Excellence Across the Board: Wells Pupils Shine in GCSEs
Following our strong A level results announced last week, Wells Cathedral School is thrilled to announce another excellent year of outstanding GCSE achievements. Impressively, just under half our pupils secured the top grades 9-7, with an equally impressive 15% attaining the very top grade of 9, which is an increase on last years’ results, with nearly a third of pupils achieving grades 9-8.
Over 94% of Wells pupils secured a grade 4 or above (which is an increase on last year’s results). They have very significantly outperformed the national average of 67.4% in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, all of which has been made possible because of the exceptional quality of education and support provided at Wells Cathedral School, as well as the hard work and dedication of our pupils and staff.
Our pupils have been celebrating their remarkable success across the whole range of subjects studied at Wells Cathedral School from the Sciences to Drama and Maths to Music. There were exceptional results in the individual science subjects. In Physics, 47% of pupils earned a grade 9, with 50% of Chemistry pupils getting a grade 9 and 47% of Biology pupils gaining a grade 9. Computing pupils also excelled, with 77% achieving grades 9-7.
Among many other highlights were:
- Biology 100% 9-6
- Physics 100% 9-6
- Chemistry 100% 9-6
- Computing 100% 9-5
- Drama 100% 9-5
- German 100% 9-5
- Music 100% 9-5
- Photography 100% 9-5
- Art 100% 9-4
- PE 100% 9-4
Alastair Tighe, Head Master, commented:
“I’m thrilled to be celebrating with our pupils after they have achieved such an excellent set of GCSE results. As always, their success is testimony not only to pupils’ hard work and effort, but also to the skill and expertise of their teachers as well as the support of their parents and families. I’m delighted that pupils have achieved so highly across the full range of subjects we offer, and that they have all done so while still taking full advantage of our wider non-academic curriculum which is a core part of a Wells education.”
Behind these results there are individual success for the following pupils:
Clover B achieved 8 grades 9-8, including grade 9 in Music, History, English Literature and Combined Science and is continuing her studies at Wells Cathedral School studying A level, English Literature, History and Music.
Poppy W achieved an impressive 10 GCSEs with 7 grades 9 in subjects including, RPE, Geography and History. Poppy is continuing with these subjects as A levels. She also achieved 3 grade 8s.
Joshua B received 8 grade 9s and 2 grade 7s with a 9 in Maths, French, Geography and History. Joshua is progressing to study A levels in French, Geography and History- ‘Bon chance Joshua’ with your future studies.
Bill O’C achieved 4 grade 9s, 5 grade 8s and 1 grade 7. He achieved grade 9 in Maths, English Literature, Chemistry and Physics.
Vienna L has had remarkable success achieving 9 grade 9s across all three sciences, Art, Maths and Music. We wish Vienna good luck in her future studies.
Continuing a tradition of excellence, several of our specialist musicians took GCSE Music at the end of Year 9, two years earlier than most GCSE candidates. Remarkably, 100% of these young musicians achieved grades 9-7. These outstanding results reflect their dedication and talent, and we look forward to their continued success as they progress onto our specially devised “Wells Certificate” in Years 10 and 11.
Deputy Head (Academic) Natalie Perry comments:
“We are absolutely delighted with this year’s GCSE results, which are a reflection of the academic success fostered throughout the School. Our pupils have not only performed significantly above national averages across a diverse range of subjects, but their outstanding achievements are a direct reflection of the dedicated and nurturing support provided by our incredible teaching staff. This whole-school commitment to excellence empowers every pupil to reach their full potential, and we couldn’t be prouder of these fantastic outcomes.”
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