Examination
Results 2009 - GCSE
We were very pleased indeed
with our results.
Here are some statistics:
Further details include the following:
-
The highest-performing students gained
nothing but As and A*s.
-
Nearly one student in four gained 6 or more
(and several attained as many as 10) A*s or
As.
-
Over half the students gained 3 or more A*s
or As.
-
Well over four fifths of the students
experienced what it is like to gain an A or
A*.
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.
In the
interests of students’ entitlement to privacy,
and in the light of the responses received from
parents to a school circular which asked for
their views about the publication of examination
results, Rishworth School is continuing its
policy of not publishing without consent the
results of individual students.
|