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A Galaxy of Stars at A-level and GCSE
Once again our students are celebrating outstanding results at GCSE!
A stunning 76% of the grades awarded to girls were A*/A, with 40% of the results being at A*. The overall pass rate was 98.5%. Forty-five out of the 103 Year 11 students achieved straight A* or A grades and over a quarter gained seven or more A* grades, with many individuals achieving 10 or even 11 A* passes!
This follows last week’s excellent A-level results, with 55% of the grades at A and the new A*.
Commenting on the results, Head Valerie Dunsford said: “I am absolutely delighted with these results and I am extremely proud of what the pupils and staff have achieved which is over and above our expectations.”
GCSE Results
Summary
- GCSE pass rate (A* to C) was 99%
- Almost two thirds (66%) of our pupils achieved 7 or more A* or A grades
- Almost 40% of entries were at A* grade
- Over three quarters of all entries achieved A* or A grade
- Congratulations to the 11 girls who got 9 or more A* passes and to the 6 girls who got all A* grades!
Our GCSE Results (2006-2010)
| Grades | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | A* | 39.9% | 50.0% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 41.3% | A* – A | 75.8% | 81.8% | 70.7% | 72.2% | 75.0% | A* – B* | 92.4% | 94.8% | 90.1% | 92.8% | 90.3% | A* – C* | 98.5% | 99.2% | 98.1% | 99.4% | 99.1% |
Sophie Beard from Lodge Moor gained an astounding 11 A* grades in her GCSEs! She achieved these in History, Physical Education, French, Spanish, English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Statistics. Games player Georgina Fairclough also has 10 A stars with an additional grade A. Gina passed her 10 A stars in Geography, Physical Education, English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, German and Music with a grade A in Art and Design. Sophie and Gina are also excellent games players, representing the School in both hockey and netball and both have also been selected for the Junior Regional Performance Centre in hockey this summer.
Not only has Amy Potter from Millhouses just discovered that she has passed all 10 GCSEs at A*, but she is also celebrating the news that she has just been selected for the England Netball Under-17 long squad! Amy has worked extremely hard throughout this year to establish her position in the squad. She has trained with the Regional Excel Netball Academy, undertaking three gruelling England training camps this year to achieve her goal of national selection! Sister Lauren, who also achieved ten A stars last year and who has gone on to four A grades at AS-level this year, is now into her third year of selection to represent her country in netball.
Nadiah Fernandes from Lodge Moor also has a string of 10 A* grades in her GCSEs! She has all stars in Geography, History, English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, German, Maths and Statistics. Claire Shaw from Dore passed her 10 straight A stars in Geography, Art and Design, English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Latin, Maths and Statistics.
Rotherham Stars with nine A stars!
Rotherham students from Sheffield High School celebrated the amazing news that they had achieved nine A stars in their GCSE examinations –
- Not only has Verity Bridge from Moorgate in Rotherham achieved nine A stars and two grade As, but she has also passed an A-level in French at grade B this summer! Verity took her GCSE in French in 2008 and again passed this at A*! Her A stars this time were in English Language, English Literature, Science, Additional Science, French, German, Latin, History and Drama with an A in Maths and Greek
- Shalaka Darshane from Rotherham has gained nine straight A* passes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, English Language, English Literature, Religious Studies, Spanish and Geography.
Stars Too in the Barnsley Area!
Talented Sheffield High School drama student Jennifer Utting from Deepcar has discovered that not only is she talented on stage, but that she is also a ‘star’ with her outstanding GCSE results. Jenny opened her results to discover that she had achieved 10 straight As! Eight of these GCSE results were at A* – in History, English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, German, Maths and, not surprisingly, Drama! Her two grade A results were in English Literature and French. Jenny has entertained the school in numerous dramatic roles, often taking on the more amusing character parts!
Fellow pupil Alexandra Bushby from Wombwell has achieved 10 passes in all, with five at A* – in Physical Education, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths with two grade As in Business Studies and ICT, two grade Bs in English Language and English Literature and a grade C in Latin.
Todwick Ten-A-Piece!
Two of our students from Todwick are celebrating their ten GCSE passes each!
