Eighty-eight per cent of students passed the critical subjects, a rise on 85.5% in 2024, with three-quarters achieving a grade 5 or higher.
An impressive 40% of students achieved a grade 7 or above in maths, a 5% rise on last year and the college’s best result in that measure, or equivalent, since 2016. In English Literature or Language, 44.7% of students achieved a grade 7 or above.
Thirteen students achieved an average grade of 9. More than a third had an average grade of a 7 or above and 19.5% of students achieved an average grade 8 or above. “This is a significant achievement and testament to the hard work and resilience of the students and a real tribute to the way staff support them.Overall, at Emmauel College, our students’ progress is well above national average,” said Principal Nat Ogborn.
The highest achieving student was Dylan D’Silva with a clean sweep of 13 grade 9s.
Twins Elliot and Arthur Gledhill achieved 10 grade 9s and 4 grade 8s in exactly the same subjects. Both students were two marks off full marks in GCSE maths and Elliot achieved full marks in English Literature.
Other top achievers include Emelie Shaw (8 grade 9s, 1 Level 2 Distinction*, 4 grade 8s), Hildana Seifeselassie (10 grade 9s, 2 grade 8s) and Sophie Evans (9 grade 9s, 3 grade 8s).
Charlotte Laws achieved on average two grades higher than her targets (1 grade 9, 4 grade 8s and 4 grade 7s); her average target was a grade 5. Charlie Glendon, who had a target of 6.8, also achieved impressively over his target (5 grade 9s, 1 grade 8s, 3 grade 7s).
Miia Fedko, who moved to the UK from Ukraine in 2022, achieved a grade 9,a grade 8, a grade 6, 5 grade 5s, 1 grade 4 and BTEC 1M2 and 1P2.
Mr Ogborn added: “Emmanuel College is a place committed to the whole community achieving the top grades and making exceptional progress. 84.6% of students at Emmanuel followed an ambitious Ebacc curriculum because we are uncompromising in ensuring that Emmanuel students are valued, challenged and inspired.
“We are particularly proud of our languages results this year with 87.4% of students achieving a grade 4 or above (86% in 2024) and 35% of students achieving a grade 7 and above in French; 96% of students achieved a grade 4 and 44% achieved a grade 7 or above in German.”
In only the second year of offering Spanish at GCSE, nearly 40% of the cohort achieved a grade 7 or better and 83% a grade 4 or above.
In humanities, more than half the 111 students entered for history gained a grade 7 and nearly a quarter of the cohort achieved a grade 9.
In creative arts, 43% of students in drama achieved an 8 or above; in art 32% of students achieved a 9 and 40% an 8 or above; and in Music 40% achieved a 7 or above and 30% a grade 8.
In the first year of offering health and social care BTEC, 14.6% of students achieved D*2 and 54.2% of students achieved D2-D*2. The success was mirrored by other vocational subjects with 12.8% of students achieving D*2 engineering and 59.6% D2-D*2 and in sports studies 32.7% D*2 and 71.4% D2-D*2.
Mr Ogborn added: “A very large majority of Emmanuel students achieved high enough grades at GCSE to ensure they can access a wide range of A level and vocational courses. Overall these exceptional results are a credit to the hard work and dedication of the students who have been fantastically supported by the committed staff team at Emmanuel College who always go and beyond for the students in their care.”
5. Contributed
Charlotte Laws who achieved on average two grades higher than her targets Photo: Submitted