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.
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