Harriet Daly has eight A* grades and two at grade A, whilst Rachel Mossman has 5 at A*, two at grade A with three Bs. Both have A stars in Geography, Physical Education, Chemistry and Physics. Harriet has another A* in English Language and grade A passes in French, English Literature, Maths and Latin. Rachel’s fifth A star is in ICT and she has grade As in Biology and Maths with grade Bs in French, English Language and English Literature.
Worksop Girls Make the Grades!
Hannah Davies and Ashni Lakhani from Steetley near Worksop, who are both top South Yorkshire netball players, have proved to be talented both on and off the netball court!
They both achieved 10 straight A stars in History, English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Physical Education and German; Hannah also has A stars in Art and Design, ICT, Science and Additional Science, whereas Ashni completed her set of 10 stars with Spanish, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Ashni is a top county netball player who has won two major awards this year – the Concord Netball Club Junior Player of the Year and Under-17 Player of the Year at the South Yorkshire Excel Netball Academy. Hannah is part of the ‘Regional Excel plus’ training group for the top Under-17 netball players from the whole of Yorkshire and Humberside. They are both part of our highly successful netball team.
Netball Team nets the grades!
Our netball team have proved why they have been Sheffield and South Yorkshire Champions Champions for every year they have been together through school. Not only do they have outstanding athletic ability and highly developed skills, but they also are able to outwit opponents! The members of our team with GCSE results this summer are:
- Shooters: Shalina Popat, who gained 3 A stars plus 6 more passes at grade A, Victoria Cleveland, who has 9 A* grades and 3 more GCSEs at grade A, while Sophie Beard achieved 11 A* grades!
- Centre Court: Eugenie Warden, who has 8 A stars with another 2 GCSEs at grade A, Ashni Lakhani, who achieved 10 straight A stars and Sophie Green, who gained 9 A stars and two more at grade A
- Defence: Amy Potter and Hannah Davies both achieved 10 straight A* grades whilst Georgina Fairclough gained 10 A stars plus 1 grade A.
This all adds up to a grand total of 94 A*/A between all 9 of them, with 80 being A* grades!
Young ‘Stars’ at Sheffield High School!
Two youngsters from Year 9, who took two early GCSEs each, both passed both subjects at the highest grade of A*! Clare Rees-Zimmerman, aged 14 from Dore, achieved her 2 A stars in French and Maths whilst Sophia Rodriguez, also aged 14 of Lower Pilsley, Chesterfield, passed both Maths and Statistics at A star!
Super Sisters!
The Green sisters from Sandygate are celebrating as, between them, they have achieved a massive total of 14 grade A* or A passes in their combined examinations! Sixteen year old Sophie has nine A stars and two grade As in her GCSEs, whilst sister Emily passed her three A-levels this summer all at grade A in Chemistry, Geography and Maths, with an additional AS grade B in Physics. Excellent all-rounder in sport and SFSS Award winning elder sister, Emily captained the school trampolining team (including her sister Sophie!) to become National Champions. Sophie has qualified with the School teams to compete in 3 National Finals and helped Sheffield High School to lift the national trophy in both trampolining and rounders! Both girls have played most sports and have been both excellent technicians and also charismatic leaders in the aesthetics such as dance, gymnastics and trampolining.
The Sear sisters also have something amazing to celebrate! Younger sister Rose has achieved four A stars and six grade A GCSEs whilst, last week, eighteen year old Claire discovered that she would moving on to Oxford University with her five straight grade A results, two at the new A* grade in Biology and Chemistry, one grade A in Maths and two AS-level grade As in History and Physical Education.
The Camm sisters have 11 grade As between them following both A-level and GCSE results! Last week, eighteen year old Lisa gained A-level results of 2 grade As in Drama and ICT and a grade B in Maths and then younger sister, Olivia, discovered she had 5 A stars and four grade As in her GCSE results.
The Sykes sisters from Hope achieved 12 A grades in total between. Sixteen year old Maxine has completed the Sykes family celebrations as she achieved 8 passes in her GCSE examinations at grade A, with one B and one C. Last week, Morgan Sykes joined our Derbyshire high fliers with her success of 4 straight As in her A-level results. Both sisters qualified for the National Finals in both gymnastics and trampolining with the School teams this year and Morgan bounced her way to help the Under-19 trampolining team to achieve top place as National Champions! Morgan is off to read Medicine at Leicester University, having passed Biology, Chemistry and Geology with Art AS – all at grade A!
