Examinations at The River School

Pupils at The River School have the opportunity to study both academic and vocational subjects at GCSE Level; these culminate with their summer examinations in their final year of study with us.

Latest Results

Once more our GCSE and BTEC students achieved some excellent results in 2023.

The Year 11 students have been a credit to themselves, The River School and their parents; diligently working hard to achieve their potential. This is reflected in their results which included the top GCSE grades (8 and 9) across a wide variety of subjects and all students should be pleased with their achievements – we are proud of you!

Headlines

  • Grade 9s were achieved across 7 subjects (Art, Mathematics, Music, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science)

  • In addition, Grade 8s were achieved across 6 subjects (Art, English Literature, History, Mathematics, Biology and Physics)

  • 57% of pupils achieved one of the higher grades of 7, 8 or 9

  • 82% of GCSE exam results were Grade 4 or above

  • 71% achieved 5 GCSE’s or more at Grade 4 or above

  • 100% achieved the Level 2 BTEC in Home Cookery Skills

Exam Boards

We are a registered centre for examinations and as such we are inspected by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) annually. The JCQ set out the guidelines for examinations for both centres (schools) and the exam boards.

We are unable to take Private Candidates at this time.

We are registered with the following Examination Boards;