“ Clearly these results are in extraordinary circumstances, but there still remains a wealth of opportunities for young people to explore” VERITY DAVIDGE, MAKE UK
higher attainment across the board. Ofqual’s data for England shows the proportion of A grades awarded at GCSE in 2020 in all subjects was 6.6%, up from 4.7% in 2019. Cumulatively, this trend continues across grades. The number of 9–4s awarded – regarded as a pass and equivalent to a low C in the previous awards scheme – this year is 78.8%, compared to 69.9% in 2019.
GCSE data for Scotland,
Northern Ireland and Wales mirror this pattern. CCEA, the examinations body for Northern Ireland, released provisional results showing the number of grades A*–C is up to 89.4% from 81.7% in 2019. Qualifi cations Wales, notes its results are “signifi cantly higher this year,” estimating on 20 August that revised 2020 GCSE at cumulative A*–C is “74.5%, compared to 62.8% in 2019.” In Scotland, 2020’s Higher pass
rate is 89.2%, up 14.4 percentage points on 2019. The Advanced Higher pass rate is also up 13.7 points on last year at 93.1%.
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Similarly, for A Levels the number of A* and A grades awarded by English examination boards rose to 38.1% in 2020 compared to 25.2% last year. For Wales, 41.3% of grades are A*–A in 2020, compared to 29.9% in 2019, and in Northern Ireland, almost a third of students achieved A grades, rising by 2.3%.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS CELEBRATE STRONG GCSE RESULTS Padworth College in Berkshire saw 38% of GCSE results at A*–A (9-7). Lorraine Atkins, Principal, said the results are a “superb refl ection of the students’ eff orts. During the last academic year, the new management team at Padworth College has supported students with a range of new learning strategies, which have paid dividends in the form of focused target setting by the academic staff .” Also among those celebrating
strong GCSE and IGCSE success are the 64 schools in the Inspired Education Group network. Some of its highlights for 2020 were in
Spain, where all King’s College schools (Alicante, Madrid and Murcia) set new records on already historically high grades. In King’s College School La Moraleja (Madrid), its fi rst cohort of IGCSE students achieved 50% entries at A* (9-8); 72% at A*–A (9-7); and 99% at A*–C (9-4). Nadim Nsouli, Inspired
Education Group Founder, Chairman and CEO, adds “we are delighted with such a strong set of IGCSEs. We switched seamlessly to live and continuous virtual learning when restrictions required this, ensuring that student progress was uninterrupted and their aspirations undiminished. Congratulations on such well-deserved success.” In the UK, at Fulham School,
London, Year 11 students achieved 40% entries at A* (9-8); 58% at A*–A (9-7); and 100% at A*–C (9-4). Reddam House, Berkshire, celebrated its best set of GCSE results in the school’s history, with 39% of grades at A* (9-8); 63% at A*– A (9-7); and 82% A*– B (9-6). In Oman, Inspired’s largest-
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