22 August 2024
Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr
Congratulations to all of our Key Stage 4 students on their amazing achievements!
Balloon arch up….lights…desks….envelopes….camera….8am doors open, and action. This morning, it was the turn of our Year 10 and 11 students to make the nervous journey to school to receive their exam results.
If you are reading this blog as an adult you will have been through the school examination system yourself and can testify that it is a stressful experience.
Some rip that envelope open with gusto. Others cradle it for a little longer as they work up the courage.
So we have the upmost respect for these young people who are forging their way with optimism and determination. Today is about celebrating their achievements.
Our GCSE students have demonstrated incredible determination and dedication over the last few months, and we’re thrilled to see so many achieve the results for which they had hoped. We appreciate that the definition of success differs between individual students depending on their personal goals, but we believe that all of our young people have something to be proud of following these results and we’re pleased to have been able to play our part in this.
Today, we saw a very large Year 11 cohort of nearly 300 students receive their GCSE results, with students achieving exceptional results in a range of academic and vocational qualifications. These achievements include nearly one third of the year group achieving at least five GCSEs at A*/A. Nearly all students in the cohort achieved the Level 1 threshold qualifications including three GCSEs). Over two thirds of the cohort achieved at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and Mathematics. More students than ever achieved 12, 13, or 14 GCSEs at A* and A
We are incredibly proud of this next indicator, the highest Capped 9 points score that the school has ever achieved at over 402, and even more significantly, the highest Capped 9 points score for our vulnerable groups at nearly 370.
We are absolutely delighted to see all of our students achieving such amazing results that will impact immediately and on the longer term on their life chances.
While 140+ students are choosing to study for their A Levels at Llanishen High School, other students are celebrating their progression into vocational pathways including entrance to the army, nursing, and apprenticeships into a range of professions including mechanics, hair dressing, engineering and beauty therapy.
It has been a delightfully hectic morning and amazing to have the students and their families on site to share their successes. Here is a further round up of some of the superstars who collected their results today…….
It was also great to see so many students from Year 10 this morning. This is your half-way pit stop! A chance to pause and take stock about what you want to achieve in your final year of statutory education. We commend you on your Year 10 journey. You have also contended with exceptional challenge with determination and good grace.
As always, I would also like to extend my thanks to our teachers, support staff and examinations team for the huge amount of work that has been undertaken throughout the year to ensure that our students achieve the qualifications to enable them to progress to the next stage of their lives in education or employment.
Again, we take our hats off to parents and family members who have supported, nudged, and walked that fine balance of supporting these young people through the last 10/11 years.
Our journey with some of you will continue and we’ll be seeing some familiar faces this September as we welcome back over 140 students hoping to start their A Levels with us at Sixth Form. We look forward to seeing how these individuals thrive in the next phase of their education. As we have been from the moment they stepped through our doors, we’ll be here to support them every step of the way. For others pursuing alternative routes, we wish them the absolute best of luck in all of their future endeavours, and we can’t wait to see what they will achieve.
All that remains is for me to wish you all a very happy bank holiday weekend.
We look forward to welcoming Years 7, 11, 12 and 13 back to school on Tuesday 3rd September.
They will be joined by Years 8, 9 and 10 on Wednesday 4th September.
Thank you for reading/Diolch am ddarllen,
Mrs Sarah Parry, Headteacher