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News22nd August 2024

Ark celebrates GCSE results

Year 11 students at Ark secondary schools in Birmingham, London, Hastings and Portsmouth are celebrating their GCSE results today.
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Across the Ark network, GCSE results have improved in key measures. Provisional data shows that 47 percent of all students achieved a 9-5 in both English and Maths – a three percentage point increase on 2023.

Jerry Collins, Director of Secondary, said: “We’ve seen improvement across the network, and some outstanding individual results. This reflects our students’ hard work and dedication, as well as the excellent support they have received from staff. We are excited to see our Year 11s progress to the next level of their education and wish them well.”

There are many stories of exceptional individual achievement across our schools – from overcoming adversity, to achieving a raft of high grades in all subjects.

Afra

Ark Burlington Danes

Nine 9s and an 8

“Thank you so much to the amazing teachers at Ark Burlington Danes for helping me get here. I am so excited to study English, History and Classics next year!”

Daria

Ark Putney

Daria Apruda joined Ark Putney from Ukraine in May last year. In addition to navigating the challenges of being a refugee in the UK, she quickly had to catch up on a year of GCSE content in a language that was not her own. Today she celebrates one grade 9, three grade 7s, one grade 8, one grade 6 and one grade 5. She said, “If I have a goal, I will do everything I can to reach it. My maths teacher really pushed me through offering loads of amazing interventions – I went from a 5 to a 7 in a year. My long-term aspiration is to work in scientific research, and I have chosen to studying biology, psychology and geography at Ark Putney sixth form – I can’t wait.”

Senan

Ark Burlington Danes

Seven grade 9s, two grade 8s and one grade 7

Faithfulness

Ark All Saints

Two grade 9s, six grade 8s and 1 Grade 7

“It was a phenomenal experience – I got grades I worked hard for and realised it wasn’t just natural intelligence, my hard work paid off.”

Mohammed

Ark Boulton

Mohammed’s great GCSE results have secured him a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship at Jaguar Land Rover

Sophia

Ark Pioneer

Seven grade 9s, two grade 8s, and further mathematics.

“I am so happy and shocked – with all the hardships over the last five years we have made it! I could not have done this without the school, who has taught me a lot about self-discipline and how to revise. I am so proud of my grade 9 in maths and further maths grade as I want to do these subjects for A level and university. Revision and those few months were hard, but it all paid off… now I can celebrate!”

Amy

Ark Greenwich

12 Grade 9s

Sagar

Ark Isaac Newton Academy

Five grade 9s, and three grade 8s

“Couldn’t be happier”

Mishal

Ark Boulton

Nine grade 9s

Mishal hopes to study law at Oxford and to work in the United Nations one day.

Katherine

Isaac Newton Academy

Nine grade 9s and a grade 8

“I did better than I thought I would; I got an 8 in further maths!”

William

Ark Alexandra

Seven grade 9s, one grade 8, and two grade 7s

Maheep

Ark Charter

Maheep Kaur gained nine GCSEs including a 9 in RE and a grade 7 in English Literature. Maheep said, “I am really happy. Thank you to all of my teachers because if they hadn’t been here, I would not have got these grades.”

Earlier in the year, Maheep also won the Youth Parliament election and became an official member of the Youth Cabinet, representing the views of young people in Portsmouth.

Nathanael

Ark Globe

Five grade 9s, four grade 8s, one grade 7 and one grade 6

“These are the best results I have seen at my time at Globe. I remember the moment I was in my exam, feeling nervous. I wanted to escape, but I realised that nothing I could do would get me out, so I calmed myself down. No matter how tired or nervous you are, always think about how that moment will help you in your future. If that doesn’t feel like enough, think abut all the people around you who want to see you succeed. For me, it has been my mum who has always been there to support me. I think about what she had to do it get to this country and how much she might have suffered to give me a life she never had. So, it doesn’t matter how many sleepless nights you have to endure, just remember your hard work today will bring joy to you and the people around you.”

Maliea

Ark Evelyn Grace Academy

Three grade 9s, three grade 8s, three grade 7s and a grade 6

“Aim for the highest grades you can achieve. Reach for the stars so you can at least land on the moon.”

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