Examination Results 2023

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Congratulations to our Sixth Form students - 2023

Fantastic results at Poynton Sixth Form. In line with the other local schools we will not be releasing headline measures this year.  We are, however, really proud of the achievements of our students who were well rewarded for their hard work over the past two years.

Consistent academic excellence. Our work to inspire students to strive for the best outcomes has certainly come to fruition with a great many students gaining A* and A grades, enabling successful applications to a wide range of universities. These include:

• Nikita Bavisha – History at the University of Warwick
• Luke Davies – Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Leeds
• Annabelle Graham – International Business at the University of Liverpool
• Kiran Mukherjee – Physics at the University of Edinburgh
• Rosie Maguire – Psychology at the University of Sheffield
• Lucy Jackson – Drama (with a year abroad) at the University of Essex
• Lily Daniels – Law at the University of Liverpool
• Alexander Zughaid – Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Bath
• James McEvoy – Quantity Surveying at the University of Salford
• James Hobart – Human Geography and Planning with a Professional Placement at Cardiff University
• Heather Nichol – Natural Sciences at the University of Leeds
• Rory Noden – Geology at Durham University

A great year for medics. We are always keen to keep in touch with our alumni and are pleased to have worked with Emily, Matt and Emilia, students from our Class of 2022, to secure places to study Medicine at Newcastle University and the University of Manchester.  This year has seen an increase in applications to study Medicine and we continue to work with successful alumni to share their wisdom and expertise with our current students applying for medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses.

Alternative aspirational destinations.  With the fast-paced changes to the employment landscape beyond Post-16 education we have been pleased to support a growing number of students in their applications for aspirational apprenticeships within a range of industry areas.  Hannah Hunter at Barclays, Mackenzie Ryden at HSBC, Sam Clements at Balfour Beatty, Oliver Nolan at Swizzles Mattlow, Stephanie Rowarth at Astra Zeneca and Harriet Nolan at Mcann Advertising.  It has been great to see our Employ group programme continue to prepare students for access to apprenticeships up to degree level.

Director of Sixth Form, Mr Bennett, said ‘sharing in the scope of courses, institutions and employers is one of the most enjoyable parts of working with students in the Sixth Form.  The huge variety of opportunities that our young people access beyond their time with us is always amazing to see, being part of this process is a real privilege for us all.’

Headteacher, Mr Dean, said ‘receiving A level results is always a milestone moment and I am very proud of all the students in our Sixth Form.  We are lucky to have so many talented students who offer so much academically and more widely.  We are looking forward to hearing how they use their talents at university and in future employment.  Well done to all our students and our very best wishes for your exciting future!’

 

 

GCSE Success – 2023

Congratulations to our Year 11 students on their GCSE success in 2023.  We are really proud of their achievements and it is particularly impressive given the significant impact of the pandemic on young people everywhere.  It was a pleasure to see students opening their results and sharing in the celebration with their friends in school.

High attainment

As always at Poynton a large number of students achieved very impressive GCSE results.  We want to formally congratulate the following students who gained at least six GCSEs at grade 7 or above.   Hannah Buckle and Anna Martin performed particularly well with all their GCSEs being graded at 8 or 9; an incredible achievement.

Lucian Adderley Brushett   Tomas Aldabbagh   Meeka Allen   Charlotte Barr   Daniel Birchall   Nicole Bousfield   Hannah Buckle   Christian Burl   Louis Cadwallader   Olivia Capener   Eunice Chau   Anay Chirputkar   Heather Davenport   Niamh Davies

Alice Ellarby   Samuel Elliott   Anna Heaford   Alexandra Hudson   Gwyneth Johnson   Tania Johnson   Adam Lynam   Jessica Maddocks   Madeleine Marsh   Anna Martin   Leilah McCourt   Lois Milk   Charlotte Moffatt

Grace Moon   Clara Nichol   Matthew Nuttall   Joseph Parrott   Isabelle Parsons   Kheimeron Phoeuk   Luke Richards   James Rolfe   Ellie Ryan   Isaac Stockdale   Edward Thomasson   Joseph Whitworth   Hayden Wong

Significant Progress

We also want to recognise those students who have made the most significant progress since joining us in Year 7.  As with many other students they have shown a real determination to succeed and should be very proud.  We ask all students to be their best and they have delivered!

