Long wait is Consistency is the key as pass rates finally over stay at high level as pupils hit exam target
PUPILS at Scarisbrick Hall School are once again celebrating their GCSE successes.
Pass rates remain consistently high and the number of passes at the higher grades have once again increased.
Overall, pupils at the school achieved a 95% pass rate (A*-C, 9 – 4) with over a third of grades at A*/A (9-7).
The school was also delighted to see that more than two thirds of the grades were at A* - B level.
Personal achievement was also high with Hannah Corder achieving 10 subjects at grade 9 and Grace McCormack achieving 100% A*/A in all of her subjects.
Oliver McKeown and Ryan Halliwell were delighted with their results gaining over 17 A*/A grades between them.
Year 10 also achieved some stunning results this year with 40% of the whole year group already achieving A*/A grades in Mathematics a year ahead of the rest of the country.
Following on from the success of his brother at A level, Alex Ward was one of the Year 10 pupils gaining grade 9 in both Mathematics and Computer Science.
Pass rates across all of the subjects remain strong this year with 9 subjects gaining 100% pass rates.
The school passed its congratulations on to all of the pupils and wished them well with their continuing studies.
FORMBY High School students received their GCSE results after a long summer break no doubt full of anticipation. There were lots of nervous faces as the envelopes were handed out but many were then filled with happy smiles as they read the content.
As widely reported in national media, the GCSE examinations have increased significantly in rigour over recent years and this year was no exception.
The school was delighted that students have worked hard and risen to that challenge
with great energy and determination.
The hard work that students put in over the last two years has certainly paid off with 84% of all GCSEs being grade 4 (old grade C) or above.
16 students successfully achieved grade 7 or above (old A/A* grades) in at least eight subjects with eight students having the accolade of achieving grade 7 or above in all subjects.
A welcome addition this year was the Higher Project Qualification, an independent research project that is graded according to GCSE criteria, that was introduced for the most able.
The students who followed this programme achieved great success with two-thirds gaining the highest grade.
Head teacher Dominic Mackenzie said: “I don’t think anyone should underestimate the challenge of GCSE and that the only route to