GCSEs 2011

150 Years on: Birkenhead School’s first girls’ GCSEs ~ Press Release: 25th August 2011

After 150 years of educating boys only, Birkenhead School is this week celebrating the success of its first fully co-educational year group with an outstanding 63% of grades at A* and A. Having last week achieved the best A level results on Wirral, this week over one in three of their GCSE students achieved at least 9A* and A Grades, with an impressive 87% of all grades at A* to B.

Sarah Bibby, from West Kirby, who joined the School in Year 9, commented “When I arrived, I could never have expected to get 10 A*/A grades.  I am so much more confident here and am really looking forward to starting my A Levels.”

Harry Sturgess from Oxton and Matthew Rogers from West Kirby achieved A* in all ten of their GCSE subjects.  Both of them scored full marks in Maths and History, with Harry achieving full marks in Chemistry too.  Headmaster John Clark said “Typical of Birkenhead School students, Harry and Matthew have also thrown themselves into the wider life of the school - playing sport to county level, completing the Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award and touring abroad this summer with the cricket team and Chapel Choir.  Our students enjoy the best of both worlds: traditional academic subjects (70% of our Chemistry grades, for example were at A-star) alongside the challenge and enjoyment of creative, sporting and outdoor pursuits.”

On the way up Pictured above: Birkenhead School GCSE students celebrate their success today in the School’s new Sixth Form Centre: (L to R) Sarah Bibby  from Caldy, Harry Sturgess from Oxton, Emily Subhedar , also from Oxton, Charles McCulloch from Little Neston and Alice Hancock from Heswall. To see other photographs taken on results day click here

Results Summary

• 29% of the 694 subjects taken were awarded A* and 63% A* or A.
• 43% of our students gained 9 or more A* or A grades
• 53% of students achieved at least 7 GCSEs at A* or A grades.
• 71% of students were awarded at 10 GCSEs at A*-C.

For a summary of results see below. Amongst those who deserve particular congratulations are the following:

Having achieved 10 A* grades in their GCSE subjects:

• Matthew Rogers
• Harry Sturgess

Having achieved 10 A* or A  Grades in their GCSE subjects:

• Jack Walker 9A* and 2A
• Jack Hulmes 8A* and 2A
• Charles McCulloch 8A* and 2A
• Edward Potter 8A* and 2A
• Patrick Benc 7A* and 3A
• Marco Galvani 7A* and 3A
• Tarun Kodavatiganti 7A* and 3A
• Chris Morris 7A* and 3A
• Edward Sherrard 7A* and 3A
• Emily Subhedar 7A* and 3A
• Sarah Bibby  6A* and 4A
• Nicholas Gill 5A* and 5A
• MacKenzie Newton-Jones 5A* and 5A
• Harry Smethurst 5A* and 5A
• Gabriel Jones 4A* and 6A
• Tom Woollons 4A* and 6A
• Jamie Russell 3A* and 7
• Alex Watkins 3A* and 7
• Alex Barria-Norton 2A* and 8A

The Results