Fantastic GCSE Results for Ark Putney Academy

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Students surpassed all expectations by picking up 9 elusive grade 9s


Hazeem Mubasher with an Attainment 8 score of 8.05 including a perfect 9 in chemistry and geography

Ark Putney Academy congratulated their year 11 students on their GCSE results today. Students surpassed all expectations by picking up 9 elusive grade 9s; the highest possible score under the new grading structure.

They also scored exceptionally well in the “Progress 8” measure with a score of +0.36. This is well above the national average and means that they did over one third of a grade better than expected at the school.

The students’ overall attainment is 20% of a grade up on last year - at 4.8 - with almost 80% of GCSE entries coming out at a grade 4 or above.

Principal Alison Downey (pictured above) said: “I am exceptionally proud of the students’ performance with so many of them making outstanding progress in secondary school. I am delighted that many of our brightest students are continuing with us into Year 12 and I wish them all continuing success on whichever path they choose to take”

Hazeem Mubasher achieved an Attainment 8 score of 8.05 including a perfect 9 in chemistry and geography. Head of Year 11 Ms Mcmillan said “Hazeem has worked unbelievably hard throughout his time with us and should be extremely proud. As a cohort they have proved that hard work and resilience will broaden their opportunities for the future I am incredibly proud of their efforts”.

Ibrahim Hussein Saleh Taher with a score of 8.00 including 9s in maths, biology and physics and Lia Lothian scooped up some fantastic results gaining three 8s in English Literature, English Language and Geography: “It was such an amazing surprise to open my results and see my grades. I worked really hard and had some great support from my teachers – I honestly couldn’t have done it without them!”


Lisa Lothian

This is the first cohort of pupils to have taken the new style of GCSEs being awarded for the first time this year. Hailed as the most significant change in the examination system since O-levels were replaced 30 years ago, these exams are said to be “more demanding, more fulfilling and more stretching”, and were introduced by the former education secretary, Michael Gove.

Grades from 9 to 1 replace A* to G. According to Ofqual, which regulates public examinations in England, the new grade 7 starts at the same standard as the former A grade, meaning 9, 8 and 7 grades replace the old A* and A. The 9 is equivalent to the top half of A* awards, while an 8 encompasses the bottom portion of A* and the top part of an A.

Cath Jadhav, the director of standards at Ofqual, said “Grade 9 is not the same as the old A* grade. It’s a new grade designed to recognise the very best performance. So in every subject there will be fewer grade 9s awarded than A*s in the old GCSEs.” On average across the country, only 4% of candidates achieved the new grade 9 this year

August 23, 2018