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All the latest news from Ringwood School ~A National Teaching Academy~
Autumn Half Term 2015
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Exam Results, Camps International Borneo Trip, Bugsy Malone, Sports Results, Lions International, Ringwood Carnival & much more!
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A LEVEL AND GCSE STUDENTS ACHIEVE EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS!
am delighted to say that yet again Ringwood is celebrating another year of excellent A Level and GCSE examination results in the summer examinations. A Level provisional results indicate that the year group achieved a 99.9% pass rate A*- E grades in 30 different subjects offered across A Level and vocational platforms. 23% of grades awarded were A* – A, with 50% of all grades awarded at A*- B and over 77% of grades in the A* – C range, the top four grades nationally. The highest individual results were achieved by Ryan Purdy, Lucinda Murley, Annabella Meech, Ryan Shelley, Ebony Pepper and Harriett Burrell. A 100% pass rate was achieved by students following vocational courses with an average grade of distinction*. Not surprisingly, a high percentage of our university applicants secured places at their first choice institutions. What makes these results even more impressive is that nearly all of the students who began a two year A Level programme in 2013 completed their studies in 2015, demonstrating outstanding retention and success. The Sixth Form is continuing to grow strongly with more students studying A Levels every year. Last year the school was rated in the top 5% nationally for post 16 achievement by ALPS. Year 11 students performed really well at GCSE. Students matched and in many cases exceeded our GCSE expectations, building on consistently strong results in recent years. We take great pride in being a true comprehensive school and I am delighted with the success of every single student. The results are particularly pleasing at a time of significant change in the examination system with higher grades becoming more difficult to achieve. What is particularly impressive is that over half of our students achieved one
or more A*- A grades with over 26% achieving three or more A*- A grades. In core subjects, English Language posted a record 83% A*- C pass rate (National Average 63%) and English Literature secured an A*- C pass rate of 93%. In Maths 76% of students secured A*- C (National average 63.3%). In Languages (French, Spanish and German) students achieved a 75% A*- C pass rate. Results in Biology, Chemistry and Physics triple award were all above 90%. We achieved success at individual subject level with 44 students achieving 5 or more A*- A grades. The top 12 students achieved 10 or more A*- A grades: Elizabeth Avery, George Creasy, Cameron Davies, George Day, Janina Gleed, Sophie Hines, William Jenkins, Oscar Jenkinson, Evie Karkera, Reuben Leishman, Callum Renton and Emma Shale. Overall 66% of students secured 5 A*- C including English and Maths. Students studying vocational subjects achieved a 100% success rate. My congratulations go to all the students who have worked so hard over the past two years to achieve these excellent results – I am incredibly proud of all of them. My thanks also go to the staff for
their dedication and commitment in helping every student to achieve success and to our parents for their continuing support. Chris Edwards Headteacher