.
Vice chairman of governors Paul Hartley was full of praise for the students’ achievements.
“Many of these students will now use these results as a springboard to further success as they continue their journey with Giles into the growing range of courses in our highly popular and successful sixth form”.
CHARTERS School pupils achieved GCSE results well above the national average despite an overall national decline.
“These fantastic GCSE results follow the best ever A level results at the college and this is a fitting way to end our thirtieth anniversary celebrations”.
She said: “Congratulations to all our students who have worked hard for their GCSE’s and gained the results they deserve”.
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He’s going to Newcastle Sixth Form College to study A-levels.
