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The extent of the switching away from the terminal exam only GCSE to the IGCSEs in public and private schools was revealed in answers to a parliamentary question posed by Labour MP Lucy Powell in November 2018. The option to choose to do so is no longer open to state schools since the introduction of the new GCSEs graded 1–9.
Banbridge Academy consistently ranks in the top 100 schools in the UK, as rated by The Times [4] It fell in 2009 to 93rd, from 73rd in 2008. The 40.2% A grade success rate at A-Level and 53.8% of submissions achieving A/A* at GCSE level placed it as the 7th best school in Northern Ireland.
DGGS is one of Dartford's top performing state schools. [2] [3] In 2009 all students achieved A*-C grades in their GCSEs and the school was placed 11th in the county for A Level results. [4] In 2021, the school was ranked 5th in the country by The Telegraph in its list of top 100 schools based on GCSE examinations sat in 2019. [5]
It was listed in The Independent's top 100 schools for 2012 based on the most recent A Levels results. [ 5 ] In 2018 the girls' school achieved 1st place in the U.K. based on their GCSE results with a 97.5% A*-A or 9-1 rate - one of four schools to surpass 97% for the top grades, according to the Independent Schools Council (ISC).
There is another intake for the sixth form, which is based on GCSE results. An average points score of 6 in the best 8 GCSEs and a grade 6 or above in GCSE Mathematics and English Language or Literature is needed for this. [6] The Nonsuch catchment area is defined by a circle with a radius of 5.25 km from the front door of the school. [6]
The subject was pushed out of the top rankings after an increase in the popularity of geography. English literature drops out of top 10 most popular A-levels for first time Skip to main content
Labelling Schools failing if they are unable to achieve at least 5 Cs, including English and Maths at GCSE, for 40% of their pupils has also been criticised, as it essentially requires 40% of each intake to achieve the grades only obtained by the top 20% at the time of the qualifications introduction. [64] [65]
In a November 2010 white paper, Gove declared reforms would include the compulsory study of foreign languages up to the age of sixteen years, a shake-up of league tables in which schools are ranked higher for the number of pupils taking GCSEs [8] in five core subjects (English, mathematics, science, a language and one of the humanities), and ...