‘Outstanding’ GCSE results at Lord Williams’s School

EVEN though there have been huge changes to examination courses and assessment, students at Lord Williams’s School in Thame, have again achieved highly in their GCSE examinations with 73% of students achieving five or more higher grades (A*-C/9-4) including English and Mathematics.

These results are slightly down on last year, 2016, when 76% of students achieved five or more A-C grades – the best ever results for Lord Williams’s school. This year’s results reflect the national picture with Teachers’ leaders stating that because of the changes, the results for this year cannot fairly be compared. SEE LINK

Headteacher, David Wybron paid tribute to this year’s cohort: “Following on from last year’s record breaking results, these results are again outstanding. The examinations are now harder and the changes imposed on schools have been introduced very hastily. These are new examinations and there aren’t any benchmarks. However, what we can say is, that the overall results are very impressive and so many of our students have achieved outstanding results. I would like to pay tribute to our students for their hard work on securing such impressive results and to their teachers and support staff, who have prepared them so well.”

The following students gained at least seven passes at grade A* or A (new levels 9, 8 and 7):

Elizabeth Archer, Emily Baillie, Adam Barlow-Heal, Helena Bernstein, Lucy Biswell, Olivia Black, Sam Black, Niamh Bourke, Peter Brightling, Ben Caiger, Ben Cross, Jonathan Dadson, Rachel Dickinson, Frances Dixon, Oliver Dudley-Heidkamp, Connor Fitzgerald, Catherine Fotherby, Josephine Golds, Remy Goodwin, Jazzy Green, Emma Gutteridge, Anna Harper, Evie Hughes, Thomas Ingell, Megan Keen, Stefania Lee, Harvey Lord, Ellen Ludlow, Katie McRobert, Rhys Minchin, Lucy Nicholls, Jasmine O’Reilly, Charlotte Porat, Charlie Porter, Rory Pridmore, Alfie Richards, Tommy Richards, Heidi Scholey, Bobby Sluka, Max Spokes, Hattie Ward, Charlotte Watson, Violet Weston and Josh Wright.

How do the 2017 grades compare to previous grading?

Grades 9, 8 and 7 are broadly equivalent to an A* and an A.

Grades 6, 5 and 4 are in line with B and C grades.

A grade 4 is broadly equivalent to a C grade.

A 3 would be broadly similar to a D grade, with 2 and 1 taking in grades E, F and G.

There is still a U – ungraded – mark.

Fewer grade 9s will be awarded than A*s, meaning it’ll be harder to get top marks.