Pangbourne College is pleased to celebrate our GCSE success with pupils and their families following the difficult year they have all had. The overall pass rate (Grades 9-4) for this year was 97% and 46% of the Grades were 9-7.

‘We know how difficult this exam year has been for everyone, including pupils, families and schools,” says Mrs Samantha Greenwood,  Deputy Head Academic. ‘We are proud of how well our pupils have adapted to the changing assessment requirements and know that they will reap the benefits of their hard work as they move into the Sixth Form.’

Individual GCSE success stories include Fleuve, who achieved 11 grade 9s, and Jonathan who achieved ten grade 9s. Daniel achieved nine grade 9s and one grade 8. Daniel says: ‘I’m really, really happy. I was most surprised at my English Literature result as that was probably the most demanding course. French was my favourite subject and I’m very happy with my result.’ Daniel will be going on to study Politics, Economics, French and Music at A Level.

Mollie achieved nine GCSEs at grade 5 and above and says: ‘I’m so happy with my results! I was shocked at my result in PE and happiest with Science as that was the subject I found the hardest.” She will be going on to study French, PE and Business.

Freddy achieved ten GCSEs at grade 6 and above and says: ‘I’m very happy. I received the grades I needed so now I can go on to study Maths, Further Maths and Economics at A Level. I will also be doing an EPQ.’

Mr Mark Seccombe, Director of Studies says: ‘In common with most schools, Pangbourne College put a lot of time and effort into the Teacher Assessed Grades earlier this Summer. We gathered evidence from a broad range of assessments, including teacher-set examinations. We also carried out a rigorous moderation process before submission, so we are highly confident that these grades are fair reflections of individual pupils’ achievements.’

Photo reproduced with the kind permission of The Telegraph