Examination Results 2007 - A Level

Rishworth is particularly pleased that so many students surpassed what might have been expected from their GCSE results. Individually, the strongest candidates achieved their string of A grades, whilst the results of a number of students who had from the outset found A level work a particularly tough challenge exceeded all expectations.

With all grades cashed in,

the pass-rate (A-E) was 100%

the ‘top end’ was again very pleasing, for instance with one student, achieving 4 A Grades, gaining a place at Cambridge University to read Geography

31% of all grades were As or Bs

64% of all grades were A-C

In terms of points,

the average UCAS point-score per candidate was 242

58 % of students gained 240 points or more – i.e. 3 C Grades at full A level (or the equivalent)

33 % of students gained 300 points or more - i.e. 3 B Grades at full A level (or the equivalent)

13 % of students gained 360 points or more - i.e. 3 A Grades at full A level (or the equivalent)

At Rishworth we have – and are committed to having - not only academically-gifted students but also a wide spectrum of aptitudes, including some pupils who are singularly disadvantaged – for example by not having English as their first, or even their second, language.  This makes our results all the more pleasing and the pupils and the staff all the more deserving of praise.   Secondly, and most importantly of all, we don’t care much about global statistics anyway, however good they are: what we really care about – and what we believe parents and pupils really care about - is how each pupil fares relative to his or her own potential.  And that is where Rishworth truly excels.