GCSE Exam Results 2021-22

We are proud of the outcomes our students achieved this year following two previously disrupted years of learning. The exam results this year remain unlike any year before and therefore comparing 2022 results across academic years or schools should be done with extreme caution.

Results Day News – August 2022

25th August 2022

Students and staff at Thamesmead are celebrating GCSE success. Students sat GCSE exams for the first time since 2019 as a result of the disruption caused by the pandemic.

Congratulations and well done to all our Thamesmead students who have received their results today. These results are even more impressive when you consider the extra hard work and focus this cohort of students have had to maintain to overcome the challenges of the last few years.

81% of our students have achieved a grade 4 or above in Maths and English (standard pass) which ensures that they can progress smoothly to their next steps beyond Thamesmead and we wish them all the best of success, be it sixth form study, further education college, apprenticeships, or employment.

12 of our students achieved an impressive number of Grade 9s, the highest grade available, in 6 or more of their GCSE subjects.

We are still waiting for the exam boards to confirm several provisional results which we anticipate will increase these further, and therefore it would be unfair to share individual successes while we await this final confirmation. However, you can see how happy our students were with their grades from the photographs below.

Phil Reeves – Headteacher

GCSE Exam Results 2020-2021

12th August 2021

This is our second GCSE results day where the achievements of the Year 11 students have not been assessed through the traditional method of final exams at the end of the GCSE course. This year’s process has been based upon grades awarded by schools, based on the evidence available to them that students had completed by the end of their courses, against a national standard and approved and awarded by the exam boards.

Despite this change to the process for the second year running there has been some incredible success for youngsters across the borough and we would like to celebrate in particular the success of a number of students who have been awarded top grades. Isabella Knight has achieved a grade 9 in each of her nine GCSEs. Tate Foxhall, Erin Howick, Amy Wallis, Holly Fletcher and Henry Brook have all achieved eight grade 9s each. Juliet Carroll, Olivia Mensah, Callum Stewart have all achieved seven grade 9s each, while Rhys Glands and Alexandra Brewis have achieved six grade 9s each.

It has been a pleasure to be able to welcome back our students that were able to collect their results from school today, to celebrate their success and happiness with them, and wish them well for the future as they move on to their next steps.

Traditionally at this time schools would share with you school performance data, including pass rates and subject performance measures. This year however The Spelthorne Secondary Schools are in agreement that due to these unusual circumstances it is not the right time for us to share this data and our combined focus should be on the community of young people we serve.

The government is not publishing performance data for any schools or colleges this year due to the varying impact of the pandemic.

We are incredibly proud of all the hard work that went into the achievement of these results in truly exceptional times. These students have maintained focus and commitment to their studies throughout 16 months of disruption and uncertainty. They have shown resilience and fortitude where many would give up. We hope that their achievements will now provide them with all they need to progress smoothly to their next stage of education or training and we look forward to seeing what they go on to achieve in the future.

I would like to thank and acknowledge the staff at Thamesmead who worked quickly, and tirelessly in this situation to prepare and implement a system that allowed our Year 11 students to be assessed.

Phil Reeves – Headteacher

Exams Results 2019-2020

20th August 2020

As you will be aware this is a GCSE results day like no other for students who were not given the chance to show what they may have achieved via the process of their final GCSE exams. This year’s process has been so very different but we now have clarity that the GCSE grades students have received are the centre assessed grades submitted by schools to Ofqual (The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulations).

Despite this disruption there has been some incredible success for youngsters across the borough and we would like to celebrate in particular the success of a number of Thamesmead students who have achieved some incredible exam results with Eloise Dignan has been awarded a clean sweep of ten grade 9s. Ian Volkov, Lucy Thomas, Samar Mouatakef, Mia Evans and Hannah D’Souza have been awarded nine grade 9s and a grade 8, Annabelle Harris achieved eight grade 9s and two grade 8s, James Whitehouse and Louis Green both achieved six grade 9s and four grade 8s. As well as celebrating these very high grades we are also thrilled with our students who have significantly exceeded their expected progress with their hard work and commitment. They are Amy Dabinett, Rebecca Hill, Anya Steers, Katie Hall, Sheridan Kerr, Vianney Daya, Adam Rapley, and Natasha Bray.

Normally at this time schools would share with you school performance data, including pass rates and subject performance measures. This year however The Spelthorne Secondary Schools are in agreement that due to these unusual circumstances it is not the right time for us to share this data and our combined focus should be on the community of young people we serve.

This has been a challenging year for all school students but when Year 11 found out in March that the GCSE exams were not going to be held and their final year at Thamesmead was to end so abruptly without the usual celebrations of carefully planned final assemblies and proms it was a huge disappoint to them. I am sure the turmoil of the change in government policy on exam results over the last week has also been worrying for students expecting GCSE results today. However, with these excellent results we know that the vast majority of our students will be celebrating their achievement in spite of all that has happened this year, and they represent a triumph over all the hurdles put in their way.

Thank you to all of the parents of Year 11 who supported the students throughout their GCSE studies in this highly unusual year, and the staff who taught them, and were given the responsibility of using the evidence available to them to assess their overall grades for submission to Ofqual. Most importantly to Year 11, congratulations for your success, the resilience you have shown and best wishes from us all at Thamesmead with your next step be it 6^th Form, Further Education College or an apprenticeship.

Phil Reeves – Headteacher

For information on the GCSE grading system, please watch this short film