OLA Pupils achieve top grades in another outstanding GCSE performance.
Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire – Our Lady’s Abingdon are celebrating another strong year of GCSE results. 31% of OLA GCSE/iGCSE grades were Level 9 grades in another outstanding GCSE performance with 71.7% of all grades falling in the 9-7 grade bracket.
15 students (31% of the Year 11 cohort) gained 10 or more of the highest 9-7 grades: Ellie B, Rosie G, Olivia M, Magali M, Charlotte P, Isabelle P, Felicity S, Katie W, Sophie W, Eleanor W, Jinung B, Louis B, Isaac M, Scott U and Toby W.
The 2021 results show an increase in grades 9-7 from 2020
| Grades | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
| Grades 9 – 7 | 46.80% | 55.00% | 71.70% |
| Grades 9 – 6 | 64.80% | 70.10% | 85.40% |
| Grades 9 – 4 | 92.10% | 89.40% | 99.60% |
| Grades 9 – 2 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Biology, Physics, Geography and Music topped the subject performance table with 100% grades 9-7.
Top performing subjects:
| Subject | Grades 9-7 |
| Geography | 100.00% |
| Physics | 100.00% |
| Biology | 100.00% |
| Music | 100.00% |
| English Literature | 98% |
| English Language | 96% |
| Chemistry | 95% |
Commenting on the GCSE results, school Principal Stephen Oliver said: “Yet another excellent set of results for OLA in both academic and broader curriculum subjects. Well done to all our students and staff for this tremendous achievement. I want to congratulate our Biologists, Musicians, Geographers and Physicists in particular for this superb result and thank every student for their dedication and application in what has been a very challenging year.”