Exam Results 2022
GCSE Results at RGS Worcester
RGS Worcester’s GCSE results are being celebrated today on The Tything.
John Pitt, the Headmaster, commented:
“The pupils have done exceptionally well, especially given all that they have been through with the pandemic over the last 3 years. They have managed to maintain momentum in their GCSE studies and performed very well indeed. We saw the highest number of pupils ever achieve 9-7 Grades in at least 8 subjects which sets them up very well for their studies in the Sixth Form and their future careers. We are so pleased that they were able to sit the public examinations and achieve results that are quite simply stunning.
“Congratulations to them all, and to their teachers for their hard work and commitment over the full GCSE course. We have to appreciate just how challenging it has been for everyone, and we are immensely proud of everyone.”
Amongst those celebrating are twins Emma and James Woolhouse, who achieved 20 GCSEs between them, all at the top grades 9 or 8.
Worcester Cathedral chorister Martha Burdon achieved 10 GCSEs, with 9 at the top grade 9 and 1 at grade 8.
Netball star and GB athlete Izzy Thompson achieved 9 GCSEs with 6 at grade 9.
Under 18 Archery national champion Emelia Hughes returned from competing to collect her 9 GCSEs, all graded 9-5.
With so many success stories and such strong GCSE results, the pupils can now go on to achieve great things in the Sixth Form at RGS Worcester.
RGS Worcester Sixth Form students celebrate superb results in 2022
RGS Worcester students celebrated excellent results this summer following the return to Public Exams being sat for the first time since 2019. Almost every student achieved their chosen University places, so the RGS students were able to look forward to the next stage whilst taking with them many fond memories of their time at school.
There were superb achievements at A Level, with well over half of all grades at A*/A in such a wide range of subjects. In the BTEC/CTECs on offer, 85% of all Grades were the top Distinction*/ Distinction, and 100% A*-B Grades were achieved in the EPQ (Extended Project Qualification.
With A Level and BTEC/CTEC results combined (at the A Level equivalent values), RGS students achieved 26.3% of Grades at A*, 54.1% of all Grades at A*/A and 82.9% of all Grades at A*-B. In addition, 97.2% of all Grades were A*-C. Together, these are the best Upper Sixth results in Worcester.
As a consequence, over 85% of all students achieved their first-choice university place. Students opting for Degree Apprenticeships have also seen significant success. The students are going on to study a very wide range of courses from 5 Oxbridge places, including a Music Scholarship, to studying in the USA on a Scholarship, to Arts and Fashion degrees and business apprenticeships. RGS Worcester’s award-winning Careers department can support pupils in whatever they wish to go on to do after school.
Headmaster, John Pitt, commented:
“We are delighted with these results for our students who were sitting Public Exams for the first time this year after the pandemic. Without the experience of sitting GCSEs, they have shown great resilience and achieved the high grades they need for the next stage of their lives. I would also like to congratulate their teachers who kept teaching them successfully through the pandemic using our Digital Learning Programme, and have prepared them so well. It is always a team effort here at RGS, and I know the students will appreciate the support and encouragement they have received during their time here. They have been so impressive as a Year group and we all wish them the very best for the future as they look forward to the next exciting chapter of their lives.”
Individual stories
Amongst those celebrating was Katy Marsh, who achieved a remarkable 5A* Grades at A Level while also being a Senior Prefect, Senior Cadet in the CCF, and a 1st XI Hockey player. Katy is going on to study Engineering at Cambridge University.
Elizabeth McCabe achieved 4A* Grades and her place to study PPE at Oxford University, and School Captain, James Preece achieved 3A* Grades and will be studying HSPS at Cambridge University – two of the most competitive University courses in the world. Both students are superb Debaters who performed exceptionally well in national Debating competitions.
Boys’ Rugby Captain, Ben Gaubert, achieved 3A* and 1A Grades and is going to study Mathematics at Bath University, fresh from the RGS rugby tour to Canada this summer. Hockey Captain and Wales Under 18 international Amelia Lane has taken up a Scholarship to study at university and play Hockey in the USA. Netball Captain Georgia Hill achieved Distinction* Distinction in BTEC (National Diploma for Sport) and enjoyed leading the Girls’ Sports Tour to Barbados in July. Professional footballer Seb Thompson, who pursued his professional career, leaving RGS at the end of Year Eleven, completed an A Level in Economics remotely while also playing for Derby County and has now joined Burnley FC.
In the Creative Arts (Art, Design Technology, Drama, Music and Textiles), remarkably, over 90% of all Grades were at A*-B.
Isabella Hulbert achieved 3A* and 1A Grades and has accepted her place to
study on the prestigious and highly-competitive Royal Academy of Music’s Gap Year Programme to continue her studies in Music as a first-study singer with enhanced second-study violin. Isabella was selected for the National Youth Orchestra and performed as part of the BBC Proms, culminating in a televised concert in the Royal Albert Hall. Isabella has also been working on education projects, visiting local state schools as an ambassador for the National Youth Orchestra. Isabella said: “I’m so excited to be studying what I love this coming year. I am incredibly grateful for all the support RGS has given me as a musician over the last 11 years, and I am so proud of everything we have achieved together during my time here.”
Twins Ben and Casson Holland are both brilliant artists and achieved A* grades in Art with 4A*/A and 1B Grades between them. They are going on to study Art Foundation Degrees and have high ambitions in Fine Art and Creative Architecture. Twins Becky and Katie Saunders joined RGS Worcester in the Sixth Form. They achieved 4A*/A Grades 2B Grades at A Level, and both have chosen to study Architecture at Nottingham and Sheffield Universities, respectively.
We are also delighted to have supported Ukrainian refugee Polina Oliinyk in achieving a place at Cardiff University to read Computer Science on a full Bursary. Polina was invaluable in helping our Ukrainian pupils settle into life at RGS, acting as a mentor and translator for each pupil. We are delighted that she has the opportunity to pursue Higher Education in the UK and wish her all the very best.
Congratulations to these and all the other students at RGS who have done so well. They have very bright futures ahead.
A Level and BTEC/CTEC Results
|
Year |
A*-A |
A*-B |
A*-C |
A*-E |
|
2022 |
54.1 |
82.9 |
97.2 |
100 |
|
2021* |
69.6 |
90.9 |
99.6 |
100 |
|
2020* |
56.6 |
85.7 |
96.0 |
100 |
|
2019 |
38.5 |
71.4 |
88.8 |
99.4 |
BTEC/CTEC Equivalents: Distinction* = A*, Distinction = A, Merit = C, Pass = E
*Please remember that in 2021 and 2020, Exam results nationally were deliberately raised by the Government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In these years, pupils did not sit examinations. Instead, Grades were awarded based upon Centre and Teacher Assessed Grades.
In 2022, the Government asked Exam Boards to set Grade boundaries so that Public Exam results nationally would be between those of 2019 and 2021. It was, therefore, expected that results would be below those awarded without exams in 2022 but above those completed by exams in 2019.
