Students at Roedean achieved more GCSE grade 9s – the top grade – than any other mark, the school said today (Thursday 20 August).
More than a third of all grades were a 9 and three-quarters were a 9, 8 or 7 while one in five students achieved all 9s or 8s.
Three students achieving straight 9s, with one of them earning the top grade in all 11 subjects that she took while two others racked up nine grade 9s.
The school said that, in total, 19 students achieved six or more 9s, while 72 per cent of them achieved at least one 9.
Students at the leading independent school also scored highly in a broad range of modern languages, with GCSEs awarded in eight languages, including Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, Persian and Japanese.
The school said that it was “very proud of two Ukrainians students who arrived in Year 8 after fleeing their homeland and today discovered they had got top grades”.
Roedean said: “Both have demonstrated remarkable resilience, determination and commitment to their education in the face of enormous upheaval.”
Roedean head Niamh Green said: “The girls’ grades are their well-deserved reward for working so hard over the last two years.
“Even more importantly, they have maintained wide and varied interests and activities which have provided an important counterpoint at what can, for some, be a stressful time.
“The girls continued to play sport, perform in concerts and follow their passions and I feel certain that this broad experience in Year 11 helped them to excel at GCSE.
“These results reflect not only academic focus and diligence but also the confidence, resilience and breadth that we seek to develop at Roedean.
“I am hugely grateful to my colleagues who have prepared the Year 11s so well and supported them throughout their GCSE journey.
“Every student should be immensely proud of what she has achieved and I have no doubt that these results will provide an excellent foundation for success in the sixth form and beyond.”
