Newsletter Results Special 2017
Students buck trend to post great results THE school is celebrating remarkable exam results with a huge spike in passes at both A Level and GCSE. Our students bucked the national trend by posting an increase in the top GCSE marks in the first year of the new numerical grading system. The school achieved a 62 per cent pass rate at Grade 4 or above (the A*- C equivalent in 2016) in maths and English, a 20 per cent increase on last year. While nationwide results dipped by 3.8 per cent due to the new, tougher exams, Hampton High also saw the number of students achieving five A*- C equivalent grades shoot up by a fifth to 62 per cent. Pupils achieved the excellent results against a backdrop 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. There were five students scoring the new top grade of 9, equivalent to a high A* of 79 per cent or above. They were Marc Parker, Sam Martin, Zoe Gahn, Megan Huntingford and Lucas Murray. At A Level, our students produced recordbreaking results with 35 per cent of sixth formers achieving A* to B and 67 per cent scoring A* to C grades. This is a ten per cent improvement on last year. All students who applied for university have been offered a place at the first choice, with the rest of students leaving to take up apprenticeships. Outgoing headteacher Mair Hughes said: “I am so pleased with the results this year. Students and staff should be incredibly proud of the results they have achieved. “A 20% increase on the A*-C equivalent in English and maths is a fantastic
Increase in top GCSE grades
better than we expected. I think that the partnerships with the Twickenham schools via the MAT has worked well. “I’m incredibly pleased as 18 students have been accepted by their university of choice.”
testament to the hard work and dedication of all involved and reflects well the progress the school has made over the last few years. “I would like to congratulate all students and thank staff and parents for all their support in ensuring that the students achieved their best.” Co-sixth form leader Melissa Metcalfe said: “We are all very happy with the overall results. They are even
Happy: Hampton students celebrate together
Hampton High newsletter n Results Special 2017