GCSE High Achievers
Right across the board, our students continued the trend of individual success and becoming ‘the best version of themselves’.
Excellent results were achieved by our GCSE students this summer and Brentwood students have again significantly outperformed the national picture. Around a fifth of GCSE grades were Grade 9 (against a national figure of 5.1%) and almost 60% were graded 7-9 (22.6% nationally).
A dozen standout students achieved an impressive tally of between 8 and 11 grade 9s, scoring the maximum of 72 points (eight 9s from their best eight subjects including English and Maths).
Another 31 students achieved a remarkable combination of between 8 and 11 grade 8s and 9s, and an additional 58 members of the cohort earned an excellent 8 to 11 GCSEs graded between 7 and 9, further demonstrating the high academic standards of the school.
These statistics represent the dedication and excellence of our teaching staff and the hard work and application of our students, and we are justifiably proud of their achievements.
Achieving Academic Excellence
Skye L who starred in our outstanding production of West Side Story and represented the school in Athletics, competing in the high jump and 100m, where she was a key member of the Inter Girls’ team who reached two consecutive national finals, bagged a clean sweep of 8s and 9s from her 10 GCSEs.
Skye, fresh from the Music Department’s highly successful tour of La Rochelle, said:
“The best thing about Co- Curricular at Brentwood is that you make friends with people in different years because you have that shared interest. I’m looking forward to joining the Sixth Form in September and getting started on the Winter Musical.”
I’m absolutely delighted with the GCSE results. The pupils have worked incredibly hard and their results are a testament to their hard work and dedication.
GCSE Success
Many schools claim to offer a holistic education, but few can match the breadth and depth of achievement at Brentwood, where academic excellence goes hand in hand with personal growth and co-curricular success.
Despite having to put in countless rehearsal hours, Dance Scholar and Bursary student Nicholas Rashkov, who has won a slew of international dance accolades in Ballroom and Latin, picked up seven Grade 9s, two Grade 8s and two Grade 7s.
We are delighted that the vast majority of students are moving into the Sixth Form alongside those who will be joining from other schools. The three pathways that we offer in the Sixth Form allow our students to follow courses for which they are particularly suited, which maximises their chances of securing their preferred next steps when they leave us.
Our three Sixth Form pathways – the International Baccalaureate Diploma, A Levels and BTEC Extended Diploma – allow us to help our students onto courses for which they are well suited.
We look forward to welcoming our GCSE cohort into our Lower Sixth.
Brentwood in numbers