The Mossman sisters from Todwick are celebrating the fruits of their hard work. Sixteen year old Rachel has completed the family celebrations as she achieved 10 passes in her GCSE examinations, with 5 at A*, two at grade A with three B’s. Last week, sister Laura passed Chemistry and Geography at grade B and Maths at grade C in her A-level results.
The Waring sisters from Herringthorpe, Rotherham are also holding family celebrations, as sixteen year old Sophie gains three A stars, five grade A and one grade B at GCSE. Last week, on A-level results day, sister Jessica (and our Deputy Head Girl) found she had passed five subjects – all at grade A! They were Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry and Maths A-levels plus English Language AS-level. Jessica is now off to study accounting at Manchester University.
A-level Results
Summary
- Nearly a fifth (19.7%) of all entries achieved the new A* grade
- Over half of all entries were A* or A grade
- Over three quarters of all entries were A* to B grade
- 100% pass rate
- Six students will be moving on to Oxford or Cambridge
Our A-level Results (2006-2010)
| Grades | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | A* | 19.7% | A* – A | 53.8% | 58.3% | 57.1% | 59.4% | 57.1% | A* – B* | 76.2% | 82.5% | 80.3% | 82.0% | 82.4% | A* – C* | 92.6% | 93.5% | 94.9% | 94.7% | 95.7% | A* – D* | 99.0% | 98.0% | 98.5% | 98.9% | 99.6% | A* – E* | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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Brantwood Stars shine too at Sheffield High!
Brantwood student Antonia Hantusch from Tickhill is celebrating 12 straight A* or A grades in her GCSEs! Antonia passed her 5 A stars in Food Technology, French, ICT, Religious Studies and Science, with seven grade As in English Language, English Literature, German, History, Maths, Music and Additional Science.
Head girl Olivia Smith from Ashgate in Chesterfield has 10 A* or A grades with four A* grades in Geography, Physical Education, Science and Additional Science and 6 grade A results in Art, English Language, English Literature, ICT, Maths and Religious Studies plus a grade C in German.
Natasha Vucak from Ecclesall has 9 A* or A grades, 3 A stars in English Language, Science and Additional Science plus 6 grade A results in Art, English Literature, French, ICT, Maths and Religious Studies, grade Bs in Drama and History and a grade C in Music.
Ruby Turner of Brampton, Chesterfield passed all her 11 subjects, including 8 at A*/A. Her three A* grades were in Physical Education, Science and Additional Science, with 5 grade A results in English Language, English Literature, ICT, Geography and Religious Studies, 2 grade Bs in Art and Maths with 1 grade C in German.
Brantwood school closed in February 2010, with only ten weeks remaining for their Year 11 pupils. Left without a school, the girls from Brantwood then continued their final weeks up to GCSE at Sheffield High School. With Brantwood staff they are now celebrating all 14 pupils gaining 5 or more A*-C grades, with over a third of the subjects at A* and A grade. Not only did the majority gain between 7 and 11 GCSEs each but, astonishingly, there were 54 passes at A* and A grades!
At the time of the Brantwood closure, these girls had difficult decisions to make and, if they had gone their separate ways, they were faced with going to schools in the middle of coursework and to new exam boards with specifications which were different to those they had already followed during their previous two years of hard work. The offer from Mrs Dunsford, head teacher at Sheffield High, to stay together as a unit with their teaching staff coming in to take them through their last paces, was welcomed by all sides.
Brantwood Head Girl Olivia Smith, aged 16, said at the time of the closure ”I was devastated after the closure of Brantwood. I had been there 12 years and it was like my 2nd family. The transition was hard work but, thanks to the High School, I am coping well”.
Fellow pupil Nikitta Barnett, also aged 16, agreed ” It was such a shock to hear that Brantwood was shutting down, but the High School has been very supportive which makes me feel more confident about my exams and more comfortable in the new environment.”
“The girls and their teachers should be very proud of what they have achieved in such difficult circumstances,” said Head Valerie Dunsford on the Brantwood results, “to see all the girls gaining such excellent grades is truly remarkable.”