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Local college among top GCSE performers
27 Jan 2012

St George's College has been ranked among the top 200 schools in England for GCSE attainment after every one of its students achieved A* to C grades in at least five GCSEs or equivalent qualifications, including English and Maths, in 2011.



A local college has been ranked among the top 200 schools in England for GCSE attainment.

St George’s College was named on the list after every student achieved A* to C grades in at least five GCSEs or equivalent qualifications, including English and Maths, in 2011.

The news comes with the government having published the results of more than 3,300 secondary schools’ GCSE and A-Level exams from last year.

According to the results, 95.4% of pupils at Surrey schools achieved at least five passes at GCSE or equivalent level, compared to a national average of 93.5%.

The proportion of pupils achieving five or more A* to C grades, meanwhile, was 79.9% in Surrey. This was 0.4% above the national average.

In addition, 63.4% of Surrey pupils achieved at least five A* to C grades including English and Maths, compared to a national average of 58.9%.

As far as the A-level results are concerned, 81.2% of students in Surrey achieved three or more A-levels.

The average across England was 82.1%.

Selected results from schools and colleges in and around Elmbridge are as follows:


School Name % achieving 5+ A*-G GCSEs (or equivalent) % achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) % achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs % achieving 3 or more A Levels (or equivalent)
ACS Cobham International School N/A N/A N/A 84%
Brooklands College N/A N/A N/A 50%
Claremont Fan Court School 100% 100% 90% N/A
Esher Cof E High School 97% 75% 60% N/A
Esher College N/A N/A N/A 93%
Heathside School 97% 78% 67% 95%
Hinchley Wood School 100% 84% 79% 86%
Notre Dame Senior School 100% 100% 97% 90%
Reed’s School 99% 98% 97% 94%
Rydens School 90% 63% 50% 89%
St George’s College 100% 100% 100% 100%
Yehudi Menuhin School 100% 100% 92% N/A


To view the full GCSE and A-level attainment tables for schools in Surrey, click here.

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