Students at Kingsdale in Dulwich have praised their teachers after receiving their GCSE results, saying they will enrol to stay on for sixth form.
Kingsdale Foundation School in West Dulwich will see many pupils return to do their A-levels following a successful results day for their Year 11s.
A spokesperson from the school said: “We have a lot of amazing individual and collective achievements to celebrate this year as a result of the incredible dedication and hard work of students, staff and parents.”
Elia Gasparini, 16, achieved a full house – straight Grade 9s, which is the top grade possible.
“I was thrilled to receive my GCSE results today,” she said.
“The wide range of opportunities and dedication from teachers at Kingsdale ensured that I had an amazing and memorable time at school.”
She said she ‘can’t wait’ to start sixth form at Kingsdale, where she will go on to study English, Maths, Politics and History from September.
Another student who came out with top results was Teniola Ray-Odekeye, 16, who secured 5 Grade 9s and 7 Grade 8s.
After what she called ‘a wonderful experience of five years at Kingsdale,’ she will also be staying on for sixth form.
“I will be studying Mathematics, Economics, Spanish and Further Maths.”
Zak Zidate, 16, said: “I’m ecstatic with my results and I have to thank the teachers at Kingsdale who helped and taught me so well!”
He achieved an impressive set of GCSE results which included 4 Grade 9s, 2 Grade 8s and 2 Grade 7s.
“I am planning to study Maths, Economics and Geography at A Level at the Kingsdale Sixth Form.”
In total, eighteen students achieved eight or more Grade 9s, 70 students achieved 8 or more Grades 7 to 9 and over 150 students achieved at least one Grade 9.
Their provisional results indicate that nearly 85 per cent of all students achieved a top pass in both English and Mathematics and approximately 55 per cent of the cohort achieved the English Baccalaureate.
GCSE grades explained
The number scale is not directly equivalent to the old letter scale, which changed in 2014, but this is how they roughly match up:
- The three number grades – 9, 8 and 7 – correspond to the two previous top grades of A* and A
- The bottom of grade 7 is aligned with the bottom of grade A
- The bottom of grade 4 is aligned with the bottom of grade C
- The bottom of grade 1 is aligned with the bottom of grade G
Exams watchdog Ofqual has said grade 9s “identify exceptional performance” and as such, fewer will have been awarded nationally than A*s (pre-2014.)