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24th August 2023GCSE Results 2023
We are really pleased with today’s news of some great results at GCSE. Results that will open many doors for the students and results that buck the national trend this year of grade deflation. These results are amongst the best that the school has seen at GCSE level and are so as a result of the hard work and dedication of the staff team and also as a result of the work ethic shown by so very many of the children themselves.
Results distribution today went smoothly as a result of the work of the Exams and Sixth Form teams, but we must also thank the many other staff who attended earlier on this morning in order to help with the distribution of results and to offer their congratulations and support to the students themselves. This is not an obligation by any means, but it is hugely warming when colleagues choose to give up some of their holiday time so as to see the children through to the next stage of their life journeys.
Whilst much of the early part of our outgoing Year 11s’ secondary school studies were mired by the pandemic, it has been wonderful to watch them grow and develop into such wonderful young adults. We look forward, next, to the national level data analysis that will enable us to accurately assess the amount of progress that each child has made and that we have made as a whole school. That said, with attainment a useful proxy for progress we feel quietly confident that we have performed well as a school at GCSE level.
Over the five year story that we have jointly told together, each and every student is now able to take forward something that they can feel incredibly proud of and I am delighted to be able to share with you some individual stories of success.
With 40% of all grades awarded at 9-7, it is difficult to single out individual students. Deserving of a special mention, though, are Shiv, Jasmin, Erin, Koby, Isobel, Joseph, Amelia, Bishesta, Rose, Evie, Emma, Veronica, Jack and Rebecca for achieving exceptionally high results. We are especially proud also of Freya, Daisy and Ethan for achieving 10 or more GCSEs at grade 9 – a fantastic achievement. In total, 30 students achieved on average 2 grades or higher than expected – Hannah, Rose, Madeleine and Freddie achieved well above their target grades – a massive well done to them.
Today represents the end of one phase of each student's education and is a terrific opportunity to recognise and celebrate what they have all achieved. We are delighted to be able to congratulate the Year 11 Class of 2023 for their fantastic results and also to wish them well as they move on to the next phase of their lives with our full support and our very best wishes for the future. For many, I am thrilled to say that this will be here at Guildford County Sixth Form and we cannot wait to welcome them and a large number of external recruits through the doors in September.
Please see below some headline data for your interest.
2017/2018
2018/2019
2019/2020
2020/2021
2021/2022
2022/2023
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
EM5+
103
67.32
100
62.5
98
62.82
112
68.71
123
68.33
119
66
EM4+
122
79.74
131
81.88
135
86.54
132
80.98
152
84.44
145
80
E5+
121
79.08
123
76.88
123
78.85
125
76.69
145
80.56
132
73
M5+
106
69.28
107
66.88
107
68.59
120
73.62
129
71.67
136
75
S5+
101
66.01
99
61.88
109
69.87
123
75.46
120
66.67
122
67
Grade 9 to 8 (Inc A*)
403
26.72
285
19.09
365
25.03
427
27.35
409
24.91
402
24
Grade 9 to 7 (Inc A*-A)
631
41.84
507
33.96
621
42.59
674
43.18
677
41.23
648
39.34
Grade 9 to 5 (Inc A*-B)
1057
70.09
1039
69.59
1128
77.37
1122
71.88
1244
75.76
1180
72
Grade 9 to 5 (Inc A*-C)
1112
73.74
1039
69.59
1128
77.37
1122
71.88
1244
75.76
1180
72
Grade 9 to 4 (Inc A*-C)
1240
82.23
1246
83.46
1309
89.78
1299
83.22
1430
87.09
1364
83
Progress 8
0.56
0.37
0.66
0.68
0.51
+0.43
(subject to autumn confirmation)
Attainment 8
59.15
57.06
60.45
59.73
60.48
58.17
Total grades
1508
1493
1458
1561
1642
1644
This coming year, we will once again work on our genuinely held ambition to be leaders in secondary education and we will have a laser sharp focus on literacy, on leadership and on learning; delivering all of this with the love that sets us apart from many in our field and delivering it by working now on the marginal gains that will make all the difference and that will give rise to truly effective learning experiences for every single child.
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17th August 2023A Level Results 2023
Today we are celebrating the hard work and multiple successes of our Sixth Form students here at žžTV. Our sincere thanks go to the Sixth Form and Exams teams for making sure that the preparation for today and the results distribution morning itself ran so smoothly and also to the many other staff who attended earlier on in order to help with the delivery of results and to offer their congratulations and support to the students.
We are pleased that the build up to and delivery of the summer examinations season felt once again this year as we would hope, as we continue to emerge from the pandemic. It has also been interesting this week to read the commentary from experts in response to Ofqual’s move to return to a grading regime similar to that seen in 2019.
With the politics of education put to one side, then, I am really keen for us all at County to choose to look today at the personal stories of the individual students for whom this occassion represents the culmination of this chapter in their educational journeys. We should once again adopt the narrative of resilient learners, dedicating themselves to their studies under the leadership of exceptional colleagues from across the school – teachers, support staff and governors alike. These are students who have worked tirelessly over a great number of years and they are now able to move on to the next stage in their education with the sense of achievement and recognition that they so richly deserve.
Before we look at the results of the cohort as a whole, I am delighted to be able to share with you some individual stories of success.
Individual successes were many in a range of subject areas. We are particularly proud of several outstanding results from these high performing students. Joseph (A*, A*, A*, A), Eleanor (A*, A*, A*, B), Hannah (A*, A*, A*), Max (A*, A*, A*) and Daisy (A*, A*, A*).
At the time of writing, 72% of all of our departing students have secured places at Universities from Aberystwyth to Edinburgh to Plymouth with 44% of those students going to university accepting places at prestigious Russell Group universities. Three County students who held Oxbridge offers have been successful. Joe has secured a place at Cambridge to read Engineering. Josh is going to Oxford to read Philosophy, Politics and Economics and Isabelle has secured a place at Cambridge to study Modern and Medieval Languages. As a Music Specialist College, we are also thrilled to celebrate with Jim as he accepts a place at the Royal Academy of Music conservatoire. We also congratulate Thuan for securing a place at the University of the Arts of London, at the Jimmy Choo Academy.
Today represents the end of one phase of each student's education and the opportunity to recognise and celebrate what they have achieved. We are delighted to be able to congratulate the Sixth Form Class of 2023 for their many achievements and also to wish them well as they move on to the next phase of their lives with our full support and our very best wishes for the future. I am hopeful that many will choose to become members of our ever growing alumni community and that we will then be able to continue to watch their successes over the years to come.
Please see below some headline data for your interest.
A Level Grades
%
A*/A
27
A*/B
52
A*/C
73
A*/D
91
A*/E
97
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