The Independent Schools Council is a politically independent, not-for-profit organisation representing 1,270 independent schools educating more than 500,000 children. It exists to promote choice, diversity and excellence in education, developing talent at all levels of ability and from all backgrounds.

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GCSE Results

In 2006, 39,904 candidates from 563 ISC schools took GCSEs.

Candidates took an average of 9.4 subjects each, and:

More than one entry in four (26.5%) received the A* grade, up from 26% in 2005 (compared to 6.3% nationally, up from 5.9% the year before)
57.2% of all exam entries were graded A* or A, up from 56.9% in 2005 (compared to 19.1% nationally, up from 18.4% in 2005)
More than 19 out of 20 entries (95.1%) achieved grades A* to C (compared to 62.4% nationally, up from 61.2% in 2005)
93.5% achieved 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C including Maths and English, and 84.2% achieved 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C including Maths, English, a Science and a Modern Foreign Language
In 227 schools (40% of the total), every pupil achieved five or more A*-C grades. In a further 150 schools (a further 27% of the total), 95% or more of pupils achieved this standard

Click here to access ISC GCSE Results Tables.