QPHS Spring Term 2024 magazine - Magazine - Page 4
Outperforming expectations at GCSE
Once again, Queen’s Park High
School students have done
themselves and us, as a
community, proud. Despite the
impact of Covid on their schooling
over the course of the two years of
GCSE study, students have shown
endless determination and a
consistent positive attitude, all of
which has culminated in some
spectacular results, both at an
individual student level and in terms
of continuing the trend of
improvement the school continues
to show in terms of outcomes.
This year, we are particularly
thrilled to see our higher ability
students outperform all
expectations with 29% of grades
awarded being grades 9-7 (old A*/
A) including 7% of these at Grade
9, with 20% of all students
achieving at least 1 grade 9. These
figures show a 100% improvement
compared with the last time formal
examinations were sat in 2019 and
maintaining the improved outcomes
achieved in 2020 and 2021. As well
as this excellent attainment, we
must also pay tribute to the whole
cohort of students who have
outperformed targets across all
measures, showing that they have
made better than average progress
overall as a year group.