 

Mia Riley   Charlotte Moffatt   Daniel Birchall   Lucian Adderley Brushett   Charlie Hodgson

Edward Thomasson   Alexandra Hudson   Morgan Peet   Meeka Allen   Adam Wainwright

 

Mr Dean, Headteacher, said ‘achieving GCSE results is a real milestone for any young person.  These results open up new pathways for students and will set them off on a career journey through life.  We are so pleased to be welcoming so many of our Year 11s, alongside students from other schools and colleges, to our Sixth Form in September.  I look forward to reporting on their A level success in two years time! 

On behalf of all at Poynton High I want to congratulate the Class of 2023 on their GCSE success and wish them all the best for the future.’

 

Examination Results 2022

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GCSE Success

We were so proud of our Year 11 students who received truly impressive GCSE results in the first examinations since 2019.  These students completed their GCSEs against a backdrop of the biggest crisis that most of us have ever experienced in our lives and achieve the best attainment and progress our school has ever seen.  We have now had consistent improvement in both attainment and progress at GCSE since 2016.  

These results are testament to the hard work and resilience of the students and of course to the support of the staff in school and of their parents and carers.

There were many happy faces this morning as envelopes were opened!  This is not surprising as almost one in ten GCSEs have been graded at the highest grade of 9.  An incredible 58 students achieved 7 or more qualifications at a grade 7 or above.  18 of our students gained a grade 7 or more in all 10 qualifications. 

Well done to all our Year 11s and best wishes for the next step!

Progress 8 - + 0.36

Progress 8 is used as a measure and our students have again showed that they are making much better progress than students nationally.  It is particularly pleasing that our students combine this good progress with very high attainment levels.

Attainment 8

Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSEs

A 5 is a strong pass, equivalent to an old B or high C. We outperform the England and Cheshire East average.

EBacc average point score

Our curriculum is a broad academic curriculum. Our EBacc average point score (Maths/ Science/ English/ Humanities/ MFL) is significantly higher than the England and the Cheshire East average. We are pleased that so many of our students succeed in the EBacc subjects.

Entering for the EBacc

Staying in education or entering employment

 

A level Success

Poynton High School also celebrated excellent results from its A Level and BTEC students.  Students were rewarded for their hard work, dedication and resilience with outstanding final results across the full range of academic and vocational subjects.  These results were the best results we have ever attained as a school and continue a record of consistently improving results over several years. 

7 students received at least three A* grades in their A levels, with 36 students gaining at least 3 A* and A grades in their A level or BTEC qualifications.  Overall half the entries were graded as an A* or an A.  89% of A levels were graded A*-C.  We were particularly proud this year as the students’ entire Sixth Form experience has been during the COVID pandemic and to gain such impressive results shows their determination and resilience.

These results enabled students to progress to a wide array of different university courses right across the country.  96 of our students were placed in their first choice of university which is impressive in such a competitive year.  Students were also successful in attaining places on very competitive Degree or Higher Level Apprenticeship courses and others moved into employment with further training.  A small number of examples of these successes can be seen below:

UCL                                          History and Politics of the Americas

Oxford University                    Geography

Durham University                  Natural Sciences

University of Leeds                 English literature

Trainee Chartered Accountant with Mazars

University of Birmingham      Law                 

University of Sheffield            Chemistry

University of Liverpool            Medicine (in 2023 after gap year travelling in Europe)

University of Leeds                 Psychology

Degree Level Apprenticeship in Engineering at Bentley Motors

University of York                   German and Spanish

University of Lancaster           Human geography

Edge Hill University                 Adult Nursing

Level 4 Apprenticeship with Allianz Insurance

University of Birmingham      History

University of Nottingham       Natural sciences

University of Roehampton      Primary education with QTS

Newcastle University  Economics

Degree Level Apprenticeship with Solutions PT

University of Warwick             Biomedical Systems Engineering

Loughborough University       Sport and Exercise Science

Cardiff University                English Literature and Creative Writing

A Level Results  

These figures are based on students who entered at least one A level or AS level. A levels are available in a wide range of subjects, including English, maths, sciences, languages and humanities. The primary purpose of A levels is to prepare students for degree-level study at university.:

 

Academic Qualifications Results (including A Levels)

Academic qualifications include A levels but also other ‘level 3’ academic qualifications such as International Baccalaureates and Pre-U. These figures are based on students who were entered for at least one academic qualification that takes the same amount of time to study as an AS level or above.

