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This year’s GCSE, A Level and BTEC grades clearly illustrate the trajectory of improvement that has been underway over the past few years:

  • Over 2/3 of Year 11 students achieved a grade 4 or above in both GCSE English and maths, with 55% achieving grade 5 or above in both
  • 1/5 of students achieved a grade 7 or above in both GCSE English and maths
  • Over 1/3 of A Levels resulted in A* or A grades
  • 48% of Year 13 students achieved all A* to B grades
  • Sixth Formers at Sedgehill Academy secured offers from a range of Russell Group universities, including Queen Mary’s University of London, Birmingham and Nottingham

Our GCSE results have improved year after year across every metric.

GCSE Results Trend
  2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
% of students achieving grade 4 or above in both GCSE English & maths 44% 48% 68% 62% 68% 71%
% of students achieving grade 5 or above in both GCSE English & maths 24% 28% 53% 50% 55% 50%
% of students achieving grade 7 or above in both GCSE English & maths 1% 5% 12% 10% 21% -
% of students achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English & maths 39% 43% 66%   66% -
% of students achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grade 5 or above including English & maths 18% 26% 49% 49% 53% -
Attainment 8 36.44 40.28 49.18   50.03 -
Ebacc strong pass whole cohort 6% 5% 18% 20% 24% -
MATHS - % of students achieving grade 4+ 54% 53% 85% 69% 73% -
MATHS - % of students achieving grade 5+ 26% 30% 63% 57% 60% -
MATHS - % of students achieving grade 7+ 7% 10% 21% 16% 23% -
ENGLISH - % of students achieving grade 4+ 58% 67% 70% 79% 80% -
ENGLISH - % of students achieving grade 4+ 44% 51% 62% 62% 62% -
ENGLISH - % of students achieving grade 4+ 9% 15% 22% 21% 36% -

* denotes Teacher or Centre Assessed Grades due to exams not being sat

Outstanding Performers at Key Stage 5 - 2023

  • Khamarni: Achieved an A* in English Literature and an A in Philosophy & Ethics; will attend the University of York to study English and History.
  • Meltem: Secured two As in English and History and a B in Maths; will be studying Economics and Politics at the University of York.
  • Orlandas: Earned an A in Maths, a C in Engineering, and a double Distinction in Business; will attend the University of York to study Economics.
  • Aisha: Achieved a Merit in IT, a Distinction in Media, and Distinction*-Distinction-Distinction in Photography; will study photography at the University for the Creative Arts.
  • Manuel: Secured a Distinction in IT, a Merit in Media, and a B in Business; will attend the University of Westminster to study Software Engineering.
  • AJ: Earned a Distinction in Media, a Merit in Music, and a triple Distinction in Photography; will study Filmmaking at Kingston University.
  • Dylan: Achieved two Bs in Geography and Philosophy & Ethics, and a Merit in Media; will attend the University of West London to study Air Transport Management.
  • Tracey: Secured a Merit in Music, a B in Sociology, and a C in Philosophy & Ethics; will study Sociology at the University of Sussex.
  • Diya: Achieved two Distinctions in IT and Media, and a Distinction*-Distinction-Distinction in Photography; will attend Goldsmiths to study Media and Communications.

Top-Performing GCSE Students - 2023

  • Casey: Achieved grade 9s in five subjects and grade 8s in three, with an additional grade 5.
  • Oliwier: Earned four grade 9s, four grade 8s, two grade 6s, and one grade 5.
  • Frankie: Secured one grade 9, three grade 8s, and four grade 6s.
  • Emmilia: Earned one grade 8, five grade 7s, one grade 6, and one grade 5.

Congratulations to all these students on their extraordinary achievements. Their hard work and dedication have paid off, contributing to another year of academic excellence at Sedgehill Academy.

