IN PICTURES: Repton schools defy all odds, smashing 2022 GCSE grades with stellar results
The Repton Family of schools has upturned global trends and defied all predictions of lower grades for 2023. Not only has this year’s cohort performed to a very high level, but in Repton Abu Dhabi the students have achieved even higher results than in 2022, when Covid-related grade inflation was still in full swing.
This year exam boards announced that there would be a return to tougher pre-pandemic grading system, as part of an effort to combat the grade inflation seen over the Covid years when papers were marked more generously to allow for the disruption students had suffered. The pandemic years will soon be seen as a temporary bubble of high marks, warned examiners, with schools advised to disregard pandemic scores and instead compare this year’s results with the scores from 2019 as a fairer point of comparison.
But Repton Abu Dhabi has defied all odds, with 37% of 2023 exam entries awarded the maximum grade 9-8 (A*), in comparison to 30% in 2022. There was a 97% overall student pass rate of 9-4 (A*-C) in this year’s GCSE examinations. 56% of exam entries achieved grades 9-7 (A*-A).
Steven Lupton, Principal of Repton Abu Dhabi, said:
“The outstanding results achieved in the 2023 GCSE examinations are a testament to continued efforts, commitment and passion of our students, teachers and wider school community. We are proud of their achievements, and I would like to congratulate them on the level of academic excellence displayed this year.”
Students at Repton Dubai also displayed praiseworthy academic performances for the 14th consecutive year, with 41% of exam entries awarded 9-8 (A*) grades and 65% achieving 9-7 (A*-A) grades, while securing an overall student pass rate of 97%. Last year, 29% of exam entries from the Nad Al Sheba campus were awarded 9-8 grades (A*).
Gillian Hammond, Principal at Repton Dubai, and Chief Education Officer of Excella, said:
“Our students have surpassed all expectations, and we are proud of their remarkable achievements. It is a testament to our teachers’ dedication, who have guided and nurtured each student to excel academically, creatively, and in their extracurricular pursuits.
“The fruits of their labour have already culminated in Repton Dubai’s outstanding IB results – the second highest by a K12 school in the UAE.
“We extend sincere gratitude to the parents for their tireless support, which has played a vital role in this success, and heartfelt congratulations to our students on achieving outstanding results in this year’s examinations.”
The Repton Family of Schools’ academic achievements
| GCSE 2023 Results | Repton Abu Dhabi | Repton School Dubai |
| % of exam entries graded A*/9-8 | 37% | 41% |
| % of exam entries graded A*-A/9-7 | 56% | 65% |
| % of exam entries graded A*-B/9-6 | 76% | 83% |
| % of exam entries graded A*-B/9-5 | 91% | 92% |
| % of exam entries graded A*-C /9-4 | 97% | 97% |
REPTON SCHOOL ABU DHABI GCSE 2023 RESULTS:
- Repton Abu Dhabi attains exemplary results in Science subjects with:
- Physics: 100% of Grades 9-7 (A*-A)
- Biology: 100% of Grades 9-6 (A*-B)
- Chemistry: 95% of Grades 9-6 (A*-B)
- Students taking a Modern Foreign Language(French or Spanish) exceeded predicted grades and had an average value-added grade of +1.8 (French) and +2.2 (Spanish) per student.
- 100% of studentshave a pathway into the Repton Sixth Form to study A-levels or BTECs. Repton Abu Dhabi has recently been approved to deliver BTECs from the start of this academic year creating further pathways to global universities.
- Top Performer:Arshiya Kabir achieved an amazing Grade 9 in all subjects which includes English Language, English Literature, Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, French, and Geography.
Top Student Performers at Repton Abu Dhabi
- Arshiya Kabir – 9 x Grade 9’s (A*)
- Wahyu Wijaksono – 5 x Grade 9’s, 1 x Grade 8 and 3 x Grade 7’s
- Aleksandra Babinska – 3 Grade 9’s, 4 Grade 8’s and 2 Grade 7’s
- Michelle Johnson – 1 Grade 9, 6 Grade 8’s and 1 Grade 7
- Sandra Li – 5 Grade 9’s, 3 Grade 7’s and 1 Grade 6
| Repton Abu Dhabi Results 2023 compared to 2022 | ||
| I/GCSE 2023 Results | 2023 | 2022 |
| Name of School | Repton School Abu Dhabi | |
| No. of students in I/GCSE level cohort: | 54 | 19 |
| % of cohort entered for I/GCSE exams | 100% | 100% |
| No. of exam entries | 425 | 147 |
| % of exam entries graded A*/9 | 17% | 15% |
| % of exam entries graded A*/9-8 | 37% | 30% |
| % of exam entries graded A*-A /9-7 | 56% | 54% |
| % of exam entries graded A*-B /9-6 | 76% | 72% |
| % of exam entries graded A*-C /9-4 | 97% | 97% |
| Overall student pass rate A*-C | 97% | 97% |
| Highest number of grades achieved by an individual student | 9 x Grade 9’s | |
REPTON SCHOOL DUBAI GCSE 2023 RESULTS:
- Repton Dubai achieved excellent results in Foreign Languages, scoring 100% of Grades 9-6 (A*-B) in Chinese, Italian, Russian, and Arabic B.
- Repton School Dubai achieved excellent scores in several subjects with:
- Pure Math: 100% of Grades 9-5 (A*-B)
- Physics: 98% of Grades 9-5 (A*-B)
Repton UAE GCSE Results Day in Pictures
Repton Abu Dhabi
Repton Dubai
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