Rising stars at Sydenham High

Along with the August temperatures, Sydenham High School saw its GCSE results, announced today (Thursday 25 August 2016), continue to rise up the grade scale.

Top 2016 grades further increased with almost a third (32 per cent) of Sydenham High students scoring an A*, with 63.2 per cent achieving either A* or A.

More than 80 per cent of grades in six subjects were A*/A, including STEM subjects: Biology (91 per cent); Statistics (89 per cent); Chemistry, Physics and Drama (86 per cent) and Latin (83 per cent).

Overall 86 per cent of grades were A*-B and 96 per cent were A*-C – both up on 2015 and bucking the trend nationally.

Success was a family affair for three students picking up their results. Triplets Kate, Louisa and Sophie Hanton scooped a total of 26 A* between them plus 5 As.

Triplet Kate and three other students – Alex Lindsay, Maddy Telford and Betty Townley – all achieved a clean sweep of 10 or more A*s.  

Headteacher Kathryn Pullen said: “I couldn’t be more delighted that our girls have done so well, giving them a wonderful springboard to their A Levels. They’ve extremely worked hard with their teachers to reach these heights and I can’t wait to see what successes lie ahead for them.

“Teaching and learning is something we do with our students, not to them or for them. We set high expectations, provide a strong academic framework, and instil confidence in each and every student to achieve their best.  As a result they have done both themselves and Sydenham High proud.”