Record breaking summer sees students make the grade

For the second week running, students at Reigate Grammar School are celebrating after achieving record exam results. Announced today, the percentage of A and A* grades at GCSE awarded to RGS students was over 67 per cent, a three per cent increase on the previous school record. The overall pass rate at grades A* to C was 98.5 per cent. All 138 students achieved at least seven A* to C grades and two out of every three grades awarded was an A* or A grade. The results came hot on the heels of record A Level results for the school, announced last week.

A total of 46 students gained at least 9 A* and A grades across their chosen subjects. Three students, Eleanor Bolus, Beatrice Crayford and Dorian Robinson, achieved 11 A* grades with fellow students Rosanna Cain, Sarah Perry and Emily Horn obtaining 10 A* grades. All 52 Religious Studies candidates achieved an A* or A grade. Results for the more rigorous iGCSE examinations taken in Maths saw 100 per cent of students achieve A* to C grades. Despite the high achievements in the subject, the school’s results in Maths will be excluded from the Government’s league tables, as the tougher iGCSE exam results are not yet included in official statistics.

Congratulating the students and staff on their results, David Thomas, Headmaster, said: “This year’s results are a magnificent achievement and I am delighted that the determination and hard work of our young people has been rewarded with record breaking grades. It is also a credit to the talented teaching staff here that have supported the students through their GCSE exams.”

Today’s results have confirmed RGS student Jonathan Stephens’ Army Scholarship. The 16 year old is one of only 44 young people across the UK to be awarded an Army Scholarship which will see him progress to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst after successfully completing his Sixth Form education at RGS and University. Jonathan was offered the scholarship, subject to GCSE results, following an intensive two day Army assessment which included tough mental and physical challenges.

46 Year 10 students are also celebrating after all achieving either A* or A grades at iGCSE maths despite sitting the exam a year early.

23 August 2007

GCSE results in detail