A Level results - 2011 headlines
Overall GDST schools improved upon the successful 2010 results at a time when the increase in top grades ‘stalled’ nationally.
At A*/A the GDST saw an increase of 1.3% whereas the national figure was the same as last year.
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A* grades |
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2011 |
2010 |
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GDST |
24.3% |
23.9% |
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ISC |
19.1% |
18.1% |
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JCQ Ind |
18.1% |
17.9% |
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National |
8.2% |
8.1% |
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The GDST A* percentage is well above both independent schools figures (ISC refers to the members of the Independent Schools Council, JCQ to the Joint Council for Qualifications and encompasses all independent schools).
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A* and A |
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|
2011 |
2010 |
|
GDST |
62.6% |
61.3% |
|
ISC |
52.9% |
52.0% |
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JCQ Ind |
50.8% |
50.8% |
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National |
27% |
27.0% |
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Nationally the percentage of A grades was the same as last year and this was the first time that the increase has ‘stalled’ for 15 years. This is also true of the independent sector as a whole.
However GDST schools saw an increase. |
GCSE Results - 2011 Headlines
Overall the GDST results show a significant increase on both the A* (+2.8%) and A*/A (+1.9%). This increase was greater than that of the ISC group of schools and the JCQ reported a decrease across the independent sector as a whole, which ISC attributed to the non-inclusion of GCSE results. Nationally there was a small increase.
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A* grades |
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2011 |
2010 |
|
GDST |
42.4% |
39.6% |
|
ISC |
31.4% |
29.5% |
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JCQ Ind |
24.1% |
|
|
National |
7.8% |
7.5% |
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The GDST increase is well ahead of other sectors. |
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A* and A |
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|
2011 |
2010 |
|
GDST |
75.1% |
73.2% |
|
ISC |
61.4% |
60.2% |
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JCQ Ind |
51.7% |
53.5% |
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National |
23.2% |
22.6% |
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Again the GDST is ahead of the trend. The JCQ independent schools figure includes schools who are not part of ISC and excludes IGCSE qualification, which many ISC schools offer.
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