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 2014, 2015 and 2016, The Perse was the top-placed co-educational school in national newspaper GCSE league tables: see
The Telegraph and The Times.
In 2018:
A record-breaking 80% of entries were graded A* or numerical (9/8) equivalent, with the A*-A (9-7) rate at 94%.
A total of 78 students secured a clean sweep of A* (9/8) grades in all of their I/GCSE subjects, with one pupil achieving 14 A* grades.
The A*-C (9-4) pass rate for I/GCSE was 100%.
I/GCSE results by year
| Year (% cumulative) |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
|---|
| 2018 |
80 |
94 |
99.7 |
100 |
100 |
| 2017 |
68 |
89 |
98 |
99.6 |
99.9 |
| 2016 |
77 |
95 |
99 |
99.9 |
100 |
| 2015 |
72 |
94 |
99 |
99.9 |
100 |
| 2014 |
70 |
92 |
99 |
100 |
100 |
A*-E I/GCSE results by subject in 2018, Year 11
| Subject |
No. of candidates |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
Below C |
|---|
| Ancient History |
25 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chemistry |
178 |
140 |
25 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
| Chinese |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Computer Science |
42 |
35 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Design and Technology |
37 |
23 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| French |
118 |
98 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| German |
28 |
16 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| History |
143 |
111 |
25 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Irish |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Italian |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Japanese |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mathematics (early entry) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Modern Greek |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Music (fast track) |
18 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Religious Studies |
93 |
75 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Russian |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Spanish |
53 |
30 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
| TOTALS |
760 |
584 |
125 |
49 |
2 |
0 |
9-1 I/GCSE results by subject in 2018, Year 11
| Subject |
No. of candidates |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
Below 4 |
|---|
| Art |
28 |
14 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Biology |
180 |
73 |
44 |
38 |
14 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| English Language |
180 |
135 |
37 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| English Literature |
180 |
133 |
33 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Geography |
111 |
67 |
17 |
23 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Greek |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Latin |
28 |
14 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Mathematics |
178 |
121 |
39 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Music |
13 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Physics |
178 |
98 |
34 |
28 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| TOTALS |
1080 |
668 |
224 |
132 |
36 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
A*-B I/GCSE results by subject in 2018, other year groups
| Subject |
No. of candidates |
A* |
A |
B |
|---|
| Year 8 |
| Chinese |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Japanese |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Turkish |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Year 9 |
| Arabic |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Chinese |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| French |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Italian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Russian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Year 10 |
| Computer Science |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
| Chinese |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| German |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Italian |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Japanese |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Modern Greek |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Polish |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Spanish |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9-7 I/GCSE results by subject in 2018, other year groups
| Subject |
No. of candidates |
9 |
8 |
7 |
|---|
| Year 10 |
| Music |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Additional maths results 2018
| Subject |
No. of candidates |
A |
B |
C |
Below C |
|---|
| Additional maths |
99 |
73 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
HPQ results 2018
| Subject |
No. of candidates |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
Below C |
|---|
| HPQ results |
50 |
40 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
