Thanks to Gemma for this latest news from Christ the King College, in her own words. Ed
Christ the King College is pleased to report another high attaining year, despite the nationally reported ‘turbulence’ in this year’s results and warnings about grade-deflation from the Examination Boards.
Consistency of high attainment
Principal, Pat Goodhead, said she was,
“Absolutely delighted with the consistency of this continued high attainment across a mainly traditional academic curriculum.”
78% of students achieved the higher grade pass of C and above in Mathematics, which continues to be one of the many strengths of the College, a performance 20% above the provisional national average.
Overall improvement on last year’s success
Provisional figures also indicate that the College has shown overall improvement on its outstanding success of last year by increasing the average point score achieved by all students, and certainly exceeding last year’s national average.
The relatively new ‘English Baccalaureate’ measurement, based on performance in the core subjects, humanities and languages, showed an approximate increase of 5% percentage points compared with 2012’s national figure, again reflecting the strong spine of the College’s academic curriculum.
Strong performance in English
Achievement in English has demonstrated an equally strong performance at the College, with provisional figures indicating 77% achieving A*-C, with 67% of the overall cohort of students achieving the higher grade passes in both English and maths.
There have also been many exceptional individual achievements at the College this year, not only in the significant number of students achieving the top grades across a range of subjects, including Latin, Classics and Statistics, but in the achievements of those students who have faced personal challenges.
Beaten national average in Science
The College’s results, in addition to surpassing many of its own excellent performances last year, are also well above this year’s national averages in other subjects.
In Science, another strength of the College, students have again beaten the national average and the College’s ongoing commitment to sport has been rewarded with 100% achievement in PE.
Very high levels of progress
Christ the King College has a clear focus on the progress and attainment of each individual student, and all the indications are that the students have continued to show and surpass the outstanding levels of achievement for which they are rightly known.
What is particularly rewarding with this year’s results are the very high levels of progress made by a significant majority of the students, which is the key Ofsted criteria for measuring the performance of a school.
Pat Goodhead, an experienced Ofsted Inspector herself, reported that she was,
“thrilled with the students’ individual progress as this really shows the College is working to ensure each and every individual student achieves their potential; this reflects the ethos of the College and our focus on the individual.”
113 A*/A grades
The highest performing 11 individual students at the College achieved a remarkable 113 A*/A grades, of which 61 were straight A*s, and overall progress from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 in key subjects, another important measure, is again showing an improvement on last year’s performance, particularly in the higher grades.
Pat Goodhead, Principal, said:
“On behalf of the staff at Christ the King College, I would like to extend warm congratulations to all our Year 11 students. We are looking forward to welcoming them back to College and continuing to build on their successes next year when we will, of course, also be celebrating our first set of A Level results.
“This is a truly wonderful time for the College community and, as always, I am proud of the achievement of each and every individual student.”
Cllr Whitehouse: “A beacon of excellence”
Speaking today on the announcement of detailed GCSE results from Christ the King College, Cllr Chris Whitehouse (Newport West Ward) the Island Conservative Group spokesperson on education says:
“What fantastic results Christ the King has delivered, yet again. It truly is a beacon of excellence. Well done to all those students who worked so hard to do their best in these exams.
“As a parent of two students at the College, and as its local ward councillor, it is a pleasure and a privilege to be involved with the success of this truly remarkable institution. Christ the King has been historically cash starved and obstructed almost every step of the way, but these results prove just what hard work by the leadership team and teachers can deliver even in the most adverse circumstances.”
