Outstanding GCSE results at Eltham College – up on every measure

Published by Eltham College on Thursday 22nd of August 2024

Year 11 students at Eltham College are today celebrating an exceptional set of GCSE results, up against last year’s on every measure.

More than one-third (37%) of all results were at the highest grade, grade 9, with a further 28% awarded grade 8 – almost two-thirds (65%) of grades thus being equivalent to an A* under the previous system, a six-point improvement over 2023’s already excellent performance.

Crucially, almost 9 in every 10 awards (87%) reached the all-important grade 7 to 9 tier (formerly A*/A), a results day record for the school (outside non-examined COVID times) since the implementation of numbered grades.

This fine achievement from the school’s last-ever boys-only cohort marks a fitting start to a new era for Eltham College, which will be co-educational in all year groups from September. The boys leave an extraordinary legacy: almost a quarter of them achieved a clean sweep of grades 9 and 8, while across the whole cohort, more grade 9s were scored than any other single grade. No fewer than 50% of all Mathematics results were graded 9, with tremendous performances also seen in languages (47% grade 9), Physics (46% at grade 9), History (44% grade 9) and Art, where 54% achieved grade 9 and every single result fell into the A* equivalent, 8 to 9 tier.

“These results are some of the best Eltham College has ever seen,” says Headmaster Guy Sanderson. “Our continued strong STEM performance is, of course, immensely important and pleasing, but I am also delighted to see at GCSE – just as in our recent A Level results – such fine outcomes in the arts, languages and humanities. At a time when take-up, and funding, of these subjects is dwindling nationally, to see Eltham College students pursuing excellence across a full breadth of subjects is a joy.

I send my congratulations to all our outgoing Year 11 students, my best wishes for their every success as they join our Sixth Form, and my thanks to the staff members who have given them tireless and invaluable support.”