GCSE Results

In 2009, 39,194 candidates from 555 ISC schools took 384,038 GCSEs & IGCSEs. Candidates took an average of 9.8 subjects each. 

• More than one entry in four (28.9%) received the A* grade, up from 28.5% in 2008 (compared to 7.1% nationally, up from 6.8% in 2008).

• 59.8% of all exam entries were graded A* or A, up from 59.2% in 2008 (compared to 21.6% nationally, up from 20.7% in 2008).
• 95.1% achieved grades A* to C, compared with 95.3% in 2008 (nationally, 61.7% were graded A* to C, compared with 65.7% in 2008).

• 93.2% achieved 5 results grades A*-C including Maths and English, and 81.6% achieved 5 results at grades A*-C including Maths, English, a Science and a Modern Foreign Language.

In 242 schools (43.6% of schools supplying data), every pupil achieved five or more A*-C grades. In a further 139 schools (a further 25.0% of the total), 95% or more of pupils achieved this standard.

Access ISC GCSE Results Tables here.