There was a vibrant atmosphere at Queen Anne’s School on Thursday morning as students arrived to collect their GCSE results.
The school says that it is immensely proud to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our Upper 5 (Year 11) students.
This year, 34% of all grades awarded were the top grade 9, with an impressive 68% of grades at 9–7 across a diverse range of subjects—from Maths and Science to Art, Drama, and PE.
Crystal Bassey joined Queen Anne’s in Year 7 from St. Anne’s Primary School in Caversham. She was the first to receive the Red Cloak Fund Award, receiving a scholarship to Queen Anne’s and enabling her to start the journey to her GCSE success.
Crystal has achieved nine 9s in subjects such as Art, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, English Literature and English Language. She also has a fantastic 7 in Level 2 Higher Maths.
The modern languages department are celebrating another exceptional year of GCSE results in French and Spanish, with our students once again achieving at the very highest level.
In French, 60% of students secured a Grade 9, with 75% achieving Grade 8 or 9. A highlight was seen in the Speaking exam, where 50% of students achieved full marks – an unprecedented result. For context, in 2023 the highest score achieved was 65/70, yet this year, ten students received perfect scores, while two others came remarkably close with 68/70 and 69/70.
In Spanish, 53.8% of students awarded a Grade 9 and an impressive 77% achieving Grades 8 or 9. Lizzie Collier, in GCSE Spanish, achieved an impressive score of 278 out of 280.
This feat was accomplished by dropping only two marks out of four papers: Listening (49/50), Speaking (69/70), Reading (50/50), and Writing (60/60). Lizzie came away with five 9s, two 8s and one grade 7 with a bonus 5 in Further Maths.
The English department are celebrating, with 78% of students awarded the top grade 9. One of those was Lucie Barton with six 9s including in both English Language and Literature and a further three grade 8s. Lucie also achieved an A* in her Higher Project Qualification (HPQ).
