Record Breaking A Level Results in Summer 2010

The largest ever cohort of 139 students in the Upper Sixth Form at Caterham School achieved an outstanding performance in this year’s A-Level examinations breaking all the School’s previous records.

9 students achieved three or more A*
28 students achieved four or more passes at A*/A grade
- of which 8 achieved 5 and 1 achieved 6
25% of the grades were A*
66% of the grades were A/A* up from 60% ‘A’ grades last year
93% of the grades were A*/A/B up from 85% ‘A/B’ grades last year
100% pass rate at grades ‘A – E’

Headmaster Julian Thomas said ’’I am thrilled that all the hard work by this year’s Upper Sixth students has enabled them to achieve the best A Level results ever recorded by Caterham School. With university places at a premium this year, it was more important than ever to achieve strong results, and I am delighted that the students and teachers rose magnificently to the challenge.’’

Mr Thomas added ‘’Whilst we can celebrate the successes of the exam results today I would not want to lose sight of the fact that these pupils have also made an outstanding contribution outside the classroom. This is a very important aspect of their education. We believe that a truly excellent education is about more than academic achievement alone and we seek to ensure that our students leave with a breadth and depth of experiences that will have helped to prepare them for life at university and beyond.’

Caterham School Pupils Set Another Record in 2010 GCSE Results.

The 109 Caterham School pupils who took their GCSE examinations this year produced another excellent set of results with another School record broken.

70% of grades were A*-A, the second highest achieved in the School
91% of grades were A* - B, the third consecutive year that over 90% has been achieved
99% of grades were A* - C, a new record for the School

Headmaster Julian Thomas said: ‘’ It has been another outstanding year for examination results. I am delighted with these GCSE results, which are a testimony to the hard work and commitment of the students and teachers. Last year’s results were exceptional so I am particularly pleased to see that the class of 2010 have been able to match their 2009 counterparts in that more than 70% of all examination entries were graded at A* or A, and a school record broken for the percentage of examinations graded A*-C.

Once again we have a number of pupils who have achieved outstanding results but I am equally happy for those pupils who have not received a raft of A*s, but whose performance represents a significant personal achievement. They are all to be congratulated for their hard work and endeavour. This is particularly important for them as they are aware that, in the current climate, the top tier universities are looking at GCSE results to support high A level grades.’’