We are very pleased to report outstanding GCSE results this year with 76% of all grades in English, mathematics and science graded 9-7. Grade 8 was the most common grade achieved, closely followed by grade 9, with over half of all grades being one of the top two grades.
Cranleigh’s Year 11 students, who sat their GCSE examinations this summer, have delivered an outstanding set of academic results, with year on year improvements across the board.
78% of all pupils achieved a 9-7 grade in the core subjects of English and mathematics – an 8% increase on 2024. 25% of all grades were 9’s – the highest grade possible – a 5% increase on last year. 72% of all grades were in the 9-7 range – up 4%. 59% of students achieved seven or more grades 9-7, up 4% from 2024.
Sam Price, Head at Cranleigh School, said: “I’d like to send my congratulations to every GCSE student this year for the dedication they’ve shown in their studies and the outstanding academic results we’ve seen today. These results complete a really impressive summer of exam performance, showing how well the school is able to balance students’ academic demands with taking care of their wellbeing and giving them space for wider interests like sport and the performing arts. Three quarters of students achieved grades 9-7 in English, mathematics and science making this one of our strongest GCSE years ever.”
Strength across the board
Overall, there were 13 subjects where over half the grades were a 9 or an 8, including:
Biology (54%), Chemistry (55%), English Language (55%), English Literature (66%), French (50%), Geography (85%), Greek (100%), History (69%), Latin (70%), Music (88%) and Physics (58%).
84 out of the 142 students in the year (59%) achieved seven or more 9-7 grades. 62 students (44%) achieved nine or more 9-7 grades – an increase of 7% on 2024.
Mrs Price continued: “Cranleigh offers a really impressive range of subjects beyond the academic core. Our results this year show that in every area we’re helping students to achieve some very high grades, setting them up for further success in the sixth form here and as they go on to university and beyond. There’s real dedication on the part of our staff to support each student, meet their needs and push them to achieve the very best for themselves. It’s a summer that should make everyone at Cranleigh School very proud.”
Today’s GCSE results follow an impressive set of A Level results last week, which saw 83% of grades at A*- B, 51% of grades at A* – A, and just over a quarter of all students achieving a clean sweep of A*/As.
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