Victoria College Students Achieve Outstanding GCSE Grades
On Thursday Year 11 Victoria College students were welcomed into the Great Hall to receive their GCSE results. Senior staff, pastoral and careers teachers were present to offer support and guidance to the boys as they finalise the next important decisions about their post-16 education and careers, as were many members of the teaching staff to celebrate the successes with the students.
We are delighted to report Grade 9s increased from last year to 12% and a quarter of all grades received were 9s or 8s. We saw our highest percentage of grades 9-6 (the equivalent of the old A*-B) in a number of years. Over 95% of all grades were in the 9-4 range.
Once again, our Year 11 cohort attained a positive value-added score above national benchmarks, and placed in the top 25% of UK schools in terms of progress. This highlights the effort from the students and the quality of support from the staff. These figures are before updates following mark reviews and resits.
Headteacher, Dr Gareth Hughes, said “I am very proud of this group of young men. The work put in over the last two years, and the progress seen in that time, has been genuinely impressive. Whilst I am pleased that a quarter of all grades were in the very top bracket of Grades 9 or 8, there are notable success stories across the range of academic outcomes, and so many of the students have outperformed their baseline expectations. My sincere thanks go to my staff that guided the boys so well, and to our parental body that offered support at home. We are excited to welcome many of the cohort back to join our Sixth Form in September, where they will be joined by external applicants from 11-16 Island schools and from overseas. We, of course, also wish those heading off to explore new opportunities all the very best for the future, and we thank them for all they have contributed to the Victoria College community.”
Grade breakdown
9 - 12%
9-8 - 25%
9-7 - 44%
9-6 - 68%
9-4 - 95%