The results once again reflect the resilience and effort put in by Therfield’s students and will open doors and enable them to make the important choices regarding their next educational steps. These results couldn’t have been achieved without the hard work and support of staff and reflects the partnership between students, school, and parents. Whilst we need to wait until the national progress measures in October we expect the national Progress 8 measure to be another positive year showing success at Therfield.

This year is the second time of examining in the new system – graded 9-1, with 9 being the highest grade.

Headline figures:

• 65% of students achieved English and Maths at grade 4 or higher; 44% of students achieved grade 5 or higher in both,
• 4% of students got all grades 9-7,
• 21% of all grades at Therfield were 9-7 which represents great achievement across the school,
• There were 8 students who achieved more than eight 9-7 grades, 18 who achieved more than five,
• Success where more than half of grades were higher than a grade 5 in Physics, Biology, Chemistry, French, Computing, English Literature, Drama, English Language, History, Media, Geography and PE,
• Physics, Biology and Chemistry all achieved progress which puts them in the top 5% nationally for the Triple Science examinations.

Key success stories:

• Louis Cullen achieved 9 grade 9’s and 1 grade 8,
• Marcie Wood achieved 7 grade 9’s and 2 grade 8’s,
• Layla White, Isabelle Lidington, Isobel McLeod, Evie Lucas and Luca Mason all achieved an average of two grades better than national expectations.

Well done to all the students at Therfield who have worked hard over the past five years. We wish all of them the best of luck for their next steps and look forward to seeing the majority of them back for their place at Therfield Sixth Form.