Stellar English grades for Super Nova students

Student progress exceeds national levels

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Students at Nova Hreod are celebrating this week after receiving an excellent set of iGCSE English results.

127 of the academy’s Year 11 cohort decided to tackle early entry for the subject and they performed admirably, with nearly all (94%) earning A*-C grades. Two-thirds (66%) of students achieved at least a B.

Within this, 21 students stood out with A* or A grades. 

As a marker of the rapid progress students are now making at the academy, 42% of those sitting the exam exceeded the amount of progress the government expects them to be making. This compares to an average of 30% nationally.

iGCSEs are an internationally recognised version of the GCSE, backed by Cambridge University and taken by a third of Year 11 students in England.

Darren Barton, Principal of Nova Hreod Academy, said:

“I am exceptionally proud of our students. They worked incredibly hard to prepare for this exam and were supported brilliantly by the English Faculty. It is great for everyone at Nova to receive recognition that the changes we have put in place are working; and working quickly.

“This success gives us a real boost in advance of the full examination period later in the year and means we are very much on course to better recent results.”