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Brighton College Dubai: 76% of students achieve outstanding 9-6 GCSE Grades, but positive Value Added is the real win

by Tabitha BardaAugust 24, 2023

Brighton College Dubai is celebrating some outstanding GCSE results for the third year in a row. This year all subjects were awarded numerical grades, with Grade 9 being the highest. Given how few of these were awarded worldwide, it is impressive that 21% of the College’s grades secured this top-level at Grade 9. In addition, 76% of all entries have been awarded Grade 9-6, which the College says is ‘outstanding’ under the KHDA framework.

Brighton College Dubai pupil Megan Silvius

However, while the raw results might be impressive, they are only part of the Brighton College Dubai story. More notable still for the College is the fact that Value-Added – the measure of the progress pupils have made from their starting points upon joining the College – is positive. The overall Value Added figure for Brighton is almost half a grade – something that members of the school’s senior leadership team are deservedly proud of.

Find out more about the importance of Value Added in our exclusive interview with Dino Varkey here.

The highest grades in the College were awarded to Henry Fliss, who scooped a staggering 9 Grade 9s. Given the well-publicised reduction in the awarding of the top GCSE grades this year and a well-reported reduction in grade boundaries moving back to 2019 levels, this is a first-class set of results for the chess and cricket champion.

Henry Fliss

High achieving pupils celebrating top level grades this year include:

Henry Fliss: 9 Grade 9s, 1 Grade 8

Haryssa Mansury: 6 Grade 9s, 4 Grade 8s

Megan Silvius: 6 Grade 9s, 2 Grade 8s and 2 Grade 7s

Mohammed Al Shamsi: 3 Grade 9s, 3 Grade 8s and 2 Grade 7s

Simon Crane, Head Master of Brighton College Dubai, said:

“I am incredibly proud of the achievements of our GCSE cohort, who have exceeded their targets.

“I would like to thank our dedicated staff, pastoral support team and parents who have gone above and beyond in providing pupils with excellent teaching, support and subject knowledge.

“My warmest congratulations to our excellent pupils and staff on these fantastic achievements! As well as being academically dedicated, our pupils have been involved in all other aspects of school life, including taking on wellbeing initiatives, sports and leadership positions.”

Jane Clewlow, Head of Senior School, Brighton College Dubai, said:

“I am delighted with the performance of our third GCSE cohort. For a year group that has struggled with disruptions to learning during the global pandemic and a well-publicised return to pre-pandemic grade boundaries from examination boards, this year’s results are even more impressive.

“The positive value-added measure shows the impact of high-quality teaching combined with academic and pastoral support. As a College we are immensely proud of their results.”

Bright College Dubai GCSE results 2023 in numbers

The most common grade in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Art is a 9
1 in 3 examinations resulting in the top grades of 9-8
100% 9-7 for Further Maths and Physics
% of pupils achieving Grade 9 is quadruple the UK average for Grade 9s in 2019

% of students achieving A*A	61
% of students achieving A*B	76
% of students achieving A*C	97
% of EAL students	40
% of Determined students excluding G&T	17
% of G&T students	17