EXAMINATION RESULTS 2009

The results this year were 37% of boys gaining 5 A*-C (up from 30%) with 27% gaining 5 A*-C including English and Maths (up from 11%).  

GCSE Results (% 5 A*-C) over the last 6 years looks like this:

2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009

27%    40%    34%    42%    39%    30%    37%

If we include English and Maths the results are

2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009

18%    33%    25%    28%    21%    11%    27%

The NVQ results show 69% boys gaining the full NVQ in Livestock Production at Level 2(54% last year) out of 49 registered candidates.   2 gained Level 1. In Horticulture, 98% gained NVQ1 (compared to 80% last year.)   All Year12 passed their BTEC or NVQ course.

Staff and students are to be congratulated on the fourth best results ever, but there was a tinge of disappointment as many boys worked their socks off, as did the staff, yet we failed narrowly to pass the National Challenge target of 30% 5 A*-C including English and maths.

Some of the boys did spectacularly well – Sonny Hawan got 2 Bs, 5 As and 2 A*s while not far behind were Phil Cowell (an A, 4 Bs and 4 Cs) Josh Keyte (3 As, 5 Bs and a C) and Sam Tinknell ( one A*, 3 As, 3 Bs and 2 Cs).   Other lads did equally well in achieving far more than predicted – so we are as proud of the D grades that some boys got as we are of the A*s.   The NVQ results also were good, and Year 12s achieved 100% success in their BTEC and NVQ courses – not without some pushing!

Art managed to get 94% C and above (the other 6% being Ds) with an A*, 3 As, 18 Bs and 22 Cs – quite exceptional.   The boys really responded to the work ethic set by Mr Fitzsimons and Mrs Hollidge and produced some outstanding pieces.   No pressure for next year then!