Press Release
This year’s GCSE candidates at have excelled themselves, with 100% achieving at least 5 A*-C grades. In the majority of subjects pupils’ performance equalled and often exceeded expectations, with 30% achieving A* and 62% A* or A in those subjects. Headmaster, John Clark, congratulated them on their achievements: “I attribute this year’s success to the students’ awareness of the School’s high expectations and our determination to push them to work hard towards achieving their potential. Congratulations to both them and their teachers for their determination and hard-work.”
Individual performances are also very impressive: out of a year group of 61 pupils, 11 have achieved A* or A in 8 or more subjects. Amongst these, Edward Rendle and Thomas Hickley each gained 7 A* grades; Julian Emslie, Simon Boyd and George Wright all achieved 6 A* grades; Alexander Brown and Josh Mitchell achieved A* or A in all nine of their subjects
Most importantly, the vast majority of our candidates now find themselves in a strong position to start demanding academic A level courses at Birkenhead School where they will be joined by several outstanding new students from other schools, increasing the year group by some 20%
Results Summary
- 21% of the 545 subjects taken were awarded A* and 51% A* or A.
- 100% of pupils gained 5 or more passes at grades A* to C
The Results
SUBJECT | ENTRIES | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
| Art | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Biology | 40 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 58 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Technology | 39 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| English Literature | 61 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| English | 61 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| French | 59 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Geography | 29 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| German | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | 37 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Latin | 16 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Maths | 61 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Music | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics | 47 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Spanish | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 545 | 112 | 165 | 153 | 88 | 25 | 1 |
| Cumulative % | 20.6 | 50.8 | 78.9 | 95.0 | 99.6 | 99.8 | |
