Examination Results

Examinations at Charterhouse 2008

GCSEs / IGCSEs

All pupils take a minimum of 9 GCSEs / IGCSEs. 100% of our Fifth Form pupils gained 5 passes (grades A*- C). Of all GCSEs taken by pupils in 2008, 37% were A* grades, 76% A* or A grades and 95% A*, A or B grades.

Percentages

  A* A*A A*AB A*ABC
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004		 37
39
36
37
30		 76
77
77
76
69		 95
95
96
95
93		 100
100
100
99
100
2003 30 71 92 99
2002 34 71 95 99
2001 41 75 95 100
2000 39 76 97 100
1999 32 71 95 100
1998 27 66 93 99
1997 25 65 91 99

 

AS Levels

In September 2000 a new national structure of exams was introduced with pupils taking 4 AS levels in their first year in the Sixth Form. The results are shown below:

Percentages

 A AB ABC ABCD Pass
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004		 53
55
58
51
54		 79
82
81
76
79		 92
94
92
92
95		 97
98
98
99
99		 99
100
99
100
100
2003 52 77 92 98 100
2002 52 76 93 97 100
2001 52 77 91 98 99

 

A Levels

All pupils are expected to take a minimum of 3 A levels in their second year in the Sixth Form. Of all A levels taken in 2008, 65% were A grades, 88% AB grades, 97% ABC grades and 100% pass grades.

Percentages

 A AB ABC ABCD Pass
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004		 65
70
60
61
68		 88
91
88
87
88		 97
97
99
97
97		 99
100
100
100
99		 100
100
100
100
100
2003 57 85 98 98 100
2002 55 83 96 99 100
2001 54 81 93 97 99
2000 43 69 88 95 98
1999 50 75 92 97 99
1998 42 68 87 95 97
1997 39 70 85 95 96

 

ANALYSIS OF A-LEVEL RESULTS

    Percentages
Subject
No. of candidates
A
AB
ABC
Overall Pass
Art & Design 26 96 100 100 100
Biology 40 59 83 95 100
Business Studies 20 26 65 87 100
Chemistry 53 90 100 100 100
Chinese 9 58 100 100 100
Computing 6 0 33 56 100
Classical Civilisation 5 86 100 100 100
Design & Technology 5 100 100 100 100
Drama/Theatre Studies 8 31 100 100 100
Economics 43 44 86 94 100
English 45 76 93 96 100
French 15 87 93 100 100
Further Mathematics 30 93 100 100 100
Geography 14 68 84 96 100
German 4 100 100 100 100
Govt. & Politics 23 58 94 100 100
Greek 5 100 100 100 100
History
Italian		 54
1		 69
100		 88
100		 94
100		 100
100
Latin 12 100 100 100 100
Mathematics 81 76 93 97 100
Music 9 80 100 100 100
Physics 51 60 89 100 100
Religious Studies 23 54 92 100 100
Russian 1 100 100 100 100
Spanish 20 76 95 100 100
Totals 603 70% 91% 97% 100%

 

HIGHER EDUCATION

These statistics are compiled on the basis of the known destinations for 2006 leavers.

Practically all our leavers in 2006 went on to Higher Education, about 59% after taking a Gap Year.

97% of our leavers went to Universities in the UK with the remaining going to the USA, Hong Kong or Europe.

There were 11 Oxford and 9 Cambridge places (12%) in this year group; the next most popular universities are listed below.

Bristol (24), Newcastle (13), Leeds (11), Manchester (10), Durham , Nottingham and Edinburgh (9).

Imperial, UCL, Warwick, Exeter and Birmingham were amongst the 38 destinations of Carthusians.

In the Leavers 2006 year group the most popular courses were:

Engineering, Maths and Sciences (27%), Humanities (21%) including History and English, Social Sciences (16%) including Economics, Politics and Human Geography, Modern Languages (11%), Business and Management (9%), Arts (4%) including Music, Art and Theatre Studies, Medicine (5%) and Law (3%).

Carthusians were admitted to over 100 different courses.