Gad’s Hill School is celebrating another year of strong GCSE outcomes, with exceptional individual achievement, impressive subject successes and outstanding value-added performance that demonstrates the impact of a Gad’s Hill education.
As an academically non-selective school situated in an area with a large number of grammar schools, we are particularly proud that our most academically able pupils continue to achieve at the very highest levels while benefiting from the breadth of opportunity, leadership experiences and outstanding pastoral care that are central to life at Gad’s Hill.
This year’s highest achievers have produced results that would place them among the strongest candidates anywhere in the country. Carys leaves Gad’s Hill having achieved an extraordinary nine Grade 9s and three Grade 8s. Shivam, who joined Gad’s Hill in Nursery and has spent his entire school journey with us, achieved seven Grade 9s and three Grade 8s. Meanwhile, outgoing Head of School Junior secured five Grade 9s and four Grade 8s alongside the extensive leadership responsibilities he undertook during his final year.
These achievements provide powerful evidence that highly able pupils can flourish and achieve at the very highest academic level at Gad’s Hill School, where our pupils do not have to choose between academic excellence and personal development.
Comparison of grades achieved at Gad’s Hill School versus the National Average data
There were also notable strengths across a wide range of subjects with Grade 7 or above awarded at a substantially greater rate than the national average:
| Gad’s Hill School | National Average* |
| 36% | 21.8% |
*Data from https://www.jcq.org.uk/exam-results-data/
While headline grades are important, perhaps the most significant measure of success is the progress pupils make throughout their time at school. Gad’s Hill’s value-added data compares pupils’ GCSE outcomes with nationally benchmarked CAT4 assessments taken when they first join Upper School in Year 7.
At Gads Hill we look beyond the grades:
72% met or exceeded their baseline predictions
29% of students made significant progress exceeding their baseline predictions by 1 grade or more
6% of students exceed their predictions by 2 grades or more
