Almost 40% of all grades achieved were at 7-9 (A**-A equivalent)

 

Year 11 students from Huddersfield Grammar School are once again celebrating their exceptional GCSE results today. As a school we recognise the huge commitment that all young people, nationally, have made, as for the first time, pupils will see a “step back to normal” after years disrupted by Covid-19. Now that the majority of these adjustments have been removed or scaled back, results in 2023 are expected to be similar to pre-Covid levels. Therefore, it is even more pleasing that at HGS, eight in every ten grades awarded not only met, but exceeded the prediction from their external GCSE baseline assessment.

 

With 95% of our students achieving at least five grades at 9-4 (formerly A*-C), and 37% of all subject grades being awarded at grades 9-7 (formerly A*-A), compared to the UK average of 18.2% these results showcase the diligence and dedication of students and teaching staff alike at HGS. We are proud that as a school, we offer an exceptional standard of education across all subjects, enabling children to exceed their expectations.

 

Top performers include Head Boy Daniel Scott and Ruby Sandhu who achieved 8s and 9s in all of their subjects (A* equivalent) whilst a special mention also to high achieving pupils, Beth Howarth, Ellie Hill, Evie Pearson, Olivia Shorrock, Ben Carr and Oliver Cole who have also excelled as a result of their hard work and tenacity, achieving Grade 7 to 9 (A*-A) across all their subjects and securing a phenomenal 37 Grade 9’s collectively!

 

This proudly mixed ability school achieved over double the national average percentage of grades at 9-7 at 37% compared to the UK average of 18.2%. Pupils also achieved 95% of grades at 9-4 compared to 67.8% nationally.

 

Mrs Donna Holmes, the Headteacher at Huddersfield Grammar School, who retires this year, said: “We are very proud of how hard the students have worked for their GCSEs over the last three years. They have been a truly inspirational as a year group and risen to every challenge placed in front of them. As a school, we are therefore very pleased that they have achieved the grades that they so richly deserve after much dedication, hard work and commitment. It has been a pleasure to finish alongside such fabulous individuals”. Whilst incoming Headteacher, Mr Stuart Rees said “… it is an absolute privilege to be joining a school where students and staff work so harmoniously together, achieving truly outstanding results and celebrating their shared successes together.”

 

These fantastic results are further supported as the school celebrates its consecutive fifth year in the Parent Power Schools Guide, which identifies the highest-achieving schools in the UK. Since debuting in the best schools guide back in 2018, Huddersfield Grammar School has climbed thirty places and is now positioned in the top 50, standing amongst some of the very best schools in the country.