“This year’s Fifth Year started the College back in September 2019, and of course the pandemic swiftly followed. Despite the challenges, these students have performed exceptionally,” shared Headmistress Rachel Owens. “Not only are their grades brilliant, the Value Added for the year was as strong, if not stronger, than ever.”

		2024
*% Grade 9-8 (A)**		51.8%
*% Grade 9-5 (A - B)**		95.2%
*% Grade 9-4 (A - C)**		98.3%

Congratulations must go to our 25 top performers: Adam F, Adam W, Aiden M, Amelie W, Amy v R, Charlotte J, Chloe H, Emma W, Eve S, Freddie R, George B, Georgia B, Hana B, Kitty B, Luisa B, Melanie S, Oliver H, Oliver S, Rebecca A, Rohan M, Ryan G, Samuel G, Saskia C, Sophia B, and Toby S.

Headmistress Rachel Owens with Hana, who achieved a clean sweep of 9s.

A clutch of beaming students celebrated their results with juice and a croissant this morning. Tamara, who is continuing onto St George’s Sixth Form to study Maths, Biology and Spanish, commented: “The teachers prepared us so well, with plenty of past papers, coaching on exam techniques and mocks. By the time the exams arrived, we were very relaxed.”

One of our students achieving a strong set of GCSEs today was Jake, who also won a prestigious engineering scholarship this year. He is now an Arkwright Scholar and will undoubtedly go onto bright things.

Arkwright Scholar Jake with Liz Larkin, Head of Design & Technology

While not with us to celebrate this morning, Melanie deserves a special mention, achieving all 8s and 9s after arriving at St George’s just two years ago from Ukraine. She has been a dedicated student, but the circumstances of her arrival with us and the initial language barrier mean her achievement is all the more remarkable. We are incredibly proud of her.

The statistics for individual subjects demonstrate the school’s strong performance and truly ‘Perfectly Balanced’ education. 51.6% of papers were graded 9-8, and eleven subjects achieved this and more, including Further Maths (71.5%), French (70.3%), Latin (65.5%), Physics (65%), Chemistry (64.5%), Biology (63.9%), Mathematics (61.6%), Art & Design: Fine Art (60%), and Physical Education (53.9%).

Deputy Head Academic Henry Warner praised the Fifth Year students for their incredible resilience and hard work. “I am proud of their results, and they should be too.”