Examination results for 2009 are set out below and we are delighted to announce that our pupils have achieved the School’s best ever A level and GCSE/IGCSE results.
GCSEs / IGCSEs
All pupils take a minimum of 9 GCSEs / IGCSEs. Of all GCSEs/IGCSEs taken by pupils in 2009, 82% were A* or A grades and 47% were A* grades.
Percentages
| A* | A*A | A*AB | A*ABC | |
| 2009 | 47 | 82 | 96 | 99 |
| 2008 | 37 | 76 | 95 | 100 |
| 2007 | 39 | 77 | 95 | 100 |
| 2006 | 36 | 77 | 96 | 100 |
| 2005 | 37 | 76 | 95 | 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 2009, 91% were A or B grades.
75 of our pupils gained straight A grades. Of these, 49 pupils gained three A grades, 20 pupils gained four A grades and 3 pupils gained five A grades. Sam Chan, Trevor Fung and Bryan Chu gained a remarkable six A grades, as did Matthew Xu who also gained a B in Chinese.
These excellent results mean that the vast majority of this year’s leavers will be able to take up places at the universities of their first choice.
Percentages
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A | AB | ABC | ABCD | Pass |
| 2009 | 66 | 91 | 98 | 99 | 100 |
| 2008 | 66 | 88 | 97 | 99 | 100 |
| 2007 | 70 | 91 | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| 2006 | 60 | 88 | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| 2005 | 61 | 87 | 97 | 100 | 100 |
ANALYSIS OF A-LEVEL RESULTS
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Percentages
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Subject
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No. of candidates | A | AB | ABC | Overall Pass |
| Art & Design | 15 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Biology | 34 | 71 | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| Business Studies | 18 | 17 | 72 | 100 | 100 |
| Chemistry | 40 | 78 | 95 | 95 | 100 |
| Chinese | 15 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Computing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 100 |
| Classical Civilisation | 4 | 75 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Design & Technology | 5 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Drama/Theatre Studies | 5 | 0 | 80 | 100 | 100 |
| Economics | 62 | 55 | 87 | 97 | 100 |
| English | 47 | 81 | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| French | 17 | 88 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Further Mathematics | 41 | 66 | 78 | 95 | 100 |
| Geography | 26 | 50 | 92 | 100 | 100 |
| German | 4 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Govt. & Politics | 28 | 61 | 93 | 100 | 100 |
| Greek | 3 | 67 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| History | 57 | 61 | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Italian | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Latin | 6 | 33 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Mathematics | 82 | 80 | 93 | 99 | 100 |
| Music | 3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Physics | 49 | 63 | 80 | 92 | 100 |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 54 | 88 | 96 | 100 |
| Russian | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Spanish | 14 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Totals | 608 | 67% | 91% | 98% | 100% |