Bow School

GCSE Exam Results 2024

GCSE Exam Results 2024

Bow students are World and Career Ready with impressive personal achievements and grades above targets secured in 2024 results

 Our vision is to raise a generation of young adults, who are World and Career Ready, and we are confident that the results achieved today are not only the deserved rewards of students’ hard work and the dedication and support of our staff, but also the environment we have carefully cultivated,

students can academically thrive, but also flourish into confident, well-rounded, and informed young adults.

 Following a successful set of results from the Bow Sixth Form, which saw a 92% pass rate at x3 A Levels and the average Level 3 outcome as x3 Distinctions, and many students progressing on to respected universities across the country, including Oxbridge and Russell Group impressive apprenticeships and coveted careers; results for Y11 students include some stand out individual performances underpinned by some excellent outcomes across a range of GCSE and BTEC subjects.   

 Students have excelled across a number of subjects and the percentage of students achieving top Grades remains impressive, alongside many individual stories of dedication and achievement. Subject highlights include:

 Over 550 of all individual grades awarded were at least a Grade 6.

  • 16% of grades awarded in English were at least a 7, with 53% achieving a strong pass (5+) and 70% achieving at least a Grade 4.
  • 15% of all grades awarded in Business were 7+, this was above target, 50% achieved a strong pass, and 61% at least Grade 4 – at all levels an improvement on 2023.
  • 10% of grades awarded in Maths were at least a 7, with 45% achieving a strong pass (5+) and 60% achieving at least a Grade 5.
  • In Biology, 34% of students achieved at least a Grade 7, with 88% achieving a strong pass (5+) and 100% at a least a Grade 4.
  • In Chemistry, 28% of students achieved at least as Grade 7, with 67% achieving a strong pass (5+) and 98% achieving at least a Grade 4.
  • In Physics, 24% of students achieved at least a Grade 7, with 72% achieving a strong pass (5+) and 94% achieving at least a Grade 4.
  • In Spanish 32% of Grades awarded were a 7+ (above target), 68% achieved a strong pass (5+), and 82% achieved at least a Grade 4.

 Behind each Grade is a personal story of hard work, commitment and perseverance, and we are incredibly proud of all that our students have achieved. Among the class of 2024, there have been a number of standout performances, including:

  • Sabbir, Bow School’s highest achiever, celebrates 9 Grade 9’s and 1 Grade 8, with ambitions to read Natural Sciences at Cambridge University.
  • Sahiba achieved 5 Grade 9’s and 4 Grade 8 and has plans to read Medicine at Queen Mary’s or King’s University, following her time at Bow Sixth Form where she will study Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and Maths.
  • Ni’mat achieved 4 Grade 9’s and 6 Grade 8’s, impressively averaging 2.6 grades above target!
  • Culloden Primary School alumni Taybeh achieved 2 Grade 9’s 6 Grade 8’s and 3 Grade 7’s and praises the really strong community at Bow and the wealth of opportunities that have helped her to become World and Career Ready.

Following the outstanding results, many are now confirming their places for further study on a wide range of courses, and we are delighted that Bow Sixth Form is firmly the destination of choice.

 Headteacher, Danny Lye, commented: “Congratulations to all of our GCSE students. You deserve every success you have achieved, and all of us at Bow are incredibly proud of your determination, ethic and passion in achieving your ambitions.  It is my promise to all students when they walk through the door at the start of Year 7 that they will not only receive the very best education, but they will benefit from an all-encompassing student experience, strong values, a clear vision which all members of the community are committed to and access to life-changing opportunities. I hope to welcome many of you back in September to Sixth Form, to build on these strong foundations you have created”.

 Head of Year 11, James Parsliffe, said: “I am so proud of this cohort of powerful, strong-willed, confident and ambitious students, and the fantastic results attained this year. You should all be delighted with what you have achieved and the opportunities you have afforded yourselves. The results today illustrate the commitment from both staff and students to making Bow School a successful local community school and I feel privileged to be part of the team, supporting students to reach and exceed their potential.”