GCSE results were of an extremely high standard again in 2019 with 98% of all exams achieving a “good pass” or better at the new Grade 4+, compared to the national average of 67%.
Most impressively, 45% (compared to the national average of 20.6%) of exam grades at Hydesville were awarded at Grade 7 or above with half the cohort securing 5 or more GCSEs at Grades 7-9 – the previous A grade equivalent. Over a fifth of all exams were awarded Grades 8 or 9, the latter being the equivalent of an A** to show exceptional performance.
Results in specific subject areas were exceptional. In Science, 55% (compared to the national average of 42.3%) of grades were 7 or above in Biology, 72% (the national average was 43.9%) were Grade 7 and above in Chemistry, with 18% (compared to 13% nationally) at Grade 9, and 73% (43.8% nationally) achieved Grade 7 and above in Physics.
In addition, an outstanding 100% of History grades were Grade 8 and above and over 84% achieved a “strong pass” at Grade 5+ in English Language.
Read more about our 2019 GCSE results here.
Year on year our pupils achieve consistently good grades.
Our 2019 GCSE Highlights
98%
Exams achieving a “good pass” at the new Grade 4+
(vs. 67% National Average)
45%
Grades awarded at 7+ (the previous A grade equivalent)
(vs. 20.6% National Average)
95%
Achieved 5 or more GCSEs (at grade 4 or above), inc Eng & Maths
Exam results are one important measure of a school’s performance and we are proud to report consistently top notch grades.
Hydesville Tower Senior School was ranked as the third highest achieving Secondary School in the borough in the 2018 GCSE league tables published by the Department for Education. The league tables show that the school’s Attainment 8 score – which gauges achievement across eight qualifications including English and Mathematics – far exceeds the national average.
Although extremely proud of our position in the GCSE performance tables, there is another measure which is of greater importance to us; the amount of progress each child makes. ‘Value added’ is a measure of the progress pupils make between different stages of their education; if pupils perform beyond expectations this is reflected in a high ‘value added’ score. The Senior School is within the top three per cent nationally when it comes to adding value to a child’s level of attainment.
