Following the release of an impressive set of A Level and BTEC results last week that saw 42% of all A Levels marked at A* or A grade, the Senior School is celebrating again today following the release of excellent GCSE results.
The Senior School achieved success across Year 11. More than 40% of all grades being awarded were 9-7 (A** – A) and the overall pass rate was 92%. This extends the strong performance of our school during the Pandemic, in contrast to the drop in GCSE grades seen across the country.
Mr Dickie said: “We are absolutely thrilled for the students in this year group, who have excelled across the board. We are showing time and again that Claremont School enables children to achieve their full potential, whatever their forte. The most academic students are achieving excellent grades while others are achieving in a way that opens up a world of opportunities for themselves in the Sixth Form”.
Stand out performances this year came from Caleb Moore and Ania Muntean who both achieved an average grade of 8.4, Kyra Sharma and Sam Corrigan who averaged 8.3 and Will Edwards and Cole McKenzie who both averaged 8.2. There were strong performances in Mathematics in particular where 20% of students achieved a Grade 9. Drama students also performed very strongly, with 70% achieving a grade 7 or better, reflecting the School’s award winning status as Independent School of the Year for Performing Arts 2021/22.
Perhaps the most important statistic to emerge from this cycle is Claremont’s ‘value added’ score. Students are consistently achieving above and beyond what might have been expected of them. This is all the more impressive given the backdrop of a pandemic that this cohort has had to work through. Both staff and students have reason to feel very proud of their achievements
Ed Dickie