Jubilation at Best Ever GCSE results success

Pupils gathered in anticipation this morning, eager to find out their grades following their recent GCSE exams. Our school, saw 65% of pupils in English and Maths achieve a Grade 4 or above, and 50% in English and Maths achieving a Grade 5 or above. This marks the best results ever in GCSEs for KES, improving by 9% in students achieving grade 5+ in English and maths compared to last year.

Principal, Darren Hollingsworth said:

"We are proud to announce the strongest outcomes since the introduction of numerical grading for English and Maths in 2017. This year, KES has made a remarkable leap of over 10 percentage points in the proportion of pupils achieving Grade 5 or above in both English and Maths, compared to last year. As soon as pupils start at KES, they understand that a place here comes with high aspirations and expectation.

This milestone is a powerful testament to the relentless dedication, resilience, and ambition of our pupils and staff. It proves that hard work truly pays off and that there is no reward without effort. ‘We knew even from the start of Year 7 that was a great year group, and we are truly delighted that they have fulfilled their potential to attain amazing outcomes today.

A heartfelt thank you to the entire KES community.

Wherever their next destination may be, we wish all our KES pupils every success and happiness on their journey.”

Rico Anton

“I am so happy with my results. They are better than I thought they would be. I was expecting a 7 in English but I achieved a 9. KES has improved so much in the last two years and I am really happy I came here.”

Lauren Hunt

“I am over the moon with my results. They are much higher than I had hoped. I worked really hard to achieve them so it is nice that the hard work as paid off!”

Grade information

How the GCSE 9-1 scale compares to the old A*-G scale:

Grades 9-7 = A*-A. Grades 6-4 = B-C. Grades 9-4 = A*-C

The government publishes the percentage of pupils who achieve grade 5 or above in English and maths.

Open events

KES will be holding an open evening for prospective year 6 parents and pupils on the 24^th September, from 5:30pm – 8:00pm.