 

Applied General Qualifications:

Applied general are qualifications that provide broad study of a vocational area. They are designed to lead to higher education at PHS Sixth Form we provide BTEC Nationals in Health & Social Care, Sports Studies, Business and Information Technology.

 

Post PHS Sixth Form Destinations:

Validated 2019 Data:

 

 

 

 

Sixth Form Retention

We are keen to ensure that our young people make informed choices around their future pathways, where a young person requests movement from PHS Sixth Form we will support with a full independent careers guidance meeting.

	Year 12	Year 13	Number of students not retained.
2018	144	154
2019	148	135	9
2020	169	145	3
2021	143	153	16
2022	170	136	7

 

2022 Attainment

Sixth Form Attainment: (All A- Levels including BTEC and EPQ)

• 21% of all qualifications were graded A* or equivalent.               
• 50% of all qualifications were graded A*-A or equivalent
• 89% of all qualifications were graded A*-C or equivalent

Examination Results 2021

GCSE Success for Year 11

It was fantastic to see our Year 11 students receive their GCSE and other results this year.  This year group has faced real challenges as we went in to the national lockdown while they were in Year 10 but through their hard work and the support of their teachers they definitely rose to the challenge.  Our congratulations to them all.

In line with the other local schools, we will not be releasing headline measures this year but there are many impressive achievements to celebrate in terms of attainment and progress made since joining our school. 

The students below achieved seven or more qualifications at 7+ - a fantastic achievement!  Two of our students, Amelie Lewens and Luke Davies achieved 9 grade 9s in their GCSEs

Jasmine Allen

Sasha Asal

Ruby Barber

Catherine Bellingham

Grace Bingham

Isabel Brundrett

Millie Carman

Maximilian Collins

Samantha Currie

Lily Daniels

Kitty Darby

Luke Davies

Holly Durban

Isabella Dyke

Benjamin Fantom

Matilda Fenton

Isobel Ferguson

Eve Forman

Thomas Glasgow

Annabelle Graham

Ben Grundy

Maximilian Hallam

James Hand

Freya Hannam

Abigail Harvey

Hannah Hunter

Lucy Jackson

Madeleine James

Kimia Karami-Shahrokhi

Krish Khambhu

Alice Knight

Erin Lee

Amelie Lewens

James Lilley

Amelie Look

Rosie Maguire

Daniel Mallender

Bethan Martin

Libby McMillan

Bradley Melville

Kiran Mukherjee

Heather Nichol

Rory Noden

Umar Nouri

Beatrice Oldham

Abigail Rule

Lucy Ryan

Mackenzie Ryden

Fiona Shaw

Samuel Tonks

Rohan Vickers

Ellie Western

Heartley Wild

Alexander Zughaid

Sixth Form Success

With the publication of this summer’s examination results this week, Poynton High School was celebrating outstanding results from its A Level and BTEC students on Tuesday 10^th August.  Students were rewarded for their hard work, dedication and resilience with excellent final results across the full range of academic and vocational subjects. 

12 students received at least three A* grades in their A levels with many more gaining A*s in one or two A level qualifications.

These results have enabled students to progress to a wide array of different university courses right across the country.  90% of our students were placed in their first choice of university which is impressive in such a competitive year.  Students have also been successful in attaining places on very competitive Degree or Higher Level Apprenticeship courses and others have moved on into employment with further training.  A small number of examples of these successes can be seen below:

Anna C studied A Levels in Maths, Biology and Chemistry, plus an Extended Project Qualification and will now be embarking on a career in Medicine with the University of Sheffield.

Euan C studied A Levels in Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics and will be studying a General Engineering degree at the University of Sheffield.

Louise B studied A Levels in History, Psychology and German and will be realising her ambition to study Archaeology at the University of York.

