Examination Results 2023

The Grey Coat Hospital - GCSE Results 2023

We are delighted to celebrate the achievements of our Year 11 students. They have worked extremely hard, the more so as their GCSEs were taken within the context of unprecedented disruption and uncertainty over the past three years.

In the autumn of 2022, the exams regulator OFQUAL advised all schools that grade distributions in summer 2023 would be broadly in line with those of 2019.

The Grey Coat Hospital GCSE and BTEC results 2023 have not only remained high at all levels but have, in fact, exceeded our outstanding 2019 results. This is a testimony to the expert quality of teaching and assessment that takes place at our school; the high level of academic and pastoral support our staff provide; the continued hard work and resilience of our students; and the unwavering support of our parents and carers.

We are therefore very proud to share our provisional GCSE grades 2023 with you. Note that adjustments may follow once any re-marks are completed.

Our overall GCSE pass rate at grades 9-4 was 94.2% compared with an average of 67.8% in England in 2023. This continues a long-standing tradition of our students attaining well above the national average. The percentage of our grades 9-7 was 54% (45.9% in 2019) compared with an average of 21.6% in England in 2023.

Additionally, we are celebrating our students’ amazing achievements in the following areas which have exceeded our 2019 results:

The percentage of grades 9-4 in English and Mathematics at GCH was 90.9% (we attained 90.8% in 2019)
The percentage of grades 9-5 in English and Mathematics at GCH was 78% (we attained 73% in 2019)
59.1% of students at GCH achieved the English Baccalaureate with all grades 9 to 5 (we attained 57.9% in 2019)

97% of our students took examinations in eight or more subjects in 2023, compared to 24.8% in England in 2023; with most of our students taking 10 or more GCSEs.

Of our students who took eight or more GCSEs, 27 attained all grades 9-7 in their subjects, which is a tremendous achievement. Many congratulations to all those individuals!

Several of our students deserve a special mention as ALL their GCSE results were grades 9 and/ or 8. These include:

DE VIVO Giulia – thirteen grades 9
GREY Sophie – thirteen grades 9
RACHEL Princetta – twelve grades 9
KAMAL Nafeesah – eleven grades 9 and one grade 8
HAMLEY Aelwen – eleven grades 9
VASSILIADIS Melina – eleven grades 9
APOSTOLOPOULOS Rodica – ten grades 9 and two grades 8
BUGLIONE Esther – ten grades 9 and two grades 8
CHEAH Izzy – six grades 9 and six grades 8
OLTON Alina – seven grades 9 and four grades 8
HEMSLEY Evie – six grades 9 and four grades 8

To put these outcomes in context, only 1.8% of students in England took 11 or more subjects at GCSE; and of those students in England who took exams in 11 or more GCSE subjects in 2023, only 125 students gained all grades 9.

Most of our students will take up places to study A-Levels in our Sixth Form. We look forward very much to welcoming them back to school in September, and to seeing them flourish and grow.

Others will take up courses at institutions elsewhere, suited to their interests and ambitions, and we look forward to hearing how they get on. Our door is always open for our Old Greys!

A huge “thank you” is due to all our staff, who have worked passionately and tirelessly to support our students throughout their courses, both academically and pastorally, and who inspired them to maintain the highest aspirations in such difficult circumstances.

We would like to thank all our students for the many contributions they have made to life at The Grey Coat Hospital over the past few years, and wish them every success, happiness and fulfilment in the future.

Grey Coat Students - A Level Results Summer 2023

We are delighted to share the achievements of our Summer 2023 cohort of A-Level students. This summer, they took public examinations for the first time in their secondary school career, having missed out on the chance to sit their GCSE examinations due to the pandemic. They have shown great determination and focus, and it has been wonderful to celebrate with them today.

The exams regulator OFQUAL advised schools in the autumn of 2022 that grade distributions this summer would revert broadly to those of 2019.

The Grey Coat Hospital A-Level results 2023 have remained high at all levels and are mostly above our outstanding 2019 results. This is a testimony to the expert teaching and high level of pastoral care given by our staff, the hard work and resilience of our students, and the unwavering support of our parents. We are extremely pleased to share our provisional grades (adjustments may follow upon re-marks) with you.

A*/A grades 36.5% (35.7% in 2019) - 26.5% in England in 2023

A*-B grades 68.5% (63.8% in 2019) - 52.7% in England in 2023

A*-C grades 87% (84.5% in 2019) - 75.4% in England in 2023

A*-E grades 99.8% (98.8% in 2019) - 97.2% in England in 2023

In total, we had 145 students in Year 13 and 131 applied to university. Seven students have gained places at Oxford or Cambridge and 61 students have so far secured places at the highly competitive Russell Group universities. All our students will go on to take up places at a range of excellent and sought-after institutions. Some will embark on Art or Design Foundation courses, and others will undertake high-quality apprenticeships or a planned GAP year.

