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Results Special 2017
Students celebrate outstanding results PupilS were jumping for joy at Chiswick School following outstanding results in their GCSE and A Levels. At GCSE, the school bucked the national trend by achieving a pass rate of 80 per cent in English, equivalent to the A*-C grade. Seventy per cent of students scored 5 or above in the exam, equivalent to grade B and above, a remarkable achievement given it was the first year of a new grading system – part of the biggest shake-up to GCSE exams in a generation. New exams in English language, English literature and maths were taken by the Year 11 students – which were graded in numbers, with nine as the highest mark and one the lowest. Tears of joy were cried at A Levels results day as pupils found out they had places at Russell Group universities and on courses around the country. More than three-quarters of sixth form students achieved A*-C grades,
while 48% were celebrating A*-B grades. Twenty-one per cent of pupils achieved A* and A grades at the school this year. There were a number of standout performances from our very bright pupils with a number of students scoring straight A* and As in their exams. Our incoming headteacher Mr Philip Masterson said the school will strive for even greater success next year. He said: “We are extremely pleased to have such outstanding English results. Against a nationwide trend that has seen results dip, we are proud that our staff have risen to the challenge. “The school has produced good results across the board. My job when I take up my position next year is to ensure that our outstanding success in English is matched in all subjects. There have also been some truly remarkable individual results from students, at
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both A Level and GCSE. We are very proud of their achievements. We look forward to welcoming many of our GCSE students back to study in our sixth form. Our sixth form leavers will depart Chiswick School for some of the very best universities in the country. “As a school, we have a duty to ensure all of our pupils reach their full potential and are prepared to meet the challenges they will face after Chiswick School. “As headteacher, I am very excited to get started. We have a solid foundation on which to build and so I expect the school to strive for even greater success next year.” Deputy headteacher Jane Mills added: “We are delighted with our students’ success and they have some outstanding A Level and GCSE grades, reflecting the hard work put in by students and their teachers which has resulted in the excellent progress made by so many at the school.”