GCSE and A Level Results Summer 2004

GCSE - 26 June 2004 - Press Statement

Students at Friends' School, Saffron Walden, celebrated the best GCSE results for over ten years. A pass rate of 100% was achieved by students, with 82.1% of all grades at A* to C. Every student gained more than five passes at A* to G, with 83.9% of the Year 11 students achieving five or more higher grades (A* - C), and 58.1% gaining eight or more higher grades. In line with the School's policy to allow all pupils to sit the examinations of their choice, over half the students (51.6%) took GCSE's in ten subjects. In terms of 'value-added', two-thirds of the students achieved results better than their attainment at beginning of Year 10 would have suggested.

Head of the Friends' School, Andy Waters, expressed his delight at the results and paid tribute to the commitment of students and staff. "We had a wide range of ability in Year 11 and students have performed at or in some cases well beyond our expectations. Individual care and support for students has enabled many of them to achieve much higher grades than they would otherwise have done. I am especially pleased with another significant rise in the number of A*, A and B grades, with almost half of our grades at this level. The 'value-added' results are excellent; these are a true measure of the quality of teaching and learning in the School. I look forward to seeing many of our students return to the Sixth Form to build on the foundations they have laid".

Andy Waters

26.8.04

A Levels - 19 June 2004 - Press Statement

An A Level pass rate of 96.3% was achieved by students at Friends' School, Saffron Walden, with 35.2% of grades at A and B. The A to C pass rate was 61.1%. The overall pass rate exceeds the School's five-year average, as it has done for the last three years in succession. 60% of the Sixth Form students sat, and passed, four A2 exams. Fourteen out of sixteen subjects secured 100% pass rates.

The Head of Friends' School, Andy Waters, expressed his delight at the results and praised the exceptional work of students and teachers. "This is a very good set of results for the students, the staff and the School. Most students have achieved grades in excess of expectations and they thoroughly deserve their success. 80% of our students have gained higher grades than their attainment on entry to the Sixth Form would have suggested; this is true 'value-added'. AS and A2 exams require two years of intensive work across a significant breadth of study, with increasing pressure to achieve high grades and a more intensive examination period than ever; we are very pleased indeed to recognise and celebrate the students' achievements. We have a small Sixth Form with a wealth of individual care and guidance, and the quality of subject teaching is evident from these results. The teaching staff can feel satisfied that their commitment and dedication have been rewarded ".

Andy Waters
19.08.04

RESULTS OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS 2004

# 96.3 % overall pass rate. ( 95.8 % over the last 5 years)
( The national pass rate in 2004 was 96.0 % )

# 61.1 % of the A level results were A, B or C grades.

At GCSE

# 100 % pass rate ( A* to G grades )

# 83.9 % achieved 5 or more grades A* to C - 71.2 % over the past 5 years
( National average in 2003 was 52.9 %)

# 82.1 % obtained grades A* to C - 74.0 % over the last 5 years. (Nationally 59.2 % )

# 58.1 % of our year 11 pupils obtained 8 or more GCSEs at grades A* to C.

# 20.7 % of the GCSE grades obtained were A* or A grades.

# 46.7 % of the GCSE grades obtained were A*, A or B grades.

The above results must be seen in the light of our policy to allow all pupils to sit the Advanced level and GCSE examinations of their choice.

Value added information will be provided when this has been received from the 'Curriculum, Evaluation and Management Centre' at Durham University.

Andy Waters

Head

August 2004