Saskia G who studied A levels in Computer Science and D&T (Product Design, and a Level 3 BTEC Extended Certificate in Information Technology will be joining AJ Bell Investment in Manchester following a Degree Level Apprenticeship in Digital and Technology Solutions.

Jack M who studied A levels in Business, Economics and Biology will be joining Lloyd Piggott Accountants on an Accountancy Apprenticeship.

Rachel G studied Maths, Further Maths, Geography and Chemistry and will be joining the prestigious Bird College to study Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.

Nicholas J studied A Levels in History, Biology and Business and will be designing buildings of the future when he has completed his degree in Architecture with the University of Liverpool.

Aimee B studied A Levels in Art, History and Religious Studies and has secured a Degree Level Apprenticeship Paralegal Studies with SAS Daniels Law in Macclesfield.

Philippa L studied A Levels in Art and Business, and A BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Information Technology and will be progressing to Macclesfield College to complete an Art Foundation course.

Lucas H studied A level Media Studies and BTEC Extended Certificates in Sport and Business and will be studying Football Business and Media at the UCFB in Manchester (University Campus of Football Business).

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Limited information is published by the government on 2021 results and no information has been published nationally about 2020 results.  The link above takes you to the performance tables for our school.

Examination Results 2020

Poynton High School Year 11 have been simply AMAZING!  These are truly bizarre and surreal times and there really has never been an exams season like this one!  Today, our inspirational Year 11 students collected their GCSE and BTEC results.  Our Year 11 students have been recognised for their hard work, their dedication and their sheer brilliance.  This has always been an exceptionally hardworking, dedicated year group and I know I speak on behalf of all of our staff when I commend their results to our community as a fair reflection of their ability and their knowledge. 

These really are outstanding results and do give a fair reflection of this year group.  They have been an inspirational year group since they arrived with us in 2015, always “…jumping in with both feet”.  Our Year 11 go forward with their passport to the future and we are very excited to be welcoming so many of them back into our Sixth Form as we fully open in two weeks’ time.

Head Teacher, Mr David Waugh said, “…this year group has faced such herculean challenges in recent times and are so very special for so many reasons.  They have today been awarded an amazing and justifiable set of qualifications.  On behalf of all of our staff, governors, trustees and our community, I want to commend their results to you and to thank them for all of their hard work, dedication, challenge and support in ensuring that Poynton High School remains one of the highest achieving schools in the country.” 

Over 240 Year 11 Poynton High students have today received their final GCSE and provisional BTEC grades, known as “Centre Assessed Grades” and if these were ‘normal times’ then I would be quoting how these are the best results ever achieved, but these are not ‘normal times’ and these are not ‘normal grades’.  There is such mixed emotion flying around with regard to these grades, in all schools nationally.  With the cancellation of all exams this summer, students across the country today have received grades based on their work over the last 2 years within school, supported with a robust quality assurance process.  As agreed with all other head teachers in Cheshire East, we will not be releasing headline measures this year, suffice to say we are celebrating amazing outcomes and progression routes for our students.

We have 247 brilliant Yr11 students, who are unfortunately too numerous to mention in this press release.  As a flavour of our great students, we have included below some examples of the brilliant things our students are going to progress on to:

• Luc Singleton – All 9’s! WOW, all 9’s. What a fantastic achievement. Luc is planning on returning to Poynton High school Sixth form to study Physics, Maths, Further Maths and German.
• Anna Jones - All 9’s! We are very excited to be welcoming Anna back to Sixth form to study Maths, Geography, German and Physics.
• Olivia Buckley - All 9’s! Olivia is a true perfectionist. There is nothing more perfect than achieving a 9 in every subject. Oliva is returning to sixth form to study Maths, Physics German and History.
• Poppy Ardley – what an incredible set of results! Poppy has her own health challenges but never uses this as an excuse or allows it to be a barrier to her achievement. Congratulations for achieving 100% attendance.
• Joseph Bradley – Joe has not found this year ‘easy’ but he has achieved some fantastic results that he should be incredibly proud of.

The most recent performance measures are for the 2019 results and more information about these can be found here

https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/111436/poynton-high-school/secondary