GCSE results

This year Hove Park School are celebrating their best ever set of GCSE results!

This summer we have seen our students’ results improve significantly compared with previous years. The staff at the school would like to congratulate all our Year 11 and 6th form students for the hard work that has seen so many achieve success in their GCSEs. After several challenging years, they can now celebrate gaining the qualifications that will take them on to the next stage of their education at sixth form or college!

Head teacher Jim Roberts praised the hard work of both the students and staff. He said:

"We are all incredibly proud of the students and their achievements. Against the backdrop of national trends and the challenges of the last couple of years, Year 11 students have delivered the best set of results in the school’s history. These results are a true reflection of student commitment to their studies, high quality teaching and pastoral support. We wish them all the very best for the future and look forward to hearing about all their future successes."  

The GCSE results have improved since 2019, which was the last time students sat public exams in England. The results have also improved compared to 2020 and 2021, which were the Covid years when grades were determined by teacher assessment rather than exams; this contrasts positively with the national picture, where results as a whole have dipped across the country since the return of exams.

The main headlines include:

• Improved results in all main subject areas compared with previous years

• Better outcomes than the last set of published national average figures

• An increase of 10% in the proportion of students achieving a GCSE pass of grade 4 or above in both English and maths since 2019

• An increase of 12% in the proportion of students achieving a GCSE pass of grade 5 or above in both English and maths since 2019

• An improvement in the proportion of students achieving pass grades in all the EBacc subjects (English, maths, science, languages and humanities). This year 73% of students took GCSEs in EBacc subjects at Hove Park School. This demonstrates the strength and breadth of our curriculum and compares favourably with the national picture where only 40% of students took Ebacc subjects in the last set of public exams.

• Improved results for students for whom the school received pupil premium funding and also for students with special educational needs. In addition, there has been a reduction in the difference between these students’ results and the results of other students in the year group. This shows the impact of the work we do in the school to ensure equality of opportunity and ensure all students are supported to achieve their potential as much as possible
  

A note about Progress 8:

Progress 8 is the main headline performance measure for schools. It indicates how much progress pupils have made at secondary school, between the end of key stage 2 (Year 6) and the end of key stage 4 (Year 11), compared to other similar pupils across England. 

Because this measure is comparative, the results of all schools in England are needed before it can be calculated and as a result we won’t find out our P8 figure until later in the autumn when the government share this data. In the meantime, however, our own estimate, based on the improvements detailed above, suggests we will see a significant improvement in our P8 figure this year and that it will be above the national average.

A message from all Brighton and Hove Secondary Headteachers…

Brighton and Hove Secondary Headteachers are jointly celebrating the achievements of our students. Schools have worked in partnership, closely and collaboratively, to ensure that every child in our city has access to a good education and is able to make strong progress. We take collective responsibility for a set of exams results that reflect great levels of attainment and achievement across all schools in Brighton and Hove. We are particularly proud of the ‘Class of 2022’ because of all that they have endured during their journey through Secondary School. Today’s results reflect the hard work and tenacity of a fantastic group of students, and an unerring commitment from all schools to joint practice development and partnership for the benefit of every young person in our city.