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Exam Results

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For A level results, please see our Sixth Form results pages.

In 2020:

87% of entries were graded 9 or 8 (broadly equivalent to the old A* grade).

Overall, the 9-7 rate (equivalent to A*-A) was 97%, while 67% of entries were graded at 9.

I/GCSE results by year

Year (% cumulative) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
2020 67 87 97 99.4 99.9 100 100
2019 62 84 94 98 99 100 100

The A* figure below includes grades 8 and 9. Direct comparison is not possible as 8 straddles the top of the previous grade A and A*

Year (% cumulative) A* A B C D
2020 87 97 99 100 100
2019 84 94 98 99 100
2018 80 94 100 100 100
2017 69 90 98 100 100
2016 77 95 99 99.9 100

I/GCSE results by subject in 2020, Year 11

Subject No. of candidates 9 8 7 6 5 4 Below 4
Ancient History 32 17 5 7 3 0 0 0
Art 23 15 8 0 0 0 0 0
Astronomy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biology 178 91 48 23 10 5 1 0
Chemistry 177 117 33 19 7 1 0 0
Chinese 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Computer Science 63 53 7 3 0 0 0 0
Design & Technology 51 36 11 4 0 0 0 0
English Language 178 135 35 8 0 0 0 0
English Literature 178 120 37 21 0 0 0 0
French 116 67 23 25 1 0 0 0
Geography 120 77 27 14 2 0 0 0
German 29 17 7 3 2 0 0 0
Greek 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
History 135 99 23 10 3 0 0 0
Italian 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Latin 35 23 8 3 1 0 0 0
Mathematics 177 125 39 13 0 0 0 0
Music 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physics 173 117 28 19 6 2 1 0
Religious Studies 43 34 7 2 0 0 0 0
Spanish 41 18 14 7 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 1787 1193 364 183 37 8 2 0

A*-B I/GCSE results by subject in 2020, Year 11

Subject No. of candidates A* A B
Arabic 1 1 0 0
Chinese 6 6 0 0
French 1 1 0 0
Italian 1 1 0 0
Russian 1 1 0 0

9-7 I/GCSE results by subject in 2020, other year groups

Subject No. of candidates 9 8 7
Year 8
Chinese 1 1 0 0
Year 9
Chinese 2 2 0 0
French 1 1 0 0
German 4 4 0 0
Italian 2 2 0 0
Year 10
Chinese 4 3 1 0
Computer Science 18 18 0 0
German 1 1 0 0
Italian 2 1 0 1
Mathematics 1 1 0 0
Music 13 13 0 0
Spanish 3 3 0 0

Further maths results 2020

Subject No. of candidates 9 8 7 6
Further maths 101 64 25 9 3

HPQ results 2020

Subject No. of candidates A* A B C Below C
HPQ 27 22 5 0 0 0

Additional maths results 2020, other year groups

Subject No. of candidates 9 8 7 6
Additional maths 1 1 0 0 0
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