Wolverhampton Grammar School is celebrating another excellent year of GCSE results. 100% of the 93 candidates achieved at least 5 passes at grades A* to C and all 40 students taking Art received an A*.
Those minimum five passes for every candidate included both English Language and Maths. Head of the Middle School Val Fogarty commented, “This is rightly one of the Government’s key indicators and also satisfies a fundamental requirement for entry to university. We are delighted that our students have excelled again: in fact they have easily surpassed that measure as 86% gained passes in at least 9 subjects.”
The School which will soon be officially opening its new Arts Centre on the Merridale Lane couldn’t have wished for a better start to its new home when all 40 students taking Art at GCSE received an A* grade. Head of Art John Perkins commented, “I’m delighted for the students who have worked so hard. Our commitment to art continues when we move into our new £3.2 million home in September where I know these results will continue.”
- 53.8% of passes gained were A* or A.
- Passes gained at A*, A and B was 84.6%.
Amongst so many outstanding performances, some 16 year olds deserve special praise:
Chris Apperley (Sedgley) passed all his 10 GCSEs with A* grades.
The following 12 students received a mixture of 10 A and A* grades:
- Gagandeep Batth
- Emily Mumford
- Lucy Crane
- Emily Harvey
- Ben Coppin
- Nidhi Mehan
- Alys Rudling
- Miles Lawrence
- Patrick Norton-Uhl
- Alec White
- Helen Fisher
Head Dr Bernard Trafford was very pleased and commented, “16 year-olds nowadays know that they will be judged on their GCSE results when they are applying for university and the pressure that young people are now under in school from the age of 14 onwards is worrying. Our students are consistently producing excellent results and building a very firm foundation for success in the Sixth Form and beyond.”
The GCSE results follow a record achievement at A-level last week, with 74% of the grades awarded being at either A or B. That level plus a perfect pass rate of 100% both represented the highest that the school has ever achieved.