Students at APS are celebrating yet another year of excellent GCSE results. More than half of the results recorded by students at the school were the top 9 to 7 grades with more than 9 out of 10 students achieving a good pass in English and maths. Within this 18% achieved grade 9s and 33% grade 8.
This represents a phenomenal return on the efforts of both the students and staff throughout the duration of the courses
APS students consistently perform significantly better than national expectations for attainment and progress.
Attainment 8 has increased to over 64 and we expect Progress 8 to remain very high. Both indicators are outstanding. This shows that our young people do better by attending Alexandra Park than if they went elsewhere.
Headteacher, Michael McKenzie, said "APS is a high performing school. We are very proud of the achievements of the students this year. We are delighted with the results that the students have achieved. Like all schools, students and staff have had to step up to the challenge of the more rigorous and demanding qualifications and the further challenges of the past few years in education. As with all the work we do – staff approached this earnestly and professionally. We are particularly proud of how well the school meets the needs of all its students from the most-able students to those with significant needs. We demonstrate clearly the success of comprehensive education.
“This is based on the simple but effective formula of high-quality courses, taught well by expert staff, to hard-working students supported effectively by families and our community."
“It's clear from these results that students can thrive in the learning environment that staff cultivate at Alexandra Park School. We're matching students to the correct courses whilst retaining a broad and balanced curriculum that opens doors for the next stage in their lives. We're looking forward to continuing those relationships with the students who join us in our successful Sixth Form. For all the students, I would like to congratulate them on their success and wish them the very best for their futures.”
Students did well across the 26 different subjects with the core subjects of English, Maths and Science being consistently strong.
- 95% of students achieving good (4+) passes, including English and Maths
- English, 95% of students achieved a good (4+) pass, 91% achieving a strong (5+) pass with 54% achieving grades 9-7. The coveted grade 9 was awarded 39 times to students in English
- Maths, 96% of students achieved a good(4+) pass in Maths, 90% a strong (5+) pass with 58% achieving grades 9-7. An amazing 28 students achieved grade 9 in maths
- Science, 93% of all students were awarded at least 2 sciences and 51% were awarded at grades 9-7. A total of 54 grade 9s were awarded across the sciences
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- Progress 8 is a value-added measure which compares each student's progress to the national average of students with the same level of prior attainment (based on KS2 results) each year.
- Attainment 8 is similar to an average total points score of a student's best eight grades with certain subjects prioritised (including the double-weighting of English and Maths)
Link to the National published school performance tables
