Our students performed exceedingly well in the 2011 GCSE and IGCSE examinations. In England and Wales, the most common measure used in considering a school’s success is the percentage of students achieving at least five higher (A*-C) grades. Because we welcome students with moderate learning difficulties, some of a cognitive nature, I do not expect all students to achieve this benchmark. However, as you may see from
the table below, almost all students do achieve this number of higher grades.
Overwhelmingly, our examinations are IGCSEs with the Cambridge Board (CIE). Statistically, it is more difficult to achieve A*-A grades at IGCSE than in the GCSE and there is less emphasis on coursework. The percentage of entries securing A* or A is therefore very pleasing.
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Students with a minimum of 5 A* - C Grades. |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
88.6% |
100% |
97.7% |
96.3% |
|
Grades |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
World Average 2010 |
|
A* - A |
47.5% |
54.4% |
55.1% |
44.7% |
34.25% |
|
A* - C |
88.4% |
93.3% |
94.3% |
90.1% |
75.47% |
We take Spanish, French, German and Drama at GCSE with Edexcel (London).
The results are very pleasing indeed, and they provide each student with a foundation for the IB programme, a definite step up in conceptual challenge as well as in the amount of work required of the students.
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