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Fantastic results at The Purbeck School – Congratulations to the class of 2018/19
The Purbeck School GCSE class of 2018/19 have matched their A level counterparts by posting exceptional results. Headteacher Mr Darley commented: ‘Once again the students at this school have performed superbly. A number of students have posted stunning results. Well done to the whole of the Year group, their teachers, and their parents, as these results are a team effort. We are looking forward to welcoming many of our students
Fantastic results confirmed at The Purbeck School
Early indications are that The Purbeck School will once again have placed itself well within the top 20% of schools in the country. This year’s excellent GCSE and A level results have now been provisionally confirmed by the Department for Education and once again see The Purbeck School flying high. Headteacher, Mr Darley commented, ‘A fantastic set of results for a fantastic set of young people. We are delighted that
Fantastic results at The Purbeck School – Congratulations to the class of 2017/18
The Purbeck School GCSE class of 2017/18 have matched their A level counterparts by posting exceptional results. Headteacher Mr Darley commented: ‘These are a superb set of results, we are so proud of the students. The changes to the subject specifications and grading system in order to strengthen GCSEs have led to some of the toughest educational challenges that we have known a year group have to contend with. Students
Outstanding A level results at The Purbeck School
Once again Purbeck students have posted impressive results with 55% of A Level students being awarded at least one grade at an A*/A or B. Some subject areas have achieved exceptional success; Sport double award leading the way with over 80% of students being awarded A*/A grades – a phenomenal achievement. A significant number of other subjects achieved over 60% of their grades awarded at either an A*/A or B
The Purbeck School confirmed as a top performing school in Dorset
The Purbeck School has been confirmed as one of the best schools in the County. Performance measures have now been published by the Department for Education for 2016/17 results on its Compare School Performance website. Here is the link… www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/ Well done to all of the students, staff, and parents for this great achievement and here’s looking forward to another successful year. Headteacher Mr Darley commented, ‘I am delighted that
The Purbeck School is very proud of the achievements of both our A level and GCSE students.
To access our most recent school performance data, click on the link below:
www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/113855
In 2018 (unvalidated data), the headline GCSE performance measures for The Purbeck School are:
| Progress 8 |
0.39 |
| Attainment 8 |
45.4 |
| Percentage of students achieving a grade 5 or above (strong pass) in English and Mathematics |
40% |
| Percentage of students achieving a grade 4 or above (standard pass) in English and Mathematics |
63% |
| Percentage of students achieving the English Baccalaureate – at a grade 5 or above in English and Mathematics and a C or above in unreformed qualifications |
7% |
| Percentage of students achieving the English Baccalaureate – at a grade 4 or above in English and Mathematics and a C or above in unreformed qualifications |
10% |
| Percentage of students entering the English Baccalaureate |
14% |
| Percentage of students staying in education or employment after key stage 4 (destinations) (2017 figure) | 96% |
In 2017, the headline GCE performance measures for The Purbeck School are:
| Progress made by students in: | |
|
0.3 |
|
0.3 |
|
0.5 |
|
– |
| Average grade at key stage 5: | |
|
C- |
|
C- |
|
D* |
|
– |
| Progress made in: | |
|
0.3 |
|
0.5 |
| Retention: | |
|
98% |
|
98% |
|
100% |
|
– |
| Percentage of students staying in education or employment in the year after the end of key stage 4 (destinations) (2015 figure) | 91% |