Exam Results
Over recent years Redborne has consistently obtained some of the best examination results in the county. This year (2012) our GCSE results were again excellent - not only were they the best in the school’s history, they were also one of the best in the local authority. Early indications suggest our value added score is also very high and would clearly be rated as ‘outstanding’ again by OFSTED. Our A Level and AS results are our best ever, and are graded “outstanding” on the Advanced level performance system value added measures (ALPS)
GCSE
A* - G Grades – (These are the pass grades)
The average number of GCSE (or equivalent) passes gained by each student was
TWELVE.
98% of Redborne students gained FIVE or more A* - G grades in 2012.
A* - C Grades - (These are the top grades)
93% of our students gained FIVE A* - C grades or above.
74% of our students gained FIVE A* - C grades or above including both Maths and English.
The vast majority of our students fulfilled their potential, 60% of these students have stayed on to the Sixth Form to follow A level or vocational courses.
57 of our students gained 8 or more grade A or A*s with 9 gaining at least 8 A*s
( A* is awarded to the top 5% of students in the country )
OTHER GCSE EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS
Increasing numbers of students are taking these qualifications with considerable success. Last year 43 students gained a full award in NVQ agriculture. 326 students gained National Awards in ICT and there were further successes in Sport and Science. In conjunction with Bedford College students gained vocational awards in a further 5 subject areas. In addition 152 students succeeded in gaining L2 Adult Literacy and Numeracy qualifications.
A LEVEL
The proportion of our students taking A level has been increasing each year. In 2012 our pass rate was 98.7% with over 57% of grades awarded at grades A*, A or B. 8.6% of entries gained 1 or more A*.
Nearly 80% of our Sixth Form go on to university or higher education. Virtually all of our students were able to gain their chosen place at university. Each year several students gain places at either Oxford or Cambridge university or go on to study medicine or veterinary science.
For a more detailed breakdown of subject results, please use the links on the left.