Blog Archives: August 2014

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GCSE results – what’s the scores on the doors?

By Lindsay Plumpton, Communications Leader, Tuesday 26 August 2014

Lindsay Plumpton

This year saw a transition for GCSE Level qualifications, with a focus on end point examination, (removing the earlier ‘January series’ re-sit & modular examinations). Last week, thousands of teens received their all-important results and overall, the 2014 results show a 98.5% pass rate, down 0.3 percentage points (but with a rise in students receiving A*s). While some subjects, such as ICT, Computing and Business Studies recorded significant growth, the number of English entries dropped by more than 215,000. Among 15-year-olds, the number of maths entries dropped by 76 per cent, from 170,357 down to 39,292.

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Results Day – more young people consider apprenticeships

By Lindsay Plumpton, Communications Leader, Thursday 14 August 2014

Lindsay Plumpton

So the big day has arrived and the result is…. that the overall pass rate is down for the first time in 30 years.  However, the percentage of A* grades awarded has risen from 7.6% to 8.2%. Despite this, there are a record number of university places available and students could still get places at their chosen university, even if they have not achieved the required grades.

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Results Day approaches – so what happens next?

By Lindsay Plumpton, Communications Leader, Monday 11 August 2014

Lindsay Plumpton

A Level results day – the countdown is on and nerves are running high. In just a few days, thousands of young people across the country will be either celebrating or commiserating as they open that all-important envelope. Eyes awash with tears of relief, of joy, of disappointment. But what happens if the results that they’re clutching aren’t quite what they’re expecting? What next? A recent piece of research conducted by Which? University revealed that more than half of students in England and Wales have no back-up plan if they fail to get the grades they need to get to their university of choice. What’s more, almost three-quarters of applicants (70%) have not researched the clearing process for unfilled degree places (as reported by the BBC).

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