Examination Results 2007 - GCSE

We were most pleased with our results.  Here are some statistics:

A* - G Grades: 99.3%

A* - C Grades: over 82.2%

% of pupils with 5 or more A* - C Grades: 82.4%

Number of subjects at A* - C per pupil: 7.2

Further details include the following:

Nearly half the students gained 9 or 10 GCSEs at C Grade or above.

Nearly one student in eight gained 8 or more (and as many as 10) A*s or As.

Over one student in seven gained 7 or more (and as many as 10) A*s or As.

Over one student in five gained 5 or more (and as many as 10) A*s or As.

Nearly half of the students gained 2 or more A*s or As.

One notable achievement was the pupil who received a special letter of commendation from the Examination Board for scoring one of the top five marks in the country out of the 19,601 candidates who sat the GCSE French Specification.  This is the third time in four years that one of our GCSE pupils has come in the top five in the country for French.

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.