GCSE Results Day (2022)

GCSE Results Day 2022

Following on from the impressive A-Level successes last week, we have been delighted with the GCSE results achieved by over 300 students at Prince Henry’s High School. 

This is the fifth year of GCSE reform since the introduction of numeric grades (9-1, with 9 being the top grade). To help parents understand the equivalencies, a numeric 4 is considered to be a standard pass (equivalent to the legacy grade C); a numeric 5 is a good or strong pass (C-B grade); a 6 is the equivalent of the legacy high B grade; while numeric 7-9 grades equate to the legacy A-A* grades. 

The overall results for 2022 have once again been wonderful.  Congratulations to our top performer, Lu Harris-Gibbins, who achieved 11 Grade 9s. 

Our top 24 performers, who have achieved the equivalent of an outstanding 8 or more 7-9 numeric grades, were as follows:  

Jack Adams
Joelle Badar
Lana Badham
Adam Bailey
Emily Bearcroft
Iona Carson
Sadie Ellis
Lu Harris-Gibbins
Edward Hoyle
Harry Hughes
Conrad Kelly
Beth McVicar
Amy Newman
Eleanor Perks
Ava Piper
Andrew Pye
Nevaeh Robinson-Dunn
Leah Saunders
Phoebe Smith
Daniel Spencer
Jacob Straney
Emilia Vale
Charles Yates

Of course, there are many more success stories and the results across many of the benchmarks are closely matching those seen since the introduction of the reformed GCSEs, including the Centre Assessed Grades of the last two years. To provide an approximate indication of the across-the-board successes, three quarters of our students achieved a standard pass (Numeric 4+) in both English and Maths, with half the cohort achieving a strong pass (Numeric 5+) in both subjects.  60% of all the numeric grades across all subjects were strong passes (grade 5+) and well over 100 students achieved the English Baccalaureate, with 90 students gaining strong passes across this suite of qualifications. We are also delighted that many of our students worked extremely hard to achieve their target grades with 99% achieving 5 GCSEs with numeric grades 9-1.

Dr Tony Evans, Headteacher, commented “Our current Year 11 cohort only had one term to settle into Year 9 at Prince Henry’s before their schooling was disrupted as a consequence of the pandemic.  I would like to offer my warmest congratulations to the students and their parents / carers and families. The students have been a remarkable and resilient group of young people who thoroughly deserve the outstanding academic success they have achieved. Our motto at Prince Henry’s is “Great things from small things grow”, and the GCSE achievements this week, coupled with our impressive A-Level results last week, are a testament to this.  The GCSE and A-Level results, are a tribute to the incredible hard work and dedication of the students, staff, parents and the governing body.  I am extremely proud of the entire Prince Henry’s family rising to the challenges of the last two years and I offer my sincerest congratulations to everyone concerned.”