Roedean pupils celebrate success in the face of adversity

Roedean head Oliver Blond has marked GCSE results day by praising students for the way they have coped during the pandemic
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Mr Blond said the school’s Year 11s may not have had the chance to prove themselves in their exams this year but they have proved themselves many times over not just in their lessons but in their attitude to the pandemic.

While the school praised the high achievers whose centre-assessed grades, made by their teachers, included whole strings of 9s, it said that this year it celebrated the creative and community-minded approach of its 16-year-olds receiving grades today.

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Said Mr Blond: “I would like to congratulate every girl in Year 11 – the way they have responded to this unprecedented situation has been incredibly impressive.

“I am sorry that they didn’t have the chance to prove themselves in the exams, but they had already proven themselves many times over, not only in their academic studies, but also in the very many ways they contributed to the wider life and culture of the school.”

He added: “At this difficult time, it reminds us how much we need people who are resilient, creative, community-spirited, hard-working, and optimistic – these qualities, more than the actual grades any girl achieved, will be the making of them in their futures, and it is the people they are that we value most of all. I wish them all well for their sixth form careers, and look forward to hearing of their successes in the future.”

The pupils’ hard work across two years provided the data from which their Centre-Assessed Grades were drawn. While every set of results represents a brilliant personal achievement, the school also congratulated eight girls who all achieved nine Grade 9s or more, and 10 others who achieved Grades 9-8 in all of their subjects.

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Although this year’s statistics are undoubtedly unique and cannot accurately be compared to those of previous years, it is important that the students receiving grades this year have them valued as highly as any other.

The Centre-Assessed Grades were assigned at the end of the course and were determined by working out the mostly likely grade each student would achieve if the exams had gone ahead.

They were the result of careful controls and multi-stage reviews, with teachers using their depth of knowledge about the students to predict accurately.