Results

Recent Examination Figures

A Level Results 2008

Guthlaxton’s A level results in 2008, for leaving Year 13 students, represented an improvement on the excellent figures for the previous year. We can take pride in the many individual successes achieved by our students.

A Level Results (A2, Yr 13) 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
% Entry passing at A-B grades 47 36 40 33 28 33
% Entry passing at A-E grades 95 96 97 97 96 96
             
A level results (AS, Year 12) 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
% Entry passing at A-B grades  27  26 22 33 23 26
% Entry passing at A-E grades  85  81 79 89 82 87

GCSE Results 2008

After achieving our best ever results in 2007, we havecontinued to focus our hard work and improved them further in 2008.

  2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
% Entry passing at A*-C grades 60 58 53.5 52 56 55
% Entry gaining 5+ A*-C grades 59 57 55 47 54 49
% Entry gaining 5+ A*-C grades inc. English/Maths 41 40 39 31 Collected nationally from 2005
% Entry gaining 5+ A*-G grades 95 94 93 91 91 93
% Entry gaining 1+ A*-G grades 99 97 98 98 97 97

Over a number of years, Guthlaxton's GCSE results have been improving at greater than the national rate of improvement. This has been recognised through various Awards from the Department for Education and Skills and the Technology Colleges Trust (now called the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust).

These Awards are:

In order to achieve success we have continued to introduce new initiatives. For a while we have made use of Easter revision lessons and a range of extra revision lessons, arranged by individual departments. We also make use of Study Skills Days for all students. In addition, we operate an extensive revision programme at the end of our GCSE courses, known as TiGeR revision. This has led to excellent feedback from both staff and students.