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EXAM RESULTS SPECIAL
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School celebrates success stories INSIDE
We’re one of the best – and still driving forward THE school is confident our GCSE results will once again put us in the top 200 schools nationally. Our Progress 8 predictions are comparable to last year’s results, where students scored on average half a grade higher than expected. Progress 8 measures pupils’ progress from when they begin school in Year 7 to when they leave after their GCSEs. In this year’s new-look exams, nearly 60% of pupils attained grades 4 and higher – the equivalent of A*-C – across English and maths, and more impressively, 42% achieved a Grade 5 or higher (equivalent to a B grade or higher). The figures suggest the school would maintain its position as one of the top 200 in the country and be among the best performing
in Waltham Forest. A fifth of grades were either A* or A grades while there were also very strong results in history, geography and RE. The star performer, with eight A*, one A and a B, was Nadia Hassan, who will go on to Marlborough College, whose alumni include the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and Samantha Cameron, wife of former Prime Minister David Cameron. This year’s GCSE students were the first to experience the new grading system in English language, English literature and maths, where instead of receiving the traditional A-E grades, they were marked from 1-9 with 9 being the highest score. The new marking system will be phased in for all subjects over the next two years.
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Headteacher Saeed Hussain said: “This has been yet another hugely successful year for pupils at George Mitchell. The progress made by pupils at this school is comparable to some of the best schools in the country. “Based on this year’s figures, we will be once again be among the very best schools in the country and in Waltham Forest. “Particularly pleasing is the amount of A*/A grades. These are the kinds of results that can make a life-changing difference in the lives of young people. “We are making rapid progress every single year but we know our job is not done. We will start all over again in September, aiming for even better grades and even more success for our pupils.”