Students at Caroline Chisholm School are celebrating a year of exceptional GCSE success, with results significantly outperforming national averages across almost every key performance measure.

The 2025/26 outcomes demonstrate the school's continued commitment to academic excellence, with students achieving impressive results across a broad and ambitious curriculum.

Students were celebrating this morning when receiving their results. Staff are incredibly proud of the achievements of all students. Notable mentions for their extremely high results go to:

• Riddhi who achieved 10 grade 9s.
• Yvaine Peng achieved 9 grade 9s and 2 grade 8s.
• Jamal Kamara achieved 8 grades 9s and 3 grade 8s.
• Glen Pataki achieved 8 grade 9s and 3 grade 8s.

Early analysis suggests a very positive picture. One of the strongest indicators of success, whole school Attainment 8, reached 5.2, compared with the national average of 4.6 (based on last year's averages), placing Caroline Chisholm School amongst the highest-performing schools nationally. Students also achieved an Attainment 8 score of 5.7 in English and 5.2 in Mathematics, reflecting consistently strong performance in core subjects.

Biology, Chemistry and Physics results are well above national averages. In Biology, 60% of students achieved grade 7 or above, which is significantly higher than last year’s national average of 43%).

Results in English language are excellent with 82% of students achieving a grade 4 or above, 65% grades 5 or above and 30% of students achieved grade 7 or above. (The national average for 7+ in English language last year was 19%.)

Child Care results are outstanding, with students achieving the average point score of 5.6, well above the national average last year of 4.4.

High achievement was also a key feature of this year's cohort, with 21% of students attaining Grades 7-9, compared with 16% nationally in 2025.

The school's EBacc Average Point Score of 4.9 also surpassed the national figure of 4.1, highlighting the strong performance of students across English, mathematics, sciences, humanities and languages.

Principal of Caroline Chisholm School, Mr Chris Bishop, shares: “I am immensely proud of every student receiving their GCSE results today. These outstanding outcomes reflect not only their hard work, determination and resilience, but also the unwavering support of our staff, families and wider school community. We are ambitious for every young person, and these results demonstrate what can be achieved when high expectations are combined with outstanding teaching, care and support. It is particularly pleasing to see students excelling across such a broad range of subjects, with strengths evident in our core areas as well as across the wider curriculum.

I would like to congratulate all of our students, including those who have achieved exceptional individual results. Their success is richly deserved and is a testament to the dedication they have shown throughout their time with us and I am pleased so many are choosing to continue their studies in our Sixth Form next year, due to our expanded and enhanced pathways offer.

I wish them every happiness and success for the future and look forward to seeing all that they will accomplish."