Highclare School | Duke of Edinburgh May Practice Expeditions

Duke of Edinburgh May Practice Expeditions

Posted: 20th May 2019

Congratulations to our Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh groups who successfully completed their practice expeditions in Cannock Chase.

All pupils managed to negotiate a route and slept out under canvas in some challengingly cold weather. The Silver DofE group dealt admirably with the relentless rain on Friday and battled through regardless. It was a valuable learning experience for all involved and they will go forward to their qualifying expeditions in June better prepared for what they may face.

GCSE Results

This year Highclare students have once again produced outstanding GCSE results. Nearly one third of all grades were at the highest level of 7 and above and our overall pass rate was 92%, all of which are significantly above the national figures of 22% and 68% respectively.

Half of all grades were 6 and above and 98% of our full-time students achieved 5 of more GCSE passes. Having scored particularly excellent grades in Science and Maths, we are welcoming 4 students onto our Pre-Med scholarship program, designed to support students with medicine-related university applications.

Nearly 10% of our cohort have achieved 8 or more GCSEs at the top grades of 7 or above (or 35% achieved 7 or more GCSEs at the top grades of 6 or above).

Click here to view our brand new Sixth Form Scholarship – The Pre-Med Scholarship