In a year which sees the introduction of new GCSEs and a new grading system in English and Mathematics, Darrick Wood School pupils and staff rose to the challenge and maintained the high standards we have come to expect. It has been another fantastic year for pupils, who gained an outstanding set of GCSE grades. 83% of pupils gained a 9 – 4 in both English and Mathematics. In English Literature, an impressive 7.5% of pupils gained a top grade 9,…
It has been another excellent year for A levels at Darrick Wood School. Overall, 48% of grades were A*-B and 22% A*-A. In 15 subjects over 50% of grades were A*-B. There were some fabulous individual performances and the vast majority of students have achieved their first choice university. Congratulations in particular to Amy Tomkins who will read French and Spanish at Oxford. The highest attainer was Lauren Bagnall who achieved 2 A* and 2 A grades. Joanna Clowes, Tonomoy Dhar, Isabelle Gordon, Jamie Ludlow, Billy O’Neill, Elena…