KAA students celebrate excellent set of GCSE results

by Vashti Turner  on August 22, 2024  in  Academy News Exams

Kensington Aldridge Academy are celebrating unprecedented GCSE results as Year 11 students collect their exam results today. We are delighted to announce that 80% pupils achieved grades 4-9 in both English & Maths GCSE, with 37% of grades across all subjects being awarded the top grades 7-9 (A-A*).

There has been a significant increase in the number of strong passes achieved by students in comparison to last year, with 64% of them leaving KAA with a strong pass (5-9) in both English and Maths, compared to 55% in 2023, and 70% of all grades across all subjects achieving strong passes at grade 5 or above, in comparison to 61% last year.

Principal Anna Jordan said: “I’m so proud of what this year group has achieved, and delighted that these results will allow them to go on to fantastic post-16 options, whether that means remaining at KAA, or moving on to other sixth forms, colleges or apprenticeships this Autumn. A huge congratulations to all of them.”

Headline figures include:

·      37% of all entries awarded the high grades of 7-9 (A*/A)

·      70% of all entries graded a 5 or above

·      81% of all entries awarded a 4 or above

·      80% of students achieving grades 4 and above in both English and Maths, with 64% of all students achieving strong passes of 5 and above in both subjects

The following subjects achieved stand-out performance:

·      100% of Physics GCSE at grade 5+ (90% with high grades 7-9)

·      100% of Chemistry GCSE at grade 5+ (97% with high grades 7-9)

·      100% of Biology GCSE at grades 5+ (86% with high grades 7-9)

·      100% of Food & Nutrition GCSE at grade 5+ (50% at grades 7-9)

·      80% of Religious Education GCSE at grade 5+ (42% at grades 7-9)

·      87% of Statistics GCSE at grade 5+ (51% with high grades 7-9)

·      87% of Drama GCSE at grade 5+ (40% with high grades 7-9)

·      86% of German GCSE at grade 5+ (45% with high grades 7-9)

·      79% of Psychology GCSE at grade 5+ (41% with high grades 7-9)

·      77% of English Literature GCSE at grade 5+ (with 44% with high grades 7-9)

·      75% of French GCSE at grade 5+ (49% with high grades 7-9)

·      70% of Geography GSCE at grade 5+ (40% with high grades 7-9)

There were a number of exceptional individual performances, with the following students achieving top grades across the board:

Emma           Received all grades 8-9

Mujtaba       Received all grades 8-9

Akram          Received all grades 7-9

Alice             Received all grades 7-9

Antonina      Received all grades 7-9

Daniel          Received all grades 7-9

Darcy           Received all grades 7-9

Salma           Received all grades 7-9

Sara              Received all grades 7-9

Sophia          Received all grades 7-9

Tiana            Received all grades 7-9

All of these results are testament to the hard work and dedication of all students and staff and to the support of their parents and friends, and we would like to thank them for all their hard work.

Students wishing to join KAA Sixth Form next year should view our Sixth Form pages and attend enrolment at the academy today, Thursday 22nd August, starting at 9am for internal candidates and 10.30am for external candidates, or email sixthform@kaa.org.uk.