Once again the hard work, dedication and commitment of students and staff of Christ the King College have been rewarded with a strong set of GCSE results.
Christ the King College’s 2016 cohort was its largest cohort ever, with over 200 students taking a wide range of GCSE and vocational exams this summer, while facing the challenge of continuing to build on its success each year. However, the College has achieved a significant increase on its performance of 2015 across a wide range of indicators, importantly including the new government measures introduced for this summer that show the progress pupils have made since Key Stage 2.
To improve further on the achievement of 2015 by placing a strong focus on the progress of every individual student is what the College has been aspiring towards all year and Principal, Mrs Pat Goodhead, has spoken about her “Immense pride in the staff who work relentlessly to achieve the best they can for each and every individual student, but also the tremendous reward of celebrating not only the high grades but the excellent progress of students from their starting-points at Key Stage 2.”
This year, provisional results indicate that Christ the King College students have again excelled in the core subjects of English and Maths, despite reports of the national trend having gone down. At the College, 86% made at least expected progress in English and 78% achieved the same measure in maths, with high percentages (nearly 50% in English) achieving much more than the expected progress, figures significantly improved since last year. Also, 67% of students achieved C and above in both subjects with provisionally nearly 70% of students achieving 5 A*-C.
Such success has not been confined to the core subjects. Early analysis of results across all subjects indicates that the Progress 8 figure reflecting 10 subjects (the College was part of the national pilot last year) has increased significantly from 0.15 last year to 0.34 this year. The percentage of students achieving the EBacc (the measure that includes a modern foreign language) has also seen a 5% increase. The College also teaches Latin with 100% of its students achieving remarkable success and an average grade of A- although this subject is not included in the government measure. The same applies for Religious Studies, another highly successful subject, compulsory for all at the College, with 20% of the students achieving A* or A grade.
The College is rightly proud of its students who once again have achieved some remarkable individual successes, including Anna Robinson who achieved 11 A*s and 1A; Jake Goodrum who achieved 6A*s and 4As and a host of other students, for example Imogen Briscoe; Gabrielle George; Kinga Grzeszczyck; Joella Maddin; Joseph Newnham and Lily Oatley who achieved 10 or more GCSEs at A*s and A.
Principal Pat Goodhead has said:
“Whilst there are an impressively high number of students with results that include the top grades, students can of course make good and outstanding progress and achieve much lower grades; schools should never lose sight of their impressive achievements too. Every child matters to us and we are delighted that, at last, this important measure is recognised.
Article continues below this advertisement “Indeed, of all of our achievements this summer, we are particularly pleased with the way the gap has virtually closed between the progress of all students and those who are disadvantaged, namely those students defined by the Government as Pupil Premium students. This has been, and will continue to be, a priority for us as the College is committed to providing the best we can for each and every individual student.”
It has been and continues to be an exciting time for Christ the King College. With its growth in popularity over the years, including the rapid expanse of its successful Sixth Form, the school
is finally looking forward to the commencement of its new building under the Priority Schools Building Programme this September. Mrs Goodhead states:
“I have always said that what makes the achievements of the College all the more impressive is that staff and students continue to teach and learn in accommodation that was built for middle school children and is on separate sites. We can now look forward with confidence to a wonderful future with the facilities and resources they so richly deserve and for which they have so patiently waited.”
