Priory School sees a 100 per cent pass rate in GCSEs to complement the 100 per cent pass rate at A Level, where Jacob Sands gained A*/A/A in English, History, Philosophy. He goes to Exeter University to study Finance / Accounting.
This is the second year that grades have involved teacher assessments due to Covid, but please see the comparative grades from 2020 and 2019 that show our results are consistent whether by external exams or by teacher assessments and bear out the hard work of both our students and their tutors.
The stats
146 GCSEs were taken over 18 subjects by 19 candidates.
- 99 per cent of all GCSEs at grade 9-4 or A*-C
- (98 per cent in 2020; 91 per cent in 2019)
- 100 per cent of candidates 5+ GCSEs incl English and Maths grade 9-4 or A*-C
- (100 per cent in 2020; 93 per cent in 2019)
- 42 per cent of GCSEs grade 9/8/7 (A*/A); 62 per cent of GCSEs grade 9-6 (A*/A/B)
Strong sciences
Science again in both Triple Science and in Combined Science gained a clean sweep with all subjects at Grade 9-4 – repeating the success of 2019.
Of note was Chemistry in Triple Science where all grades were 9-7 (A*/A).
Languages
All French exams were at grades 9-7 (A*/A). Two students, Nicholas Larrey-Troy of Y9/S3 and Laura Spicer of Y7/S1 both gained grade 9 or A** in Spanish with distinction.
The above results show the results of our restructuring of our MFL (Modern Foreign Languages), Maths and and other departments in the last two years.
Particular mention to exceptional individual performances:
- Bethan Attrill 9 GCSEs all grade 9-7 or A*-A
- Mary Broadsmith 10 GCSEs at grade 9-4 with 8 grade 9-7 or A*-A
- Mia Dunford 10 GCSEs all grade 9-7 or A*-A
- Daisy Turner 9 GCSEs at grade 9-4 with 8 grade 9-7 or A*-A
News shared by Edmund on behalf of Priory School. Ed