Five students have gained places at Oxford University this year and these include:

CHRYSANTHOU Sophia – History

EDEN TIRADO Marina – English and French

GENTLE Shona – History

Furthermore, three students have gained places to study at Cambridge University:

HALL Rose – Archaeology

LEE Eleanor – History

SCOTT Isabella – Veterinary Medicine

There were many other amazing individual successes. Please find below a list of all those individuals who gained at least one A* grade in their A Level subjects and/or the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) this summer. It should be noted that overall, in England, only 3,820 students who took three A levels achieved three A* grades in 2023.

APOSTOLOPOULOS Hermioni - A* grades in Biology, Chemistry and History; A grade in the EPQ

CHRYSANTHOU Sophia – A* grades in Biology, English Literature and History; A* grade in the EPQ

DUROUX Amelie – A* grades in Biology, English Literature and Geography; A* grade in the EPQ

EDEN TIRADO Marina – A* grades in English Literature, French and History; A* grade in the EPQ

COLLETT Emily – A* grades in Fine Art and Sociology; B grade in English Literature

FILIPAVICIUTE Stefania – A* grades in Biology and Economics; A grades in Mathematics and Russian; B grade in the EPQ

FISHER Iona – A* grades in Textiles Technology and English Literature; A grade in Spanish

HALL Rose – A* grades in English Language & Literature and History; A grade in Biology A* grade in the EPQ

LAU Wynsee – A* grades in Biology and Chemistry; A grades in Geography and Mathematics

MUTTONEN Susie – A* grades in Fine Art and Mathematics; A grade in Physics

PAYNE Thea – A* grades in Economics and History; A grade in Mathematics; A* in the EPQ

SCOTT Isabella – A* grades in Biology and Mathematics; A grades in Chemistry and Music

ALLARD Emma – A* grade in Mathematics; A grade in Biology and Chemistry; B grade in the EPQ

CABUT Aniela – A* grade in History; A grade in English Literature; B grade in German

CRABB Isabelle – A* grade in History; A grade in Mathematics; B grade in English Literature; A* in the EPQ

DEDI Louisa – A* grade in History; A grade in Spanish; B grade in Mathematics

EVANS Florence – A* grade in Fine Art; A grade in D&T Textiles Technology; B grade in Religious Studies

FERGUSON-SMITH Megan – A* grade in Psychology; A grades in Economics and History

GOSALCI Jeta – A* grade in English Literature; A grades in History and Psychology; A grade in the EPQ

GRENFELL Imogen – A* grade in Geography; A grades in Economics and Mathematics; B grade in the EPQ

HENDRICKSON Tylah – A* grade in English Literature; A grades in Geography and Sociology

JEAN Kitty – A* grade in French; A grades in History and Mathematics; A grade in the EPQ

KABIA Ya-Adama – A* grade in Mathematics; A grades in Physics and Sociology

MSAOURI-KHABBAR Aya – A* grade in Economics; A grade in Mathematics; B grade in Spanish; A grade in the EPQ

NORRIS Madeleine – A grades in Economics, Geography and Mathematics; A* grade in the EPQ

OLSON Matilda – A* grade in Religious Studies; A grades in English Literature and History of Art

RECKTENWALD Malina – A grades in English Literature, French and History; A* grade in the EPQ

SCHOFIELD Emma – A* grade in Fine Art; A grade in English Literature; B grade in History

SIMONNET Lucy – A* grade in History; A grades in Geography and Mathematics

SPENCER Faith – A* grade in Fine Art; B grades in Mathematics and Physics; A grade in the EPQ

STEPHENSON Bella – A* grade in Religious Studies; A* grades in English Literature; A grade in French

STOCKING Hannah – A* grade in Fine Art; C grade in Sociology; D grade in Religious Studies

THOMAS-DALY Eva – A* grade in Fine Art; A grades in Mathematics and Chemistry

UGHULU Olivia – A* grade in Mathematics; A grade in History; B grade in Physics

VOUTSINAS Eleni – A* grade in Religious Studies; A grade in Sociology; B grade in English Language & Literature; A* grade in the EPQ

YUSUFF Elizabeth – A* grade in Economics; B grades in English Literature and History

A huge and heartfelt “thank you” goes to all our staff, who have worked tirelessly to support and to inspire our students to have the highest aspirations despite all the challenges of the past three years.

We are incredibly proud of all our students and their achievements and wish them every success in the next stage of their journey. We look forward very much to them sharing the next chapter of their personal stories with us!