PROUD GCSES DAY FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THE HURLINGHAM ACADEMY

~ Year 11s take their moment to celebrate another fantastic year of achievement as GCSEs are awarded nationally ~

~ Two-thirds of students (65%) gain a grade 5 or higher in both English and maths, with a quarter achieving a grade 7 or above in the two subjects ~

It was a day of celebrations at The Hurlingham Academy, as students received their GCSE results and took a moment to reflect on some fantastic achievements.

This year, two-thirds of students (65%) gained a grade 5 or higher in both English and maths, with a quarter achieving a grade 7 or above in the two subjects. Alongside this, students picked up a raft of the highest grades and a number of subject areas enjoyed particularly strong performances.

This includes the sciences, with 93% of students taking Chemistry GCSE achieving a grade 7 or higher, 89% achieving the same in Physics and 81% in Biology. Likewise, well over half of students (58%) achieved a grade 7 or higher in either English Literature or English Language, or both. In Chinese, 100% of those taking the GCSE gained at least a grade 5 and 76% secured a grade 7 or above.

Amid the overall year group celebrations, there were also a number of students who had particularly noteworthy performances, including:

· Rihana, who achieved seven grade 9s and four grade 8s;

· Ahlam, who achieved four grade 9s and six grade 8s;

· Matyas, who achieved four grade 9s, two grade 8s and five grade 7s;

· Ethan, who achieved two grade 9s, seven grade 8s and two grade 7s;

· Khadijah, who achieved three grade 9s, six grade 8s and a grade 7;

· Mike, who achieved two grade 9s, five grade 8s and two grade 7s.

Leon Wilson, Principal of The Hurlingham Academy, said:

“We are very pleased with the outcomes across the board for our Year 11 students, knowing how much focus, effort and determination has gone into securing these achievements. Likewise, our amazing staff team deserve tremendous praise for everything they do to support our students.

“As we celebrate our Year 11s’ qualifications, we also celebrate the character and confidence they each have developed and the contributions they have all made during their time at The Hurlingham Academy. Every young person this year is moving on successfully to Sixth Form and further study and, as they do so, they can take immense pride in what they have already achieved.

“It’s been another fantastic year of achievement for students and staff at our school and these GCSE celebrations have been a fitting end to the summer as we lead into a new academic year.”

Summary of our 2024 ExAmination results

TOP GRADES FOR THE HURLINGHAM ACADEMY STUDENTS YET AGAIN

2024 continues our track record of excellent GCSE results:

• Just under 2/3 of grades were at 7 or higher
• 3/4 of grades were 5+
• 83% were 4+

These successes were also mirrored in the EBacc, which measures students’ performances across at least seven GCSEs in the five areas: English language, English literature, maths, double science or biology, chemistry and physics, history or geography and a language. This year, over half (53%) of The Hurlingham Academy’s Year 11s achieved the EBacc at grade 4 or above, with 41% of them doing so at grade 5 or higher.

The following students achieved a particularly impressive set of results:

• Avery: 9x Grade 9, 1x Grade 8, 1x Grade 7
• Matheus: 8x Grade 9 , 2x Grade 8, 1x Grade 7, 1x Grade 6
• Jordan: 7x Grade 9, 4x Grade 8
• Christine: 7x Grade 9, 3x Grade 8, 1x Grade 7
• Artyom: 7x Grade 9, 3x Grade 8, 1x Grade 6
• Tamila: 7x Grade 9, 3x Grade 8, 1x Grade 6

Examination Results 

Students and staff at The Hurlingham Academy in Hammersmith and Fulham are celebrating some stand-out performances as they collect their results today.

Now that exam arrangements have returned to pre-pandemic levels this year, the school’s overall results have also confirmed significant improvements on key measures since the last comparable figures in 2019.

An impressive three quarters of all Year 11s at the school (75%) achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, whilst 41% of them achieved a grade 7 or higher in the two subjects.

Across a broader range of subjects, the school also performed well: 

• 83% of students achieved a grade 5 or above in either English Literature or Language, with 50% achieving grade 7 or above; 
• 77% of students achieved a grade 5 or above in maths, with 50% achieving grade 7 or above; 
• In Chemistry, Physics and Biology, 100% of students achieved a grade 6 or above; 
• In Spanish, 100% of students achieved a grade 5 or above, with 73% achieving grade 7 or above; 
• In Business, 88% of students achieved a grade 5 or above, with 48% achieving grade 7 or above. 

In addition to the headline improvements, there have been some excellent individual performances, including from:

• Chloe Z, who achieved an amazing twelve straight grade 9s;
• Anais and Yan, who each achieved ten grade 9s and a grade 8;
• Ilgaz, who achieved eight grade 9s, two grade 8s and two grade 7s;
• Timofey, who achieved seven grade 9s, two grade 8s and a grade 7;
• Arian K, who achieved seven grade 9s, two grade 8s, a grade 7 and a grade 6;
• Ravi, who achieved four grade 9s and six grade 8s;
• Safia, who achieved two grade 9s, seven grade 8s and a grade 7;
• Undram, who achieved two grade 9s, five grade 8s, two grade 7s and a grade 5.

Commenting on this year’s results, Leon Wilson, Principal at The Hurlingham Academy, said:  

“It has been fantastic to see students celebrating not only some exceptional individual performances today but a set of results for the whole cohort that puts us among some of the best schools in the country.

“Each student has been a credit to themselves during their time at The Hurlingham Academy – showing character and determination amid the challenges of the pandemic and excelling in their GCSE studies.

“These results will provide strong foundations for success as they move onto Sixth Form and further study – we can’t wait to see what they do next.”

Performance Tables

Click here to view the performance tables for The Hurlingham Academy