GCSE Success for Year 11
West Somerset College is delighted to celebrate another year of GCSE success. Our students have shown remarkable dedication and resilience, and we are immensely proud of their achievements. We would also like to thank parents and carers for their continued support, working alongside our staff to help students reach their potential.
At West Somerset College students have again achieved a record-breaking number of top grades, 16% of all the grades Year 11 achieved were grades 7, 8 or 9. That is a 2% increase in in the number of top grades our students achieved when compared to last year.
West Somerset College continues its journey of improvement, with the average attainment (grades) of students improving once again when compared to last year’s results.
90% of our Key Stage 4 courses at West Somerset College have improved their results at grades 9-4, 9-5 or 9-7 thresholds when compared to last year’s results. Several subject including Art, Biology, Chemistry, Design Technology, French, History, Engineering, Photography, Physics and Sport have performed at or better than the National Average.
In addition to this great news, there have been several excellent individual student performances this year too, here are just few:
- Eleanor Heckscher: 9,9,9,8,8,8,8,8,7,7
- Luca Gasperini: 9,9,9,9,8,8,7,7,7,7
- Orla Strong: 9,9,9,8,8,8,7,7,7,Distinction
- Aiden Cook: 9,8,8,8,8,8,7,7,6,6
- Iola Tomson: 9,9,8,8,8,7,7,7,6,5
This has been a superb year for Year 11, and we congratulate every single student on their success. We look forward to welcoming many of you back in September as you begin your journey into Year 12.
Zoe Stucki: Headteacher.
