Results and Destinations
This has been another highly successful year and we are all delighted with the results in 2018 at GCSE and A Level and congratulate all the students on their hard work and successes and thank the staff for their expertise and dedication to the girls’ education.
At GCSE the highest grade of NINE was awarded to 45% of examinations taken on new style GCSE courses and 86% of grades were NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN, A* or A. The school’s Progress 8 score, a government measure of value added, is +1.17 which is one of the highest in the country.
At A Level our students excelled themselves with 89% of grades being A*, A or B and 28% were the highest grade of A*. The vast majority of these students gained their place at one of their top choice universities. The value added score for A Level is +0.12 and is statistically significantly positive.
GCSE Results 2018
| A* | A | B | C | D | E | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 37 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| D&T Product Design | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| D&T Textiles Technology | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Information Technology | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 50 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 26 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| English Literature | 38 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
| Mathematics | 46 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| Art & Design | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Biology | 58 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| Chemistry | 54 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93 |
| D&T Food Technology | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Drama | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| French | 17 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Geography | 38 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| German | 23 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| History | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Latin | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Music | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Physics | 53 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93 |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Science Core | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Science Additional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sport/PE Studies | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals | 411 | 239 | 147 | 77 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 917 |
A Level Results 2018
|
A Level 2018 |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Art & Design |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Biology |
18 |
17 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
57 |
|
Chemistry |
19 |
22 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
56 |
|
Economics |
6 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
29 |
|
English Literature |
11 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
|
French |
2 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
|
Geography |
10 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
|
German |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
|
History |
7 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
|
Latin |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Mathematics |
26 |
49 |
21 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
104 |
|
Mathematics Further |
7 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
22 |
|
Music |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Physics |
7 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
|
Religious Studies |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Sociology |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
Sport/PE Studies |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Totals |
119 |
170 |
85 |
37 |
9 |
1 |
421 |
|
EPQ (AS) |
20 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
Destinations 2018
|
Institution Name |
Course Placed |
|
Aston University |
Healthcare Science (Audiology) |
|
University of Bath |
Economics (with placement) |
|
Economics with Professional Placement and Study Year Abroad. |
|
|
Mathematics |
|
|
Aerospace Engineering (with placement). |
|
|
Civil Engineering with placement |
|
|
Politics with Economics (with placement) |
|
|
Computer Science with Placement |
|
|
University of Birmingham |
Computer Science with Digital Technology Partnership |
|
Medicine (5 years) |
|
|
Psychology |
|
|
Biomedical Science |
|
|
Geography with an International Year |
|
|
Geography with an International Year |
|
|
Geography with an International Year |
|
|
Bournemouth University |
Accounting and Finance |
|
University of Bristol |
Politics and International Relations |
|
Geography with Study Abroad |
|
|
Law |
|
|
Veterinary Science |
|
|
University of Cambridge |
Natural Sciences |
|
Architecture |
|
|
Psychological and Behavioural Sciences |
|
|
History |
|
|
Cardiff University |
Computer Science |
|
Bus Management (Inter Mgmt-Sem Abroad)-Prof Place Year |
|
|
Neuroscience |
|
|
Physiotherapy |
|
|
Biomedical Science (Including Professional Training Year) |
|
|
English Literature/Philosophy |
|
|
Medicine |
|
|
Medicine |
|
|
Durham University |
Modern Languages and Cultures (with Year Abroad) |
|
Economics with Business Placement |
|
|
Mathematics (3 years) |
|
|
University of East Anglia |
Medicine |
|
Pharmacology and Drug Discovery |
|
|
The University of Edinburgh |
Medicine |
|
Mathematical Physics |
|
|
University of Exeter |
Flexible Combined Honours with UK Work Experience |
|
Economics with Industrial Experience |
|
|
Liberal Arts with Employment Experience Abroad |
|
|
Geography |
|
|
English |
|
|
Biological Sciences |
|
|
English and Drama |
|
|
University of Glasgow |
Biomedical Engineering |
|
Harper Adams University |
Veterinary Physiotherapy |
|
University of Hertfordshire |
Psychology |
|
Imperial College London |
Medicine |
|
Computing |
|
|
Mechanical Engineering |
|
|
Computing |
|
|
Biological Sciences |
|
|
Chemical Engineering |
|
|
The University of Kent |
Law |
|
King's College London (University of London) |
Medicine (5 years) |
|
University of Leeds |
Mechanical Engineering |
|
Economics and History |
|
|
International History and Politics |
|
|
University of Leicester |
Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) |
|
Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) |
|
|
Medicine |
|
|
The University of Liverpool |
Law and Business Studies |
|
Mathematics and Economics |
|
|
London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) |
Mathematics with Economics |
|
Law (Bachelor of Laws) |
|
|
Loughborough University |
Mathematics |
|
Retailing, Marketing and Management |
|
|
The University of Nottingham |
Mathematics (4 years) |
|
Geography |
|
|
Biotechnology |
|
|
Product Design and Manufacture including an Industrial year |
|
|
Medicine |
|
|
Economics |
|
|
University of Oxford |
English Language and Literature |
|
Geography |
|
|
English Language and Literature |
|
|
Materials Science |
|
|
Materials Science |
|
|
History |
|
|
Medicine |
|
|
History and Politics |
|
|
Queen Mary University of London |
Medicine |
|
Biomedical Sciences |
|
|
Science and Engineering Foundation Programme (Biological Science 4 Year) |
|
|
Medicine |
|
|
Mathematics |
|
|
University of Reading |
Graphic Communication |
|
Accounting and Business - Flying Start Degree Programme |
|
|
Mathematics and Economics with a Placement Year |
|
|
The University of Sheffield |
Psychology |
|
Economics and Mathematics |
|
|
University of Southampton |
Sociology and Criminology |
|
Psychology |
|
|
Law |
|
|
Physics |
|
|
St George's, University of London |
Medicine |
|
Medicine |
|
|
University of Surrey |
Civil Engineering |
|
Economics and Finance |
|
|
Biological Sciences |
|
|
Veterinary Medicine and Science |
|
|
University of Sussex |
Biosciences with a Foundation Year |
|
Psychology (with a foundation year) |
|
|
Swansea University |
Sport and Exercise Science with a Year Abroad |
|
Applied Medical Sciences |
|
|
UCL (University College London) |
Pharmacy |
|
Engineering (Biochemical) |
|
|
Human Sciences |
|
|
Medicine (6 years) |
|
|
Biochemistry |
|
|
The University of Warwick |
Mathematics and Statistics |
|
Psychology |
|
|
University of Westminster, London |
Arabic and Global Communication with Foundation |
|
University of York |
English |
|
Economics/Mathematics (Equal) |
|
|
Politics with International Relations |