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5 Passes at GCSE for 100% of WOLVERHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL Students

Wolverhampton Grammar School is celebrating another excellent year of GCSE results. 100% of the 95 candidates achieved at least 5 passes at grades A to C.

This means that every candidate passed both English Language and Maths at Grade C or above. Head of the Middle School Peter Hills commented, “This is rightly one of the Government’s key indicators and also satisfies a fundamental requirement for entry to university. We are delighted that our students have excelled yet again.”

In fact, Wolverhampton Grammar School students far exceeded that measure: 95% gained passes in at least 9 subjects. The percentage of passes gained at A* or A was 61.5%.

Overall, Head Dr Bernard Trafford is over the moon, “I’m delighted for the students who have worked so hard. These results are for them and their futures, not for schools or league tables.”

§ 61.5% of passes gained were A* or A.
§ Passes gained at A*, A and B was 89.4%.
§ Another clean-sweep in the Art Department – all 38 GCSE art students achieved an A* grade. This follows on from last week’s excellent result at A Level when all 21 candidates gained an A grade.

Amongst so many outstanding performances, the following 16 year olds who achieved all A* grades deserve special praise:
Rajdeep Koner (Lanesfield) 10 x A*
Rory Shanks (Tettenhall Wood) 10 x A*
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The following 13 students received a mixture of 10 A and A* grades:
David Bamford Mark Bannister
Sarah Dorrington Sarah Gibbs
Lisa Hughes Henry Jarvis
Sanjay Jheinga Riaz Khan
Katherine Lloyd Sophie Lockwood
Dhrusham Patel Hiren Patel
Jonathan Purchase

Head Dr Bernard Trafford was very pleased and commented, “As at A level it is not the number of passes but the quality of those passes that counts. I am personally delighted that 95% of our students have passed 9 or 10 subjects at grade C or above and that every single one of them has at least 5 passes at Grade C.”
He added, “Don’t believe the people who say that exams are getting easier: 16 year-olds nowadays know that they will be judged on their GCSE results when they are applying for university. If there is anything to be worried about, it is the pressure that young people are now under in school from the age of 14 onwards. Our students are consistently producing excellent results and building a very firm foundation for success in the sixth form and beyond.”

For further information please contact:
Kris Griffin – Development Manager – 078999 22 506 or 01902 421326 krisg2001@yahoo.co.uk
Wolverhampton Grammar School, Compton Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RB