Examination Results 2009 - GCSE

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

•          A* - G Grades: 100%

•         % of pupils with 5 or more A* - C Grades: 88.6%

•         A* - C Grades: 86.1%

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.