Latest results
For A level results, please see our Sixth Form results pages.
Our pupils excel at GCSE and in recent years around 90% of entries have been graded at A* or A.
In 2019:
The Perse was the top-placed co-educational school in The Times GCSE league table.
A record-breaking 84% of entries were graded 9 or 8 (broadly equivalent to the old A* grade). This compares to the previous high of 80% of entries graded 9/8/A* in 2018.
Overall, the 9-7 rate (equivalent to A*-A) was 94%, while 61% of entries were graded at 9, which is nearly 14 times the national 9 rate in 2018.
A total of 76 students secured a clean sweep of 9/8/A* grades in all of their I/GCSE subjects, with three pupils achieving top grades in 12 I/GCSE subjects.
More than 90% of pupils achieved 9 or 8/A* grades in computer science, geography, Greek, Latin and maths.
I/GCSE results by year
| Year (% cumulative) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 60 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 84 | 94 | 97.7 | 99.9 | 100 |
| 2018 | 80 | 94 | 99.7 | 100 | 100 |
| 2017 | 69 | 90 | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| 2016 | 77 | 95 | 99 | 99.9 | 100 |
| 2015 | 72 | 94 | 99 | 99.9 | 100 |
I/GCSE results by subject in 2019, Year 11
| Subject | No. of candidates | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Below 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Art | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology | 176 | 88 | 53 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 175 | 109 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Chinese | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Science | 50 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Design & Technology | 60 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| English Language | 176 | 95 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| English Literature | 176 | 92 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| French | 131 | 61 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Geography | 97 | 69 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greek | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | 135 | 97 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Italian | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japanese | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin | 48 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics | 176 | 126 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Modern Greek | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics | 173 | 119 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Polish | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Religious Studies | 45 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spanish | 39 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 1788 | 1092 | 405 | 182 | 67 | 32 | 8 | 2 |
9-7 I/GCSE results by subject in 2019, other year groups
| Subject | No. of candidates | 9 | 8 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 9 | ||||
| Chinese | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| German | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Italian | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Russian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Year 10 | ||||
| Astronomy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Science | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Italian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Music | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A*-B I/GCSE results by subject in 2019, other year groups
| Subject | No. of candidates | A* | A | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 9 | ||||
| Turkish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Additional maths results 2019
| Subject | No. of candidates | A^ | A* | A | Below A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional maths | 107 | 53 | 41 | 10 | 3 |
HPQ results 2019
| Subject | No. of candidates | A* | A | B | C | Below C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPQ results | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
