The Class of 2020 received their exam results twice during unprecedented times.
96%
of all GCSE entries graded 7, 8 or 9
(A* equivalent)
59%
Grade 9
84%
Grade 8 or 9
Our 2019-20 GCSE results:
| Year | % A/A* |
| 2020 | 96% (or grade 7-9) |
| 2019 | 90% (or grade 7-9) |
| 2018 | 92.2% |
| 2017 | 87.7% |
| 2016 | 88.4% |
86%
of all exam entries awarded
an A* or A at A level (or Pre-U equivalent)
56%
of all grades awarded A* (or Pre-U equivalent)
25
Number of pupils placed at Oxbridge
Our 2019-20 Year 13 results:
| Year | % A/A* |
| 2020 | 86% |
| 2019 | 76% |
| 2018 | 75.8% |
| 2017 | 71.7% |
| 2016 | 61.6% |
“I’m hugely relieved that the algorithm-based results were withdrawn as that means that the worst injustices have been corrected […] it was staggering bureaucratic insensitivity to visit these unexpected and unwarranted grades on anyone, especially the least advantaged young people in the nation’s schools. It could have turned the clock back on social mobility for a generation.”
Read more in Mr Pettitt’s blog:
Our GCSE results were released by email to pupils on 20 August 2020. 1721 grades were recorded, with pupils receiving teacher assessed grades. 84% of grades were marked A* (or the numerical equivalent of an 8 or 9). 96% were marked with an A to an A* (the numerical equivalent of a 7, 8 or 9).
171 students took a total of 557 exams, either at A level or its equivalent, the Pre-U. 56% of exam entries were awarded with an A* or a Distinction (D1 or D2) at Pre-U, and 86% of all grades were either A* or A. Results were awarded on the basis of teachers’ assessments.
