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The Swaminarayan School in London has a longstanding record of exceptional GCSE and A Level results and the 2013 sitting continued to post above-average results for both stages.
At the GCSE level, the A*-A tier this year was 65% – the highest ever recorded at the School, while 92% scored between an A* and B – a significant rise from the previous year. The School has ranked amongst the best performing schools, being one of only 113 secondary schools from 4,000 at the GCSE level in England to achieve a perfect 100% score of 5 or more A*-C passes at GCSE, including English and Mathematics.
Among the top-achievers were Mayur Patel who scored 11 A*s and 2 As, Nishta Parekh who received 10 A*s and a further 3 As, Kavni Jhalla and Harshil Patel both with 9 A*s and 4 As, and over 20 more students with at least 10 A*-A grades. Students at the School have consistently been awarded the prestigious ISA Whitbread Award for best GCSE results.
At A Level the percentage of A*-A grades was 37%, with 99% of the pupils achieving a pass grade. The best performing student was Sachin Shah, who was awarded 2 A*s and 2 As, and will read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Warwick University. Pooja Shah achieved 1 A* and 3 As, and will study medicine at UCL; Shaneil Patel achieved 1 A* and 3 As, and will be reading Engineering at Imperial; and Virang Kumar achieved 1 A* and 2 As, and will begin his study in dentistry at Liverpool University.
The GCSE results overall were an improvement on the previous year in the various classifications detailed below.
GCSE Results
|
Grade |
Percentage |
|
A*-A |
65% |
|
A*-B |
92% |
|
A*-C |
98% |
|
5 or more A*-C |
100% |
A Level Results
|
Grade |
Percentage |
|
A*-A |
37% |
|
A*-B |
65% |
|
A*-C |
83% |
The head teacher, Nilesh Manani, said: “I am very proud of the students because they have worked extremely hard to deliver an exceptional standard during a difficult transition year when so many changes are occurring in the way they are examined, admirably supported by the staff of the school, governors and devoted parents.”
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