The St Mark’s youngsters join teenagers across the country who are finding out their results following exams in May and June.

The youngsters have had many challenges to face, including the disruption to their education during the pandemic five years ago, when this year’s GCSE students were in their final year of primary school.

Nevertheless, teenagers have much to celebrate on GCSE results day and the students of St Mark’s are certainly no exception.

St Mark’s are celebrating another year of tremendous GCSE exam success. Students have replicated the accomplishments of previous cohorts and gained a 65% pass rate at 4+ and 41% at 5+ for students achieving both Maths and English GCSEs. This is line with 2024 national attainment for these headline figures. This is a phenomenal achievement for a cohort with 45% of students having a recognised SEND need compared to 17% nationally.

Once again St Mark’s students have demonstrated resilience and tenacity in their attitude and work ethic towards their GCSE exams. Pupil premium students at St Mark’s have significantly outperformed 2024 national threshold measures for Maths and English with 4+ at 45% and 5+ at 26%. Our pupil premium students have achieved a sensational 67% at 4+ and 45% at 5+ in Maths and English attainment, a staggering 20% above national figures. Showcasing the transformational education that we offer to all students at St Mark’s including out most disadvantaged.

Particular stand out subjects this year were Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics and Art all achieving over 80% 5+ and 30% 7+. The St Mark’s languages department have supported our culturally diverse cohort to achieve an incredible number of 7+ grades in all home language examinations for Bengali, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish and Urdu.

The notable achievements at St Mark’s are:

Jananni Ragulan achieved 10 GCSEs at grade 7 or above in English Literature 9, Computer Science 9, RE 9, English Language 8, Maths 8, Physics 7, Biology 7, Chemistry 7, French 7, Geography 7. She wishes to continue her journey at St Mark’s studying Computer Science, Business and Maths.

Alexandre Pereira achieved 9 GSCEs at grade 7 or above in English Literature 9, Maths 9, History 9, French 8, Computer Science 8, RE 8, English language 7, Biology 7, Chemistry 7, Physics 7. He plans to study Economics, Maths and Computer Science A Levels at St Mark’s

Yushara Arafin achieved 9 GCSEs at grade 7 or above in Maths 8, Chemistry 8, Biology 7, Citizenship 7, Computer Science 7, English Literature 7, Geography 7, Physics 7, RE 7. Yushara will be studying Computer Science, Physics and Maths A Levels in St Mark’s 6th form.

Anfal Ben Mehirisse achieved 7 GCSEs at grade 7 or above in Chemistry 9, Maths 9, Physics 8, Biology 8, Computer Science 9, Geography 7, RE 7. She will be studying Chemistry, Physics and Maths at St Mark’s.

Methsarani Rodrigo achieved 7 GCSEs at grade 7 or above in Business Studies A*, Biology 9, Chemistry 9, English Language 8, Maths 8, Physics 8, English Literature 7. She will be studying Biology, Physics and Chemistry at St Mark’s.

Executive Headteacher of St Mark's CofE Academy, Hannah Fahey, and Head of School at St Mark’s, Aimee Gallagher, said:

“We are thrilled to share this momentous occasion with our students. It has been a pleasure to watch all of you flourish and to see you begin the journey towards achieving your dreams. We have so much love for you and are proud of how you have navigated all obstacles in your paths and embodied our values to achieve this success. We are proud of the transformation that all of you have made to achieve both character and academic excellence. You all thoroughly deserve all that you have achieved.

Jennie Khan Senior Vice Principal said:

“I am beyond proud of what you have achieved as a year group. I hope that you will always see yourselves in the same light that we see you. You are a phenomenal group of young people that can achieve anything.

“We would like to wish our Class of 2025 all the very best for the future and know that they will go on to achieve great things.

“We would also like to thank the parents and families for all their support and the teachers for working so hard to ensure that our students do the very best they can.”

David Moran, Interim CEO of Anthem Schools Trust, said:

“Congratulations to everyone at St Mark’s for their well-earned success at GCSE.

“Staff and students have all worked incredibly hard and should feel very proud of the results we have seen today.

“These achievements, along with the valuable experiences they have gained at St Mark’s, will serve them well as they move forward into the next chapter of their lives, be it employment, education or training.”