Exam Results 2011

Carr Manor High School’s GCSE results are the best ever in the school’s history, with almost 70% of pupils achieving at least 5 A*-C GCSE grades and 43% of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs including English and Maths.

These results show a significant increase in our continuing trend of positive outcomes for pupils and are testimony to the hard work and effort that all pupils have made across a wide range of academic and vocational courses.

Almost all pupils have either met or exceeded their personal targets, with more pupils than ever attaining Grades A*, A and B in English and Maths - the results in Maths are particularly pleasing with 24% of pupils achieving higher grades of A*, A or B.

The school has introduced a number of intervention strategies in recent years to help each pupil achieve his or her absolute best. This ‘personalised learning’ approach has enabled staff to provide a range of targeted and specialist support for each pupil.

There have been some excellent individual performances this year, including Connoll Borowski and Emma Booth who each achieved 15 GCSEs with 23 A*s and 7 Grade As between them.

Eliza Amoroso who joined the school at the start of Year 11 from the Philippines gained all 12 GCSEs at C or above. This was particularly impressive when trying to settle in to a new country and a new school and these results are testament to her hard work, determination and bravery.

Supun Dissanayake came to Carr Manor High School at the start of Year 9 speaking minimal English. His determined and conscientious approach to his studies has impressed all teaching staff and his results of 9 A*s and 3 As reflects this. Supun has now left the country to follow his father to Sri Lanka and has enrolled into the British Council School to do 'A' levels, though ultimately he intends to return to the country to go to university.

In addition to the Year 11’s performance, pupils in Year 10 have also been successful in taking some of their GCSE examinations early with several pupils already attaining A* / A grades.