TPS celebrates fantastic GCSE student achievements

Students at The Petersfield School (TPS), which is part of Bohunt Education Trust (BET), are celebrating today after receiving their GCSE results, enabling them to embark on the next exciting stage of their education journey.

Staff, parents and students have joined together to mark the achievements of the 2022 cohort, who have shown great commitment, determination and hard work over the last few years to secure such excellent results.

The 2022 GCSE results continue the trend of exceptionally high performance at The Petersfield School, matched with a determination to ensure an unrivalled wider experience for all students.  Achievements were celebrated across the school, with some of the standout individual highlights including:

• Francesca C achieved a staggering twelve grade 9 GCSEs!  She said, “I am speechless! I am so relieved that the hard work paid off – I had great Year 11 teachers who really got to know me, and whenever I needed help, I knew I could talk to them!”  Francesca is going to Godalming College to study A-Level English Literature, Spanish and Drama & Theatre Studies.

• Max H, outgoing Head Boy, achieved a remarkable nine grade 9 GCSEs and one grade 8.  He said, “It’s an amazing feeling to finally get to this point, especially after the pandemic years! Everyone has been so supportive during these challenging times.” Max is going to Alton College to study A-Level Maths, Criminology and Law.

• Lucy S, outgoing Head Girl, also achieved a fabulous nine grade 9 GCSEs and one grade 8. She said, “I am just so proud of everyone, and am really looking forward to my next step – I am going to Bohunt Sixth Form to study A-Level Biology, Chemistry and Maths.”

• Ossian W-S achieved nine grade 9 GCSEs and one grade 7.  He said, “Today is a good day! I am pleased with my results and would like to thank my teachers who have been so supportive.” Ossian is going to Peter Symonds College to study A-Level Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Music.

• Rosie B achieved an incredible nine grade 9 GCSEs and one grade 8.  She said, “I am thrilled because I tried really hard and I would like to thank my teachers for supporting me!”

• Maja O, who has been a great champion for the environment – both inside and outside of school, and who during Year 11 addressed the East Hampshire COP26 climate meeting – achieved six grade 9s, three grade 8s and one grade 7. 

• Hazel W-P had the highest progress score in the year group and is off to Sparsholt College to study Level 3 Animal Management.  She said, “All of the teachers and pastoral staff have been amazing – the academic help and the support with emotional wellbeing has been equally important and much appreciated!”   

Collectively, students received a record-breaking 213 grade 9 results, equivalent to A** grades. Over 35% of all the grades awarded this year at The Petersfield School were at the highest levels – grades 7 to 9/A* to A. 

Subject areas where performance has been particularly strong this year, with more than 85% of the results being achieved at grade 4 and above, include English, History, Religious Studies, Economics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Modern Foreign Languages, Music, Sociology, Dance, Media Studies and Photography.

Today’s results reflect The Petersfield School’s commitment to BET’s ethos of ‘enjoy, respect, achieve’, which underpins the culture and outcomes of all its schools. This includes delivering unparalleled educational opportunities and highly effective teaching to nurture and develop students into becoming “game-changers”.

Together, the Trust and the school aim to support young people to flourish throughout their school journeys and then on into later life, with educational, enrichment and pastoral support both inside and outside the classroom.

Mark Marande, Principal at The Petersfield School, said:

“We are delighted with today’s results, especially considering the disruption education has faced over the past few years. Our students and their families can all be incredibly proud of their achievements, which are hugely deserved.  It has been brilliant celebrating with them today and we wish them the very best for their future.  I would like to thank all our students, their families, our staff and the wider school community for their ongoing support and dedication.”

Neil Strowger, Trust Leader at Bohunt Education Trust said:

“We are delighted to be celebrating the hard work of our students and staff across the Trust today as they collect their examination results – results which will help them to embark on the next stage of their education.  We are inordinately proud of our 2022 cohort and wish them the very best with their next steps, whether that be studying with us at Bohunt Sixth Form – which achieved a record 51% A*/A for A Level students this year – Colleges, or embarking on Apprenticeships.”