Pupils at Oxford High School GDST are among those marks celebrating across the city today following this year’s examination period. The all-girls institution has once again delivered impressive performance across numerous subjects.
This cohort secured 88 percent of entries at the 9 to 7 range, with half of all grades reaching the top mark of 9. Every candidate entered for Textiles, Russian, Mandarin and Computer Science obtained grades between 9 and 7, while Italian, French, German and Mandarin each saw more than 70 percent of entries awarded the highest grade.
The institution’s leadership expressed satisfaction with the outcomes. Marina Gardiner Legge, Head of Oxford High School, reflected that the day represented an opportunity to recognise both the academic achievements and the personal development students have undergone. The pupils have contributed extensively to school life and will maintain these pursuits in the sixth form. She particularly noted the cohort’s demonstration of intellectual curiosity combined with determination, observing that students who began their secondary education in year group bubbles due to the pandemic have developed into assured and generous young people. Many will progress to the sixth form and emerge as future leaders, with staff and families deserving recognition for their guidance.
When comparing this academic year to the previous one, students achieved strong results, though some metrics showed minor decreases. The proportion of grades at 9 or 8 stood at 74 percent, down from 83.33 percent previously, while the 9 to 7 percentage fell slightly from 94.12 percent to 88 percent.
Several pupils combined exceptional examination performance with extracurricular achievements. Taisia secured 11 GCSE qualifications while competing in tennis, contributing to the school’s recognition as School of the Year by the Lawn Tennis Association, two national final appearances and School Sport magazine National Cup victory. Aadya earned nine GCSEs alongside the same tennis accomplishments.
Cassie, a member of the England U16 touch rugby squad, complemented her sporting commitments with academic subjects including Textiles, where the OCR examination board identified her among the highest-performing candidates nationally. She accumulated eight grades at 9 or 8 overall and will undertake STEM scholarship studies in the sixth form.
Some families marked double celebrations following simultaneous GCSE and A level successes. Evie obtained 11 GCSEs all graded 9, while her sister Eleanor achieved straight A stars in last week’s A level examinations, securing a university place to study Biomedical Sciences in Edinburgh. Trisee earned 10 GCSEs spanning grades 7 to 9 and will join the same sixth form, where her sibling Trinity collected A level results of A star, A, A, A last week, enabling entry to King’s College London for Neuroscience and Psychology.
Emilia collected eleven grade 9s, continuing a tradition established by Alex, who departed the school two years ago to pursue Molecular Science at Oxford. All three will join the sixth form as Academic Scholars.