GCSE Results

2011 Ffynone House School GCSE results

Pupils in 2011 continued to achieve outstanding GCSE results with 100% pass rate and 97% of the grades awarded were A*-C, compared with 69% nationally. A number of pupils achieved A* and A across the board, in fact 50% of grades achieved were A* and A compared with 16% nationally.

A particular mention to Chemistry, German. Latin and Additional Maths where students all gained a grade B or above, with the majority at A and A*.

 A number of Year 10 students took GCSEs a year early, with excellent results:

     Mathematics: Charlotte Werner, Ben Francis, Katie Watkins, Tomoya Awata

     Statistics:      Charlotte Werner, Ben Francis, Katie Watkins, Freya Koutsoubelis, Ben Jones

     Japanese:     Tomoya Awata

All Year 10 students sat GCSE modules this summer with very impressive results. I am sure they will continue to build on this in Year 11. 

Whilst examination success is not the only important outcome of a child’s education, it is often the measure which most influences a child’s next step when it comes to further education or job seeking.  In today’s world, where funding for university places is reducing, and increasing numbers of  pupils are vying for the available places and access to the most popular courses, pupils that leave school with excellent GCSE and A Level results under their belts certainly have that extra advantage.

Take a look at how our GCSE and A Level results compare to the schools within the state sector.

2011 GCSE results in Swansea

	Ffynone House School	All Swansea Schools *
GCSE
Pass rate (A*-G)	100%	98.1%
A*-C (Level 2 Threshold)	97%	66.4%
A* - A	50%	20.6%

* taken from Swansea Council website - based solely on WJEC results

GCSE 2007 - 2010

Percentage of pupils who gained five or more GCSEs grade A*-C or equivalent	2007	2008	2009	2010
Ffynone House School	100%	99%	92%	100%
Swansea	56%	58%	69%*	68%
Wales	54%	56%	66%	66%

Adapted from “A report on the quality of Swansea Local Authority Education Services - June 2009” ESTYN. With additional information from BBC.co.uk and Swansea Council Website   * based on WJEC examination results only.

Excellent A level Results.