Examination Results
Every year, St Columba’s College students make us proud with their hard work and dedication. Their efforts are reflected in the high standard of results they achieve.
A Level Examination Results Summer 2023
Bucking the national trend, our A* rate has doubled on the 2019 figure.
| Grades | Achievement |
|---|---|
| A*-A | One third of all grades |
| A*,A* | 13% |
| A,A,A | 21% |
Universities included LSE, Durham, Liverpool, Nottingham, Warwick, Kings College, London, Leeds and Bristol.
Notable successes include:
Beth – A*A*A, reading Classics at Oxford
Alec – A*A*A*, reading Physics at Manchester
Bobby – A*A*A*, reading Philosophy and Politics at Exeter
Richard – A*A*A,B reading Law at University College, London
A Level Results by Subject
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A*-A | A*-B | A*-C | A*-E | ||||||||
| # | A* | A | B | C | D | E | % | % | % | % | |
| Art | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 100.0 | 100 |
| Biology | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 | 62.5 | 75.0 | 100 |
| Business | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30.0 | 60.0 | 90.0 | 100 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 100 |
| Computer Science | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 |
| DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 |
| Drama & TS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100 |
| Economics | 16 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18.8 | 68.8 | 93.8 | 100 |
| English Lit | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 66.7 | 100 |
| French | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 |
| Further Maths | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 |
| Geography | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 100 |
| History | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31.6 | 63.2 | 89.5 | 100 |
| Latin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 |
| Mathematics | 27 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 48.1 | 74.1 | 85.2 | 100 |
| Music | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 60.0 | 100 |
| Physical Ed | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11.1 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 100 |
| Physics | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 | 62.5 | 87.5 | 100 |
| Politics | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43.8 | 81.3 | 93.8 | 100 |
| Psychology | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12.5 | 31.3 | 62.5 | 100 |
| Religious St | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 76.9 | 100.0 | 100 |
| Sociology | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10.5 | 47.4 | 78.9 | 100 |
| Spanish | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 100.0 | 100 |
| Total | 212 | 28 | 42 | 66 | 46 | 25 | 5 | 33.0188679245 | 64.1509433962 | 85.8490566038 | 100 |
| % | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! |
GCSE Results Summer 2023
| Results | St Columba’s College | National |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 18.4% | 4.9% |
| Grades 9-7 | 61.7% | 21.6% |
| Grade 4 & above | 98.4% | 67.8% |
Congratulations to Evan, Patrick, and Edward achieved a magnificent 10 grade 9s.
English Language 58% 9-7
Mathematics 65% 9-7
Chemistry 100% 9-7
Religious Studies 77% 9-7
Statistics 81% 9-7
The overwhelming majority of subjects showed a positive ‘value added’ on baseline assessment scores. Science added 1.00 grades per student on average across their different GCSE courses. Religious Studies 0.88 grades per student, English Language 0.81 grades per student and Maths 0.7 grades per student.
GCSE Results by Subject
| Grade | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | U | 9-7 | 9-4 | |||
| Art & Design | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 100 | ||
| Computer Science | 24 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 83 | ||
| Design & Technology | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 100 | ||
| Drama | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 86 | ||
| Business | 45 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.9 | 98 | ||
| English Language | 98 | 13 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 100 | ||
| English Literature | 98 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 100 | ||
| French | 32 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43.8 | 88 | ||
| Geography | 38 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.6 | 95 | ||
| History | 48 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 | 100 | ||
| Latin | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 100 | ||
| Mathematics | 98 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.3 | 99 | ||
| Further Mathematics | 39 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74.4 | 97 | ||
| Music | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.8 | 100 | ||
| Physical Education | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 100 | ||
| Religious Studies | 98 | 20 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.5 | 99 | ||
| Biology | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | 100 | ||
| Chemistry | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 100 | ||
| Physics | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 | 100 | ||
| Science Double | 148 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.8 | 100 | ||
| Spanish | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 100 | ||
| Statistics | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.3 | 100 | ||
| Other | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 100 | ||
| Total | 943 | 173 | 219 | 190 | 174 | 124 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| % | 18.4 | 22.9 | 20.4 | 18.5 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 61.7 | 98.4 |
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