GCSE 5+ A* – C including English and Maths – 82%
A Level – 100% Pass Rate with 79% A* – C Grades
Students, parents, staff and governors at St John’s are celebrating an exceptional set of A Level and GCSE results. Whilst national results have declined, once again St John’s has seen a significant and impressive increase in their exam statistics.
When St John’s was awarded “outstanding” by Ofsted in May 2010 students and staff were justifiably proud of the accolade but were determined to continue to improve standards and achievements year on year. In 2011 St John’s met this ambitious target and enjoyed its best ever results in both A Levels and GCSEs, but those targets were surpassed in August 2012 as St John’s now celebrates record-breaking grades, reinforcing its position as an “outstanding” school.
This year one in three of all A Levels taken were awarded A* or A grades and over half of the students who sat A Levels achieved at least one or more A*/A.
At GCSE level St John’s has made a significant improvement on last year’s figures with the important benchmark of 5+ A* – C including English and Maths increasing by an amazing 14% to an impressive 82%. Despite the recent national controversy regarding the grade threshold in English, 90% of St John’s Year 11 students achieved an A* – C grade in English Language GCSE. In addition, 87% of the cohort gained an A* – C in GCSE Maths, whilst 94% were awarded with two or more A* – C grades in the Sciences.
Other subjects enjoyed similar successes at both GCSE and vocational level. Overall this has been a remarkable year for the school with a fifth of the Year 11 cohort achieving 5+ A*/A grades whilst 20 students are celebrating the benefits of their hard work by securing 9 or more A*/A grades at GCSE.
As St John’s celebrates these outstanding results, the school recognises that such success can only be achieved through the hard work and dedication of students and staff with the continual support of parents, carers and governors never underestimated. All have worked tirelessly to achieve these goals and now the school can celebrate and hopefully work towards greater success in the future.
