Staff and students at Rushcliffe Spencer Academy are celebrating the school’s “best ever” GCSE results. Building on 2023, when Rushcliffe was amongst the top performing state schools in the county, the Academy has further improved its outcomes. This bumper crop of exam results comes hot on the heels of the superb achievements of Year 13 last week.
Nearly 90% of all students have achieved a standard pass, and close to three quarters have attained a strong pass in English and Maths. Almost 30% of students have achieved Grades 7 and above in English and Maths (equivalent to an A/A*). Over 40% of all Grades were awarded at 7 and above, and an astonishing 1 in 10 were awarded at Grade 9.
While the school is proud of every student, congratulations are due to Samuel Buller, Noah Greany, Pak To Chan, Oliver Feakes, Alice Johnson, Simone Tufano, Anish Anand, Anna Bourque, Joseph Harper, Charlie Horridge, Harriet Keen, Evan Mordan, Monica Stephen and Iona Ramsay, who all achieved 7 or more Grade 9s.
Hannah Al-Karmi, who achieved 6 Grade 9s and 3 Grade 8s said “I couldn’t be happier with these results. I’m very grateful for all the support I received at Rushcliffe, allowing me to shine brightly.”
Monica Stephen, who achieved an incredible 8 Grade 9s and 1 Grade 8 agreed, saying “Thank you so much to all my teachers for the support as I would never have gotten my results without their help.”
Head of School, Sarah Sismey said “we are so excited to celebrate this stunning set of examination results with this fantastic cohort of young people. These have only been achieved because of some incredibly hard work from our diligent students, who have been supported by our exceptional staff team, as well as their parents and carers. We are so proud of all of them, and we cannot wait to welcome them back into our sixth form or to hear news of their next steps.”
Executive Principal, Graeme Smith added “Rushcliffe Spencer Academy continues to provide an amazing standard of education for our young people. The teamwork and ethos of achievement is threaded through all that we do and is a delight to be able to share in our Year 11 achievements today. I would like to add my thanks to those of Mrs Sismey to our amazing staff and supportive parents, without whom these achievements would not have been possible.”
Fraser Mitchell, Secondary Director for The Spencer Academies Trust, said “Firstly, congratulations to every Rushcliffe Spencer student and their families for what are a fantastic set of GCSE results. I’m doubly delighted as they represent Rushcliffe’s best ever key stage 4 attainment and I’m so proud that the new leadership team of Mrs Sismey and Mr Smith have started as record breakers! Thank you to every member of the Rushcliffe Spencer staff team for their hard work in a phenomenal year”.
