All 16 secondary schools in Rotherham have shared provisional results data for a total of 3,422 students, after they received their provisional GCSE Maths and English results yesterday, 23 August.
Rotherham students are now achieving a grade 4 in English at the same rate as others nationally (71.2%). The gap between Rotherham students achieving grade 4 in Maths is also closing on the national average. Rotherham students achieved a pass rate of 67.5% at grade 4 in maths this year. This reduces the gap by 0.8% on last year and is closer to the national average of 72% for maths.
Rotherham students have bucked the national trend of a fall in grade 4 passes in maths, where nationally passes fell by 0.3% this year.
Indicative results show:
GCSE English
71.2% of Rotherham students achieved a grade 4 (pass) or better in English, with 55.6% of students achieving grade 5 or better. The national figures show that the national English grade 4-pass rate is at 71.2%
GCSE Maths
67.5% of Rotherham students achieved a grade 4 (pass) or better in Maths, with 46.3% of students achieving grade 5 or better.
GCSE English and Maths
60.9% of Rotherham students achieved grade 4 or better in English and Maths, with 39.7% achieving grade 5 or better.
Councillor Victoria Cusworth, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People at Rotherham Council, said: “I'm extremely proud of all our young people, teachers, parents, schools and everyone involved in supporting children to achieve the best GCSE results they can. Once again, we've seen many fantastic results from children across Rotherham and it is heartening to see a number of areas of strong positive progression across Rotherham schools.
Their dedication, especially in the face of the challenges over recent years, is truly admirable.”
Cllr Cusworth also praised the efforts of the teachers and school staff. "Our schools have shown great commitment to helping students reach their full potential. The guidance and encouragement provided by teachers have been invaluable, and these results are a reflection of their dedication."
Looking to the future, Councillor Cusworth emphasised the importance of continued support for young people as they move on to the next stages of their education, training or employment journey.
She said: "As our students take their next steps, it’s important that we continue to provide them with the opportunities and support they need to succeed in whatever they choose to do."
"Support is available in school on next steps for young people who haven't achieved the results they were expecting. - time is still on your side - and there are plenty of options still open to you to get to where you want to be."
Additional support, advice and guidance is available to young people still considering their future options on the Rotherham Council website.
Further Information
There are 9 grades in GCSE with 9 being the highest.
- 7,8, and 9 ( equivalent to old A to A* grades)
- 6 (equivalent to the old B grade
- 4 and 5 (equivalent to the old C grade)
