GCSE Students in H&F Among Country's Top Performers


63% achieve benchmark result, nine points above average

New official figures released by the Government show that GCSE students in Hammersmith & Fulham are among the country's highest performers.

Almost 63% per cent of pupils in H&F achieved the benchmark of five GCSEs ranked A*-C including English and maths, placing them a full nine points above the national average.

Students at Fulham Cross Girls' School, Munster Road, Fulham get their GCSE results in August 2015

Results within the borough have also risen. The exact figures show that the number of GCSE students achieving the target in H&F has gone upfrom 62.6% in 2014 to 63.5% in 2015.

This places H&F within the top 20% of all local authorities in England.

The best performing schools in the borough were Fulham's London Oratory School, where 87% of pupils achieved the target, followed by Sacred Heart High School in Hammersmith with 85%.

Fulham's girls' schools both also performed well with Fulham Cross achieving 74% and Lady Margaret 73%.

Most improved school meanwhile was Hurlingham Academy - formerly Hurlingham and Chelsea School - where the percentage achieving the benchmark rose by eight points from 42% to 50%.

"Diligent pupils supported by dedicated teachers have produced another impressive set of results," says Cllr Sue Macmillan, H&F Cabinet Member for Children and Education.
"They should be very proud of all that they have achieved. I wish all our hardworking pupils every success in the future. This is certainly a great start."

 

 

 

school name % achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs % achieving the English Baccalaureate % achieving grades A*-C in English and maths GCSEs
English Maths  2012  2013  2014  2015
England - all schools
NA
NA
59.4%
59.2%
53.4%
53.8%
22.9%
55.8%
England - state funded schools only
71.1%
66.9%
58.8%
60.6%
56.6%
57.1%
24.3%
59.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham
76.1%
70.4%
65.6%
66.5%
65.6%
62.6%
37.1%
63.5%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
90%
71%
66%
77%
79%
61%
31%
62%
Chelsea Independent College
NP
NP
0%
0%
42%
29%
5%
29%
Fulham College Boys' School
78%
74%
53%
59%
41%
56%
14%
56%
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
90%
79%
74%
70%
65%
74%
44%
74%
Hurlingham and Chelsea Secondary School
71%
59%
40%
42%
42%
50%
11%
51%
Lady Margaret School
77%
78%
72%
81%
75%
73%
50%
74%
The London Oratory School
88%
86%
92%
87%
86%
87%
71%
88%
Phoenix High School
45%
55%
49%
38%
49%
34%
8%
36%
Sacred Heart High School
94%
85%
85%
91%
92%
85%
61%
85%

January 29, 2016