Key Stage 5 Destinations 2021
Gap year 10
Gap year with deferred place 3
Apprenticeship 3 students
BTEC Vocational 2
Employment 4
University - Russell Group 14
University - Top Third 10
University - HE Institution 13
Pre-Apprenticeship 1
Left during KS5 1
University - HE Institution 3 students
Key Stage 4 Destinations 2021
Actual destination - Pathway Actual destination - Sixth form Number of students
A Levels / BTEC / Other equivalent academic route Sedgehill Academy Sixth Form 14
Left during Year 11 N/A 2
A Levels / BTEC / Other equivalent academic route Other school sixth form in Lewisham 31
A Levels / BTEC / Other equivalent academic route Alternative sixth form 45
GCSE Results 2021

“This year’s GCSE grades continue our trajectory of improvement that has been underway over the past few years. Whilst the awards themselves are not directly comparable with normal years, they do reflect the hard work, ambition and excellent learning that students have displayed during their GCSE studies. “Every student celebrating today can be proud of their achievements and we look forward to welcoming many of them back to our thriving Sixth Form in September where they can aspire to similar success of our A Level students this week."

Among those celebrating individual successes were:

  • Perrine who was awarded eight Grade 9s and a Grade 8;
  • Maggie who was awarded seven Grade 9s, a Grade 8 and a Grade 7;
  • Aisha who was awarded six Grade 9s, two Grade 8s and a Grade 7;
  • Kharmarni who was awarded two Grade 9s, four Grade 8s, a Grade 7 and two Grade 6s;
  • Michael who was awarded two Grade 9s, three Grade 8s, two Grade 7s, a Grade 6 and a Grade 5;
  • Thomas who was awarded a Grade 9, four Grade 8s, three Grade 7s and a Grade 6;
  • Constantios who was awarded four Grade 9s, five Grade 8s and a Grade 6;
  • Meltem who was awarded three Grade 9s, a Grade 8 and a Grade 7.
A Level & BTEC Results 2021

Sedgehill Sixth Formers will be going on to study a broad range of disciplines, from Aeronautical Engineering to English Literature at a variety of universities including Russell Group Universities such as  the University of Leeds and Queen Mary University of London.

Student destinations 2021 include:            

  • Aeronautical Engineering, City University of London
  • Law, City University of London
  • Law with Criminology, University of Birmingham
  • Maths, Queen Mary’s University of London
  • Automotive Engineering, Brunel University
  • Journalism, University of Leeds
  • Spanish & Russian, Queen Mary’s University of London
  • English Literature and Creative Writing, Queen Mary’s
Top Performing GCSE Students 2022
  • David who achieved 9s in English Literature, English Language, Maths, Spanish, French, Chemistry and Physics and 8s in Biology and Geography
  • Huyen who achieved 9s in English Literature, English Language, Maths, History, Biology, Chemistry and Physics and 8s in Art and French
  • Ting who achieved 9s in English Language, Maths, Chemistry and History, and 8s in Biology, English Literature and Physics and a 6 in Art
  • Russell  who achieved 9s in English Literature, History and Combined Science, 8s in Business, Maths and RE, 7 in English Language
  • Ava who achieved 9s in Maths and Physics, 8s in English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Music, Geography and Drama plus a 7 in French
  • Aiden achieved a 9 in History, 8s in English Literature, Maths and Business Studies plus 7s in English Language, Drama and French and 5s in Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Top Performers at Key Stage 5 - 2022
  • Ben achieved A*, A*, A* and a place at Southampton University to study Psychology
  • Charley achieved a double Distinction * and is heading to the University of Greenwich to study for a degree in Business
  • Jonathan who will be heading to the University of Nottingham to study Engineering
  • Ashane  who is going to the University of Kent to study Law
  • Charli who has secured a place at the University of Sussex to study Maths
  • Endrit who will be studying Marketing at study at Queen Mary’s University
  • Glen who is off to Kingston University to study aeronautical engineering
  • Gizem who will become a much sought-after woman in engineering at London South Bank University
  • Arthiran who will be studying radiology at the University of Cardiff

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