Results at a glance
Advanced level results August 2009
The % of exam entries at each level showing the excellent quality of top grades achieved.
| |
Grade A |
Grade B |
Grade C |
Grade D |
Grade E |
| BWHS |
46% |
15% |
19% |
8% |
10% |
| Powys |
25% |
28% |
25% |
14% |
7% |
| Wales |
25% |
27% |
25% |
15% |
7% |
Trends in A level results in BWHS as shown by the % A and B grades
| |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| BWHS |
50.9% |
53.2% |
39% |
64% |
64% |
75% |
63.9% |
70.9% |
61% |
| Powys |
46.7% |
50% |
50.3% |
52.2% |
54.7% |
56.2% |
51.5% |
53.9% |
53% |
| Wales |
n/a |
46.2% |
48.1% |
48.8% |
48.9% |
49.4% |
50% |
50.9% |
42% |
BWHS is a pilot centre for the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification (WBQ).
In August 2009, 28 students in Year 13 gained the Advanced WBQ, giving them an additional A grade at A level. The WBQ does not replace A levels. It gives students a well-deserved recognition for their skills and experiences in the enriched Sixth Form Curriculum.
We are pleased with the A Level results this year, again there were many outstanding results and we send our congratulations to all students. They will move on to the university of their choice or have a gap year. 47% of all exams taken achieved the top grade A.
GCSE results August 2009
% Year 11 Pupils gaining at least 5 A*- C grades
Builth Wells High School: 63%
The % of exam entries at each level shows the excellent quality of results achieved.
| |
Grade A* |
Grade A |
Grade B |
Grade C |
Grade D |
| Girls |
10.3% |
17.5% |
23.4% |
30.8% |
11.9% |
| Boys |
5.1% |
14.8% |
16.2% |
31.2% |
18.3% |
| All BWHS |
7.5% |
16.1% |
19.5% |
31% |
15.3% |
| Powys |
8.4% |
15.1% |
21.2% |
30% |
14.2% |
| Wales |
6.2% |
12.7% |
18.5% |
28% |
17.2% |
We are delighted again with this year’s GCSE results. 23.6% of all exam grades were at A* - A grade. At least 65% of pupils gained the Level 2 Threshold, which is at least 5 A* – C grades. There were many outstanding performances and every pupil gained at least 1 qualification. A large percentage of the year group will be returning to the Sixth Form.
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