Our students gathered an impressive haul of A and A* grades in their GCSE results.
Principal Duncan Cooper said: “I am delighted to say that a third of all grades awarded to our students were A/A*. It’s an impressive achievement and shows just how hard our staff and students have worked. I am incredibly proud of them all.
“99% of the students achieved the grades necessary to move up to their chosen sixth form college which was fantastic.”
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| SUBJECT | A*-C | 3+ LP | 4+ LP% |
| English Language |
85.48 |
86..99 |
54.55 |
| Maths |
66.13 |
65.29 |
28.93 |
| English Literature |
82.26 |
82.64 |
57.85 |
| Additional Science |
80.37 |
79.81 |
54.81 |
| Further Additional Science |
96.15 |
82.00 |
44.00 |
| BTEC Science |
0.00 |
70.59 |
11.76 |
| Art |
85.71 |
85.71 |
35.71 |
| Computing |
57.89 |
47.37 |
15.79 |
| Drama |
95.24 |
94.74 |
68.42 |
| French |
84.85 |
71.88 |
40.63 |
| Geography |
89.29 |
82.14 |
64.29 |
| Graphics |
52.17 |
39.13 |
4.35 |
| Hospitality and Catering |
18.18 |
31.25 |
12.50 |
| History |
69.70 |
56.25 |
34.38 |
| Health and Social Care |
45.45 |
45.45 |
13.64 |
| Latin |
75.00 |
75.00 |
50.00 |
| Music |
88.24 |
87.50 |
50.00 |
| Physical Education |
86.96 |
77.27 |
31.82 |
| Religious Education |
86.96 |
78.26 |
60.87 |
| Resistant Materials |
60.00 |
64.29 |
7.14 |
| Sociology |
76.47 |
75.00 |
43.75 |
| Spanish |
66.67 |
54.00 |
28.00 |
| Textiles |
55.56 |
55.56 |
33.33 |
|
Applied Learning |
Pass % |
3LP |
4LP |
| BTEC Construction |
20.00 |
44.44 |
11.11 |
| ITPSD |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| BTEC Media |
79.49 |
92.11 |
47.37 |
23% achieved eight or more A*/A grades
33% of all grades were A/A*
35% of students achieved the Ebacc
66% 5A*-C inc Eng and Ma
74% achieved five or more A*-C
54% achieved A* to B grades
87% of students made expected progress in English
55% of students made more than expected progress in English
65% of students made expected progress in Maths
29% of students made more than expected progress in Maths
Progress 8 score of 0.4+
Staff and pupils are celebrating their best GCSE results with 75% of their students gaining five or more passes (including English and Maths) at A*- C.
Principal Duncan Cooper said: “We are absolutely delighted. These are our best ever results and reflect the hard work and excellent relationships our staff and pupils share.
“These results put us amongst the top achieving schools in the county. We are all very pleased.”
One third of the Bassingbourn results came in at A/A*, with almost half the pupils gaining three or more passes at A/A*. The school was particularly pleased with the 100% A grade pass for students sitting Latin for the first time.
Ken Murphy, chair of Governors, added his congratulations. ”I’d like to say well done to all the staff and pupils in achieving such great results. It’s a just reward for all their hard work.”
| Student Information | Examination – August | ||
| SUBJECT | Exam A*-C% | 3 LP% | 4 LP% |
| English Language | 90.52 | 88.5 | 43.4 |
| Maths | 79.31 | 70.15 | 30.8 |
| English Literature | 78.45 | 76.1 | 56 |
| Additional Science | 88.66 | 83.5 | 50.5 |
| Further Additional Science | 92 | 78 | 38 |
| Art | 88.89 | 88.5 | 42.3 |
| Computing | 30 | 37.5 | 0 |
| Drama | 100 | 100 | 85.7 |
| Dance | 100 | 75 | 75 |
| French | 64.44 | 58.9 | 34 |
| Geography | 84.6 | 73.9 | 47.8 |
| Graphics | 81.3 | 66.7 | 20 |
| Hospitality and Catering | 82.35 | 78.6 | 35.7 |
| History | 75.44 | 74.5 | 50.9 |
| Health and Social Care | 18.2 | 11.1 | 0 |
| Latin | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Leisure & Tourism | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Music | 87.5 | 87.5 | 50 |
| Physical Education | 86.21 | 79.3 | 48.3 |
| Religious Education | 84.85 | 87.5 | 59.4 |
| Resistant Materials | 65 | 58.8 | 35.3 |
| Sociology | 89.5 | 73.7 | 47.4 |
| Spanish | 78.85 | 64 | 36 |
| Textiles | 91.7 | 100 | 75 |
| Applied Learning | Pass | 3LP | 4LP |
| BTEC Science | 78.95 | 94.1 | 35.3 |
| BTEC Construction | 80 | 100 | 80 |
| ITPSD | 100 | 100 | 90.5 |
| BTEC Media | 94.12 | 90.3 | 51.6 |
Bassingbourn Village College is celebrating another successful set of GCSE results day with 64% of its pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs at A*-C including English and Maths. 35% of grades were at A* and A, and 31% of students attained the English Baccalaureate.
The results are a reflection of the hard work of our students. We were particularly pleased that a number of subjects achieved 100% A*-C pass rates and with a large number of outstanding individual student performances, including 12% of students who achieved all A* and A grades.