The students have achieved more A* passes at GCSE by 3% with 40% of girls achieving 9 or more A*/A grades.
"We are pleased to announce that the girls at Sutton High School have achieved excellent GCSE results with 89% of all grades at A* to B and 99% at A* to C. The total number of A* grades has also increased 3% on last year to 32% of all passes.
"Particular highlights are in Biology, Religious Studies and Latin where the
percentage of A*/A grades were 88%, 87% and 86% respectively.
"Twenty girls (30% of the students) achieved straight A*/A grades in 10 or more subjects
and 27 girls (40% of the students) were awarded A*/A grades in 9 or more GCSEs. Particular congratulations should go to three girls on achieving 10 or 11 straight A* grades: Susie Ilves, Olivia Hawksworth and Nandini Roy."
Mrs Katharine Crouch, Headmistress commented:
“I am very pleased with these results and would like to congratulate all the girls and the staff on their hard work and success.
"The overall figures demonstrate how we work with girls to develop their skills and interests so that they can achieve and indeed exceed their potential in a variety of
disciplines.
"I am particularly delighted with the very high percentage of A*/A passes in Biology, Religious Studies and Latin, and with the fact that all our girls achieved 5 A*-C
passes not just in Mathematics and English, but also in a Science and in a Modern
Foreign Language, reflecting the range of demanding subjects in which our girls
excel.
We are now looking forward to welcoming them into our Sixth Form to continue their studies.”
Results Summary
Pass Rate A* 32%
Pass Rate A*/A 62%
Pass Rate A* to B 89%
Pass Rate A* to C 99%
All students achieved 5 GCSE passes at Grade A* - C including English, Mathematics,
a Science and a Modern Foreign Language.
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Sutton High School was founded in 1884 and is part of the GDST (Girls’ Day School
Trust). The GDST is the leading network of independent girls’ schools in the UK,
with nearly 4,000 staff, and 20,000 students between the ages of three and 18.
As a charity that owns and runs a network of 24 schools and two academies in England
and Wales, it reinvests all its income in its schools. Founded in 1872, the GDST has
a long history of pioneering innovation in the education of girls, and is the largest
single educator of girls in the UK (and the UK’s largest educational charity).